Bibi Aysha Laher

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Recipe of the week: South African Mielie Bread INGREDIENTS:-2 cups self-raising flour-1 cup mielie meal‐¹/² cup sugar -¹/² tsp salt-1 cup milk-1 large egg-¹/⁴ cup melted butter-1 can creamstyle sweetcorn METHOD:1.Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease a loaf tin.2.Mix dry ingredients.3.Add milk, egg, melted butter, and cream style sweetcorn then […]

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Chicken Biryani, Alipur style INGREDIENTS:-1 chicken, disjointed-1¹/² cup fried onions-1 cup plain yoghurt or sour milk-2 medium-sized tomatoes, grated-3 tblsp tomato puree-1¹/² tblsp ground or crushed garlic -4 tblsp Biryani Masala-Juice of half a large lemon-3 cardomom pods-6 small cinnamon sticks -¹/² tsp of saffron dissolved in 3 tblsp of boiling

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Recipe of the week: Batata Vadda ( Potato Bajyas) INGREDIENTS:For the potato filling:-4 medium-sized potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes-1 medium sized onion, grated-salt to taste-2 tsp ground green masala-¹/⁴ tsp turmeric powder-1 tsp mustard seeds-1 tsp jeera seeds-handful coriander leaves chopped For the batata vadda batter:-1 cup channa flour-¹/³ cup

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Recipe of the week: Potato Chaat INGREDIENTS:For the potatoes:-2 medium-sized potatoes, cut into cubes and boiled-2 tblsp ghee/clarified butter-1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped -¹/² tsp mustard seeds-¹/² tsp sesame seeds-¹/² tsp cumin/jeera seeds-1 tsp red ginger garlic masala-¹/² tsp turmeric powder-¹/² tsp cumin powder-salt to taste-1 tsp ground garlic For the

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Recipe of the week : CHICKEN HALEEM Recipe credit by Jameela Sayed INGREDIENTS:-2 cups pea dhall-1 cup crushed wheat-¹/²  cup oil dhall-500g of 4 in 1  soup mix-2 tblsp salt 1.Boil all the ingredients together  for 1 hour till done. 2.Blend with stick blender. -1 chicken cut into pieces-2 tsp salt-1 tblsp

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Recipe of the week: STUFFED DATES 1.Cream cheese, pistachio, pomegranate & hot honey dates INGREDIENTS:-12 Medjool dates, soft & pitted-8 tblsp smooth, plain cream cheese-¹/⁴ cup chopped pistachios -3 tblsp honey-pomegranate rubies METHOD:1.Using a sharp knife, make a slit in each date and remove the pits. 2.Stuff each date with smooth

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Recipe of the week: Meebos Chutney My sister Najma Laher’s recipe. INGREDIENTS:-6 pieces of meebos-³/⁴ cup white vinegar-¹/² cup water-1 tblsp fine jeero-¹/² tsp salt-1 tblsp methi masala-¹/² cup sugar-4 or 5 curry leaves-¹/² tsp sesame seeds-¹/² tsp mustard seeds-2 tblsp oil METHOD:1.In a small dish add the white vinegar and

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Recipe of the week:HAJI ALI SANDWICH Haji Ali Sandwich is a popular Indian street food. INGREDIENTS:For the pototo filling: -5 medium sized potatoes -1tblsp butter/ghee -1¹/² tsp cumin seeds/jeera-1tsp mustard seeds -1½ tsp crushed garlic -1¹/² tsp green masala -½tsp tumeric powder -1½ tblsp lemon juice -Few curry leaves -Salt to

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Recipe of the week: Pancake pasta/Pancake ribbons INGREDIENTS:-1¹/² cups flour-4 tsps baking powder-1 tsp salt-1 tblsp sugar-1¹/⁴ cup milk-1 large egg-4 tblsp melted butter-Oil for frying METHOD:1.Beat sugar and butter. 2.Add the egg, salt & baking powder and continue beating.3.Now add the milk and gradually add the flour then continue beating

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Recipe of the week: Classic Bread & Butter Pudding INGREDIENTS:-4 slices of bread (white or whole wheat)-2 tbsp butter, softened-¹/² cup sugar-2 large eggs-1 cup milk-1 tsp vanilla extract-Pinch of salt-Cinnamon, nutmeg & raisins to taste-Icing sugar to sprinkle before serving METHOD1.Preheat oven to 180°C 2.Butter the bread slices and cut