English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Ricotta Cheese www.xawaash.com It is possible to think of cheese and not think of Somalia. When it comes to cheese, we believe Somalia is the closest you can get to a country that is the direct opposite of France. Yes, we are a nation of milk, with meat and milk (cad…
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Cheese Kunafa www.xawaash.com A good kunafa is something special and not everyone does it justice. One of our favourite places to have this dessert is at Paramount Cafe in Mississauga, Ontario. The kunafa is a great ending for a Lebanese meal replete with mezze (a selection of appetizers), manakish (flatbread with…
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Baba Ghanoush www.xawaash.com Baba ghanoush without yogurt and tahini sauce? Well, the one with yogurt and tahini is not baba ghanoush but is known as mutabbal. Both are great appetizers and are part of mezze, a spread of appetizers served in the Levantine countries. Served with piping hot pita bread, they…
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Pineapple Upside-Down Cake www.xawaash.com A week ago, we held our annual barbecue at Laurel Creek Conservation Area in Waterloo, Ontario. As usual, it was a very large gathering and we had family and friends from different parts of the world. The weather was wonderful and everyone, young and old, had a…
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Fail-proof Biryani www.xawaash.com There are different ways of preparing biryani. The following is one of the methods we use and it always yields great results. The beauty of this method is that it eliminates a lot of guesswork on the proper length of time needed to cook the different ingredients to…
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Somali Fried Biscuits www.xawaash.com Many confuse these biscuits with kac kac (Somali doughnuts). Buskud goos goos or buskud jar jar is the traditional Somali biscuit that is served during Eid. Kac kac spoil quickly because they contain eggs, but buskud goos goos can be stored for a long time. To make…
Hambalyo Waxaan marka hore u mahad celinaynaa Ilaahay (SW) oo ah macbuudka xaqqa. Waxaan ku sallinaynaa Nabiga raxmad ahaan naloogu soo diray inuu dariiqa toosan nagu sugo. Maalintaan farxadda weyn leh, waxaan hambalyo guud u diraynaa dhammaan Ummadda Islaamka ah. Waxaan mid qaas ah u diraynaa dadweynaha Soomaaliyeed meel kasta oo ay addunka…
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي <h1 >Easy Halwa <p >www.xawaash.com This halwa recipe uses ingredients that are different from the ones used in the recipe for the previous halwa. Whenever we want to prepare halwa with maximum flavour and for immediate consumption, we use the previous recipe. However, if we want to prepare it a…
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي <h1 >Pastry Cream <p >www.xawaash.com The delicious graffe (Italian donuts), from the previous post, require a special custard for the filling. Store-bought custard will not do. A good pastry cream begins with quality ingredients. For flavouring, we recommend using vanilla bean and orange zest. If you cannot find vanilla bean,…
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي <h1 >Graffe – Italian Donuts <p >www.xawaash.com Every now and then, we get a comment about how we should only post recipes that are Somali. Well, we have good news for you. These Italian graffe are Somali. They are like Somali pasta and they say home to us. They remind…
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