Category Archives: Sweets (Macmacaan)

Laddu (Laddu) Laddu لَدّو

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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 of the following: ground sesame seeds, ground peanuts, rice flour,…

Cheese Kunafa (Kunaafa Naabulsiya) Kunafa au Fromage كنافة نابلسية

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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…

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake (Doolsho Cananaas) Tarte tatin à l’ananas كيك الأناناس المقلوب

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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…

Easy Halwa (Xalwo Fudud) Halwa Facile حلوى صومالية سهلة

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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…

Pastry Cream (Kareemo Macmacaan) Crème Pâtissière كريم باتسيير

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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,…

Graffe – Italian Donuts (Garaafo) Graffe – Beignets Italiens الدونت الإيطالي

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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…

Honeycomb Bread (Rooti Shinnidhaab) Pain nid d’abeille خلية النحل

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English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Honeycomb Bread www.xawaash.com We usually bake this bread during the month of Ramadan (the month of fasting for Muslims) and serve it as a sweet dish. The soft, cheese-filled bread is soaked with a sugar syrup that makes it particularly suitable for iftar. One of the main objectives of Ramadan is…

Somali Puff Puff (Bur Saliid) Puff Puff Somali الـمـقـلـيـة

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English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Somali Puff Puff www.xawaash.com Most cultures have some form of fried dough: puff puffs, fry dough, beignet, zeppole, bofrot, loukoumades, etc. Somalis know it as bur saliid. It is a popular street food that is served as a snack. Bur saliid with samosas, bajiya, and tea make a great casariye (afternoon…

Easy Tulumba (Bilxishaan) Tulumba Facile (طرمبة (بلح الشام

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English Af-Soomaali Français عربي <h1 >Tulumba   <p >www.xawaash.com The origin of this dessert is disputed. However, there is no disagreement that tulumba is very delicious. It is particularly great for breaking the fast in Ramadan as it provides a much needed sugar boost. Usually, the choice of many is dates in their many varieties….

Chocolate Buttercream & Ganache (Kareemo Buuro & Ganaash) Crème au Chocolat & Ganache كريمة الزبدة بالشوكولاتة وجاناش

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English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Chocolate Buttercream & Ganache www.xawaash.com The first time we made chocolate buttercream frosting was during our first year of marriage. The recipe was from a French cookbook that we bought. We do not remember the name of the book or the author but we cannot forget the first layer cake we…

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We are a husband and wife team and we live in Canada. In a world full of food complications, we make cooking very simple. Our recipe videos will make your cooking easy, relaxed and enjoyable. We bring you the foods we love from Somalia and from around the world.