Easy Somali Recipes
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Saffron Rice www.xawaash.com Video without music: Print Recipe Print Recipe with Photos Ingredients: (Tbsp is a tablespoon; tsp is a teaspoon) (1 cup = 237 mL = 2.4 dl; 1 Tbsp = 15 mL; 1 tsp = 5 [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali عربي Easy Somali Rice Topping www.xawaash.com Somali rice with toppings evokes old memories of family gatherings, and festive occasions. It reminds me particularly of ziyaras (rememberences) where large numbers of women gather to cook rice and meat in huge pots set on open [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali عربي Easy Rice Pilaf www.xawaash.com In this recipe, we show a quick method for preparing delicious rice pilaf. If you skip the rice soaking step, it becomes almost as quick as preparing a simple pasta dish. Use a good stock and your family [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Penne alla Primavera www.xawaash.com Primavera means spring in Italian and while it is not spring now, the fall colours have inspired us to put together this delightful pasta dish. This is one vegetarian meal that will make you forget about meat, [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Egg-Stuffed Potatoes www.xawaash.com Somalis know this dish as Nafaqo which means ‘nutrition’. It is commonly served as a snack and sometimes for breakfast. In some parts of Somalia, ground beef is used in place of the potatoes, similar to Scotch eggs. [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Choux Pastry www.xawaash.com We owe this recipe to Jacques Pepin, one of our all-time favourite chefs. We were enamored by his “Swimming swans in raspberry sauce with a caramel cage”. Who wouldn’t be? Our first attempt at making choux pastry was [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Hummus www.xawaash.com Have you ever tried using extra virgin olive oil to make mayonnaise in a food processor or blender? If you did, you will have learned that the result is a bitter-tasting mayonnaise. Extra virgin olive oil turns bitter when [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Laddu www.xawaash.com Laddu is but one of the delicacies that was brought by Indian immigrants who settled in Brava, Somalia. They brought their typical dishes which were adapted based on locally available ingredients. In Brava, laddu was prepared with different combinations [Click for Full Recipe]
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 [Click for Full Recipe]
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 [Click for Full Recipe]