English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Spinach has a lot of health benefits and is considered by many to be a super food. It is nutrient-dense, providing more nutrients while at the same time being low in calories. Some studies have shown that cooking spinach increases its health benefits making its nutrients much easier to absorb. In… Continue reading Spinach Fatayer (Fataa’ir Isbinaasho) Fatayer aux Épinards فطائر السبانخ
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Cheese Fatayer (Fataa’ir Farmaajo) Fatayer au Fromage فطائر بالجبنة
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي We are fatayer lovers and testament to that is the huge plate of assorted fatayer we showed you in the fatayer dough recipe. Fatayer are one of these recipe that we like to make year-round and not just on special occasions. Preparing the dough is a snap and you could use… Continue reading Cheese Fatayer (Fataa’ir Farmaajo) Fatayer au Fromage فطائر بالجبنة
Fatayer Dough (Cajiin Fataa’ir) Pâte à Fatayer عجينة فطائر
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Fatayer are the perfect, crowd-thrilling party food. They are easy-to-pick-up finger foods that are filled with meat, or cheese, or spinach. Unlike Turkish pide, which is supposed to be crunchy, fatayer are soft, fluffy and tender. Fatayer take different shapes based on the type of filling. The convention is to make… Continue reading Fatayer Dough (Cajiin Fataa’ir) Pâte à Fatayer عجينة فطائر
Somali Corn Flatbread (Muufo Soomaali) Galette de Maïs Somali خبز التنور – الميفا
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Somali Corn Flatbread www.xawaash.com In Somali, this corn flatbread is known as muufo tinaar or simply muufo. We believe the word muufo came from the Arabic word mofa موفا. Mofa and mifa ميفا are other names for the tanoor تنور or tandoor oven. It is our theory that the name mofa… Continue reading Somali Corn Flatbread (Muufo Soomaali) Galette de Maïs Somali خبز التنور – الميفا
Honeycomb Bread (Rooti Shinnidhaab) Pain nid d’abeille خلية النحل
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… Continue reading Honeycomb Bread (Rooti Shinnidhaab) Pain nid d’abeille خلية النحل
Pita Bread (Ceesh) Pain Pita الخبز – العيش
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Pita Bread www.xawaash.com There is something magical about baking pita bread at home. We do not do it because of the cost, even though homemade pita is cheaper than the store-bought variety. We like watching pitas puff up in the oven and we like letting the steam out of them and… Continue reading Pita Bread (Ceesh) Pain Pita الخبز – العيش