Loomi Tea, Dried Lime Tea
Loomi tea is a tart, citrusy tea made with dried limes or limoo amani that are popular all over the Middle East. You can read more about these limes by clicking on the link above. For today’s quick recipe, Loomi…
Category Middle Eastern and North African
A Vegan Tagine of Okra, Tomatoes and Onions, a favourite North African Tagine
This Vegan Tagine of Okra, Tomatoes and Onions is a light, slightly tangy tagine full of herby flavours, topped with delicious caramelised onions. So easy to put together and once again, you can cook it in a regular saucepan or…
Brown and Black Dried Limes (Limoo Amani, Noomi Basra)
Dried limes, whether brown or black are a very popular ingredient throughout the Middle East and have various names, depending on where you are or where the limes are from. Interestingly, all the Arabic names refer to them as lemons,…
Mango Mahalabia (Muhalabia) with a touch of Sumac
Mango mahalabia recipe, my fruity and slightly tangy twist o the original Middle Eastern milk pudding. What is Mahalabia? Mahalabia, also known as Mahalabi and Muhallabia is a Middle Eastern dessert of slightly sweetened cooked milk that is flavoured with…
Matbucha (aka Salade Cuite, a Cooked Tomato Salad)
Matbucha, or Salade Cuite, is an incredibly rich condiment of meltingly soft bell peppers in a tomato base. What is Matbucha? Also known as Salade Cuite (cuite = cooked) to French speaking communities in the Maghreb, matbucha is a slow…
Lamb Shank and Rhubarb Tagine
This Lamb Shank and Rhubarb Tagine is a deliciously tangy tagine, full of sweet and sour flavours that complement the lamb so perfectly. Lamb Shank and Rhubarb Tagine For today’s Tagine Masterclass recipe, I drew inspiration from an old Persian family…