Bibi Aysha Laher

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Date: Thursday, 5 December 2024Topic: The art of making puri Recipe for Tikki Puri, also known as spicey puri Makes 14 round puris INGREDIENTS:-2 cups of white flour-2 tsp ground green masala-half tsp turmeric powder -1 cup water-1 tbslp oil-1¹/² tsp salt-half tsp of cumin seeds METHOD:1.Sift dry ingredients together in […]

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Date: Thursday, 22 November 2024Topic: Mouthwatering MocktailsRecipe: Bibi Aysha’s Strawberry & Guava Mocktail Serves 4 INGREDIENTS:– 450 ml strawberry pureeTo make strawberry puree:In a blender, add 16 large strawberries, cut into halves and 8 or 10 tbslp of cold water, then pulse until smooth. – 240ml guava juice– 60ml lemon juice,

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Date: Thursday, 14 November 2024Topic: Fried Rice Recipe of Chinese Fried RiceServes 4-6 INGREDIENTS:-3 tbslp butter, divided-2 large eggs, beaten-2 medium-sized carrots, peeled & either grated on the fine side or diced-1small purple onion, chopped-¹/² cup green peas either fresh or frozen-3 or 4 cloves of fresh garlic, minced-Salt & black

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Date: Thursday, 7 November 2024Topic: Malaysian Cuisine, Part 2 Recipe of the week: Mee Goreng Mamak Ayum (Indian stir fried noodles with veggies & chicken) Serves 6 INGREDIENTS:-500g fresh yellow noodles, lightly boiled-2 handfuls or more of beansprouts -1 small purple onion, chopped-2 or 3 cloves garlic, chopped-1 tblsp of chilli

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Date: 31 October 2024Topic: Malaysian Cuisine Part 1 Recipe: Beef Satay with peanut sauce INGREDIENTS: Satay: – 500g beef thinly sliced or cut into small cubes. Use sirloin or ribeye – 1/2 cup coconut milk– 2 tablespoons any vegetable oil of choice– 2 or cloves of garlic, minced– 1 or 2

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Date: Thursday, 17 October 2024Topic: Cupcakes Recipe of the week: Vanilla Cupcakes & butter cream icing Serves 12 INGREDIENTS FOR THE CUPCAKES:-175g soft butter, cut into large pieces-175g self raising flour-175g castor sugar-¹/² tsp baking powder-3 large eggs-¹/² tsp vanilla essence -milk if necessary INGREDIENTS FOR THE ICING:-175g soft butter, cut

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Date: Thursday, 10 October 2024Topic: Theres something fishy cooking hereGuest: Irfaana Mahomed Sujee Recipe of the week: Durban Style Fish CurryRecipe credit: Irfaana Mahomed Sujee INGREDIENTS:Marinate fresh pieces of fish in any fish masala/marinadeOil2 onions1 tsp mustard seeds1 tsp methi seeds1 tsp whole jeeraCurry leaves 1 tsp gharam masala3 tomatoes liquidized3

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Date: Thursday, 3 October 2024Topic: Palestinian Cuisine Part 2 Recipe of the week:MAQLUBA WITH LAMB Serves: 6 INGREDIENTS:Lamb Preparation:-12 bone in lamb shoulder pieces or boneless lamb, cut into medium-sized portions-1 large onion, chopped-4 cardomom/elachi pods-4 bay leaves-¹/² tsp ground Allspice-¹/² tsp sugar-1 tsp salt-¹/² tsp black pepper Vegetable preparation:-2 large

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Date: Thursday, 26 September 2024Topic: Colourful SaladsRecipe of the week: Asian Chicken Salad INGREDIENTS:– 1kg chicken breasts, skinless and cube or cut into strips– 1 cup teriyaki sauce– Salt, lemon pepper, and black pepper to taste– 2 tblsp canola oil or any other vegetable oil– 2 cups purple cabbage,cut into strips

Cooking with Bibi Aysha Date: Thursday, 12 September 2024Topic: A taste of Palestine Recipe of the week: Mussakhan (roasted chicken with onion, olive oil & spices)Serves 8 adults INGREDIENTS:Spice Mix:-6 tsp sumac-3 tsp paprika powder-2 & half tsp salt-2 tsp black pepper powder-1 & half tsp cumin powder -1 & half tsp coriander powder-half tsp