Baklava
Baqlaawe
Somali home cooking since 2011
Somali recipes from our kitchen
189 recipes to cook at home, and dishes you can taste at our restaurants in Etobicoke and Mississauga.
What’s in your kitchen?
Pick ingredients and see what you can cook with all of them.
Featured recipe
Bur Fiilo
- English
- Filo (Phyllo) Dough
- Français
- Pâte Phyllo
- العربية
- عجينة الفيلو
Xawaash Restaurant 130 Queen’s Plate Drive, Units 1 & 2
Etobicoke, ON M9W 0B4 80 Courtneypark Drive East, Unit K3
Mississauga, ON L5T 2Y3 Visit xawaashrestaurant.com
From our kitchen to our restaurant
We opened Xawaash in Etobicoke in March 2015 to bring you a slice of the city we grew up in. We serve freshly grilled meat and vegetarian dishes with hot, oven-baked pita, fragrant Somali rice and salads.
Etobicoke
Etobicoke, ON M9W 0B4
(416) 747-7222
Mississauga
Mississauga, ON L5T 2Y3
(905) 670-2525
On the menu, and on the blog
Cubed ChickenOn the menu as: Chicken Suqaar with Salad Cook it at home 
Spinach, Carrots, & PotatoesOn the menu as: Mbogga Cook it at home 
Somali RiceOn the menu as: Rice Cook it at home 
Beef SamosasOn the menu as: Beef Samosa Cook it at home 
Ful MudammasOn the menu as: Ful Mudammas Cook it at home 
Somali HalwaOn the menu as: Halwo Cook it at home Latest recipes
All recipes
Filo (Phyllo) Dough
Bur Fiilo
Pan-Fried Kingfish Steaks
Taraaqad La Shiilay
2 Tomato Sauces
2 Dallac Bilaash
Date Maamoul
Macmuul Timir
Semolina Layer Cake
Toorte Basbuusa
Spinach Fatayer
Fataa’ir Isbinaasho
Qatayef with Cream
Qataayif Qishta Leh
Classes at Xawaash
Classes Cook with us
Hands-on workshops at the restaurant. No experience needed.
$90per person
Bento Cake Workshop
Learn to assemble, pipe and decorate your own mini bento cake, the little cakes taking over the dessert scene. No experience needed.
$70per person
Tiramisu Workshop
Craft your own indulgent eggless tiramisu with a twist, from classic espresso to matcha, Biscoff and more. The recipe is alcohol free.
$60per person
Cake Painting Workshop
Turn a blank white cake into an edible masterpiece. The cake arrives assembled with piping bags ready, so you focus on the colours and the design.