A classic mezze (appetiser), Baba Ghanoush, the smoky aubergine dip, is found on tables in the Mediterranean, Central Europe, the Middle East and in Asia. You may know it as Abu Ghanoush, Muttabal or plain old Aubergine spread. You’ll find…
Falooda is a delicious dessert/drink of milk, sweet noodles and basil seeds, that is popular in South Asia, the Middle East and in parts of South East Asia. What is Falooda? Falooda doesn’t need any introduction to many. It’s a…
A showstopping one-pot Palestinian rice dish you cook in layers, then flip out onto a platter like a savoury cake. Maqluba (also maqlooba, maqloubeh, makloubeh) literally means “upside down” – and yes, it’s dinner and theatre in one. What is…
First published July 2013, updated Jun 2017. Zabadee el Mishmish is a delightful chilled Egyptian dessert of apricots, cottage cheese and yoghurt. I learnt to make this from a colleague in London who used to regale us with stories and…
Mahalabia (also spelled muhallabia, muhalabia, muhallebi, mahalabiya – and closely related to malabi) is the Middle East’s answer to a chilled milk pudding: softly set, lightly sweet, and scented with rose water or orange blossom water. It takes about 10…
The ubiquitous takeaway dish. We have a set of relatives in Sheffield who’ve been visiting annually for over 30 years and as my mum in law doesn’t cook, all the meals are either out or takeaways. Without fail, it’s Chicken…