Homemade Teriyaki Sauce & Chicken Stir-Fry

A relatively quick, easy and non traditional Chicken Stir-Fry flavoured with Chinese 5 spice and homemade Japanese style Teriyaki sauce.

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Batata Koucha - Algerian Oven Potatoes

                                                       
Lamb & chickpeas sauce covered with a layer of fried potatoes.

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Guest Post By The Halal Gourmet: The Trial of the Tarte Tatin

Today I'm delighted to be bringing you a guest post by Umm Haneefah also known as The Halal Gourmet  who specialises in French cuisine within the limits of Allah i.e. no pork, wine etc.

Cooking up classy dishes like confit de canard salad and encouraging a sophisticated palate in the fussiest of eaters - children, with her squid cucumber lime muffins you will find something for everyone and then some.
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What started out as delicious dalliance in the thick of apple season, with loads of butter and sugar, became an emotional rollercoaster that turned into a trial from Allaah, Azza wa Jal (The Mighty & Majestic).

Tarte Tatin: the Upside-Down Apple Cake that nearly turned my life upside down.

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Lemon Drizzle Scones

Fresh and zingy lemon drizzle scones filled with mascarpone and strawberry jam.

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Shorba 'M'katfa' - Vermicelli Soup

A vibrant red soup with vermicelli.

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North African Baked Chicken Kebabs / Kabobs

Tasty north african spiced, baked chicken kebabs also known as kabobs.

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Cinnamon Biscuits / Cookies

These are the type of biscuits /cookies you can't say no to.

Adapted from ginger snaps i simply replaced 1 teaspoon ginger with cinnamon.
Instead of baking straight on greased baking trays I greased and lined my baking trays with parchment which means the cookies spread less and end up being smaller, that or i measured the ingredients incorrectly without realizing!

They still ended up crunchy, ever so moreish.

You even have the option if you feel like it (have enough butter) to go and sandwich these cookies with some cinnamon spiced butter cream.

Tip: I discovered the biscuit dough can be handled, it's a bit sticky but not overly so, wet your hands a little and roll heaped teaspoons (i weighed one it was about 15 grams) into balls before placing on lined baking sheet.

Fried Dersa Stuffed Aubergine

Deep fried dersa (spicy sauce) stuffed aubergine i'm not sure if it's authentically Algerian but my husband taught me this recipe so it must be?! 

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Chocolate Tahini Salted Caramel Flapjacks (Oat Bars)

A tasty fusion of the best of Middle Eastern & French flavours in a British flapjack (oat bar)...

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MENA Cooking Club: Djiboutian Banana Fritters

Djibouti was the country assigned for this months MENA Cooking Club challenge.

Djibouti is a small country located in the horn of Africa. The majority of people are Muslims and the official languages are Arabic & French although both afro-asiatic languages of the largest ethnic groups, the Somali & Afar are recognised national languages.
No surprise then that the Djiboutian cuisine consists of a beautiful exotic mixture of Somali, Afar, Yemeni & French dishes.

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Djaj Qdra Shorba - Chicken Pot Soup

 Djaj - Chicken, Qdra - Pot, Shorba - Soup

I always go to soup and stews recipes as a healthier comfort food option, this soup hit all the right spots in terms of ease and flavour.

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Buttermilk Vanilla Scones

Many a British afternoon tea would not be complete without scones....

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Harissa Buttermilk Brined Fried Chicken

Succulent and mildly spicy fried chicken.

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Beef Tagine

The Autumn doesn't officially begin here in the UK for another 21 days but already there is a chill in the air when I wake up on a morning so much that this morning i turned on the heating for the first time in months!

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