English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Creme Brulee www.xawaash.com In Somalia, we were familiar with creme caramel. It was known as doolshe banaadir and was served in some restaurants. It was also one of the desserts that were prepared in our homes whenever guests were invited. Creme brulee is the richer cousin of creme caramel but we…
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English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Lahmacun www.xawaash.com We received several requests from our Somali viewers asking us to prepare a dish from Turkey. The Turkish government and its people have helped Somalia in its hour of need and they are still helping. Somalis are grateful for this much-needed help and it is for this reason that…
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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…
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English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Braised Lamb www.xawaash.com We posted other recipes for cooking lamb and goat meat. This recipe shows the method we use, nine times out of ten, for preparing fresh lamb or goat meat in our home. It is an easy method and one that yields great results every time. We like the…
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English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Orange & Mandarin Juice www.xawaash.com This is a simple and delicious juice made from navel and mandarin oranges. The juice is very refreshing and has an amazing flavour because we used mandarin orange peel to prepare it. Orange peel has many nutritional benefits, however, the pith of navel oranges is quite…
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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…
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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….
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English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Ful Mudammas www.xawaash.com “Some ideas are by frequency and strength of association so closely combined that they cannot be separated; if one exists, the other exists along with it in spite of whatever effort we make to disjoin them.” (Analysis of the Human Mind, 2nd ed., vol. i, p. 93) That…
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English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Kalamudo www.xawaash.com When Leila’s mother, Maedo, came from the UK to visit us for a few days last week, it was only natural that we would prepare the video for Kalamudo that many of you have been requesting for so long. She told us that instead of repeating the previous recipe,…
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English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Basbousa www.xawaash.com Basbousa is a semolina cake popular in the Middle East as well as the countries along the Eastern Mediterranean shores. The cake itself is not too sweet but it is soaked with a sugar syrup scented with rose water. It is very easy to prepare and the best thing…
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