Easy Somali Recipes
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Uncle Mursal Mohamed Abdulle just came back from Russia when he called me, my brother and a young uncle to the kitchen. I had just turned 12 and my brother was 13. He announced, “Today I will teach you how to [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali عربي Ramadan and the lead up to it have been the busiest time for us. We posted 10 recipes in June and this is the 9th recipe in July. That is four months’ worth of recipes based on the average number of recipes [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Qatayef are a staple Ramadan dessert that rarely absent from iftar tables in the Middle East. These little treats have many variations and are made in different forms. Some are filled with cream and drizzled with a thick sugar syrup, others [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي I remember a time in my childhood when I would not eat my lunch if a banana was not served with it. My mother told me the same thing, how she used to boycott lunch if there were no bananas available. [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي We wanted to post the recipe for apple fritters ever since our visit to the Savour Stratford Perth County Culinary Festival. The festival is held once a year in beautiful Stratford, Ontario, a city alive with art and culture. The culinary [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Firni is not one of the foods we were familiar with growing up in Somalia. It was egg custard and tapioca pudding that we were accustomed to. Firni has a magic of its own. Even before digging in with your spoon [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي We like samosas and we also like mahamri. They are two classic favourites for Somalis as well as East Africans in general. Somalis like to pair the two together, nestling their samosas in mahamri blankets and biting the two together. If [Click for Full Recipe]
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 [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Cream Cheese Frosting www.xawaash.com We prepared this frosting for the carrot cake that we made earlier. However, it is also great with other desserts such as chocolate cake, red velvet cake, cinnamon rolls, and cookies to name a few. We make [Click for Full Recipe]
English Af-Soomaali Français عربي Egg Burrito www.xawaash.com Many people skip breakfast even though most know that it is not a good idea. Everyone has his or her reasons but we will not get into those now. We believe in having a good, nourishing breakfast. It [Click for Full Recipe]