Bibi Aysha Laher

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Topic: Drooling over dhals Recipe of the week: Chana Dhal & Chicken INGREDIENTS:-1 kg chicken fillets, cut into cubes-1 cup chana dhal-1 large onion, grated -2 medium tomatoes, grated-1 tblsp tomato puree, optional-3 whole green chillies-a few curry leaves-3 or 4 tblsp of ghee-1 tblsp red ginger garlic masala-1 tsp fine, […]

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Recipe of the week:MASALA EGGS 2 WAYS Serves 4 INGREDIENTS:-6 large eggs-1 large onion, grated-2 medium sized tomatoes, grated-1 tsp salt or salt to taste-1 tblsp red ginger garlic masala-1 tsp turmeric powder-1 tsp red chilli powder-¹/⁴ cup coriander leaves, chopped-extra coriander leaves for garnish METHOD:1.Saute onions in hot oil until

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Recipe of the week: Mexican Street Corn (Elote) INGREDIENTS:-4 corn cobs, husks removed -¹/⁴ cup Mayonnaise or salad cream -¹/⁴ cup sour cream-¹/² cup crumbled feta cheese-1 tsp chili powder or paprika. Can add more if you want more heat-1 medium-sized lime or lemon, cut into wedges-2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves-Salt

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