Easy Somali Recipes
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Flour Tortillas www.xawaash.com For Somalis and East Africans in general, these flour tortillas are a healthier version of chapati. The ingredients are the same, the difference being the quantity of oil used and the method of rolling out the dough. East [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Pear Cake www.xawaash.com After having delicious couscous for lunch at a Moroccan restaurant in the Latin Quarter in Paris, we decided to spend the afternoon walking around looking for souvenirs and enjoying the sights. It was a cloudy day but to [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Pecan Cookies www.xawaash.com This cookie recipe is just perfect when you need a sweet treat that is not fussy. It has a few ingredients, very few steps and they bake in no time. The result, however, is nothing short of spectacular. [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 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 Linzer Cookies www.xawaash.com We never had these cookies back in Somalia but, in recent years, we included them in our to-bake list for the holidays. Not only are they very beautiful but they are also a delight to munch on. The [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Fried Chicken www.xawaash.com For quite some time now, we wanted to post a recipe for fried chicken. It was always in the back of our mind. Then came Lee Daniel’s The Butler. We went to watch the movie as soon as [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]