Food For Thought - Chickpeas + 2 Recipes

I decided to bring back my Food For Thought series.

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MENA Cooking Club: Egypt

This month MENA Cooking Club members were set the challenge to cook like an Egyptian!

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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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MENA Cooking Club: Bahraini Chicken Machbous

Chicken Machbous was this month's savoury recipe for MENA Cooking Club Members (sign up today!) to try. Chosen by Joanne from What's on the list? 

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MENA Cooking Club: Bahraini Halwa

As-Salaamu Alaykum,

It's time to reveal what we have all been cooking up in the MENA cooking club this month.

Joanne from what's on the list is our host this month and we are cooking Bahraini style!

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Harissa Hummus

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Hummus - A popular middle eastern and north african food dip or spread made from cooked, crushed chickpeas. It's commonly blended with tahini (toasted sesame seed paste), olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic which turns it into a creamy, pungent and zingy delight!

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MENA Cooking Club - Join In!

As-Salaamu Alaykum,

Noor from Ya Salam Cooking has created a new and exciting cooking club Middle Eastern & North African cuisine.

You don't have to be a blogger, live in or originate from a middle eastern / north african country to participate you just have to love trying new things, spices and beautiful food. that's you, right?

Each month there is a new country and a new host. The host picks 1 savoury and 1 sweet recipe for us to try and we all reveal our results on the same day.

I'm happy to be hosting the first month. We are cooking dishes from Algeria.

Please head on over to Ya Salam Cooking for more details and fill out this form to join in!

Chai Spiced Chocolate & Tahini Pancakes

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Today I'm guest posting over at umm imran, Anisa's blog Passing Through This Life. Check it out here

Lamb Rogan Josh (Dairy Free)

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I and many of you enjoy takeaway curry! Go on, admit it.

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Tahini & Chocolate Chip Cookies [vegan]

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These cookies are the best 'vegan' recipe I’ve ever tried, you do not miss the butter or eggs at all.

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Egg & Wheat/Gluten Free - Falafel

Falafel - a deep fried ball or patty made from chickpeas, fava beans or a combination of the two.

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Carob Fudge Cake With Coconut Carob Icing

What is carob you ask? well if my research serves me correctly it's the fruit / pod from the carob tree which is a species of flowering evergreen shrub or tree in the pea family.

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