Recipes

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Date: Thursday, 28 August 2025 Recipe of the week: Chocolate Lava Mug Cake Chocolate Lava Mug Cake Serves 1 INGREDIENTS:-2 tblsp butter, softened-2 tblsp boiling water-¹/⁴ cup castor sugar-2 tblsp cocoa powder-¹/⁴ cup self raising flour-4 squares of any brown chocolate of your choice METHOD:1.In a mug, add the boiling water […]

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Date: Thursday, 14 August 2025Topic: Nuts about doughnuts Recipe of the week: Glazed Doughnuts Ingredients:-3 tblsp unsalted butter, melted -3 tblsp sugar-¹/² tsp salt-1 large egg -125ml full fat milk -1 tsp instant yeast -2 cups bread flour and a little extra for rolling Glaze:-5 tblsp unsalted, melted butter -3 tblsp

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Topic: Custard Slice & other favouritesDate: Thursday, 7 August 2025 Recipe of the week: Custard Slice INGREDIENTS:-125g butter, softened-¹/² cup sugar-2 large eggs-¹/⁴ cup milk-1 tsp vanilla essence -2 tsp baking powder-pinch of salt-3 cups flour INGREDIENTS for the custard:-4 cups milk-³/⁴ cup sugar-¹/² cup custard powder mixed with ¹/² cup

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Date; Thursday, 31 July 2025Recipe of the week: Dinner rolls Makes 14 rolls INGREDIENTS:-1 cup warm milk-2¹/⁴ tsp instant yeast-2 tblsp white sugar, divided -1 large egg, beaten-¹/⁴ cup unsalted butter, softened & cut into 4 pieces-1 tsp salt-3 cups white flour or bread flour Optional:Brush tops of the rolls with

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Recipe of the week: Puff pastry pizza Serves 4 INGREDIENTS:-320g ready rolled puff pastry-6 tblsp tomato puree -1 tblsp All Gold tomato sauce-1tsp oregano-salt and black pepper to taste-100g grated cheddar or mozzarella cheese or 50g of both cheeses For the toppings:-cherry tomatoes cut in halves-black olives cut into halves-red &

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Topic: Quick & easy mealsRecipe of the week: Chicken Quesidillas Serves 4 INGREDIENTS:-3 chicken fillets, cut into small cubes-2 tblsp extra virgin olive oil -1 large onion, finely chopped -1 large red bell pepper, diced-1 tsp salt-1 tsp black pepper-1 tsp chicken spice-2 tsp chilli powder-¹/² tsp turmeric powder-chilli sauce of

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Topic: Fish recipes Recipe of the week: Sri Lankan Hake Fish Curry Serves 4 INGREDIENTS:-4 fillets of fresh hake fish-2 tblsp oil-1 large onion, finely chopped-2 medium-sized tomatoes, grated-1 tsp mustard seeds-1 tsp cumin seeds-6 or 8 fresh curry leaves-1 tblsp green masala. Can add more if you prefer -1 inch

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Recipe of the week: Khitchro Recipe credit: Ariefa Carim INGREDIENTS:-1kg.boney meat-2 cups of rice-1cup wheat -1cup barley -1cup oil dhal-1cup pea dhal-1cup Chana dhal -A few pieces of tuj, elachi, black peppercorns-Salt to taste -Mint, shallots, dhunia and dhania -1tsp.arad-2 tblsp crushed chillies-2tblsp dhania powder-2tblsp tweer dhaal-3- 4 tblsp gharum masala-1/4

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Recipe of the week: Saffron Milk Cake INGREDIENTS: For the Saffron Cake:-1 cup flour-³/⁴ tsp baking powder-1 tsp saffron threads soaked for 5 min in 1 tblsp of boiling water-100g butter, softened-³/⁴ cup white sugar-3 large eggs-1 tsp vanilla essence For the saffron milk:-2 cups milk-¹/⁴ cup heavy/whipping cream-¹/² cup condensed

Cooking With Bibi Aysha Topic: Delicious sides with steak Recipe of the week: GARLIC MASHED POTATOES Serves 6 INGREDIENTS:-1kg potatoes, peeled & cut into large, even pieces-6 cloves of garlic, peeled & smashed-2 tsp salt-ground black pepper to taste-²/³ cup milk-¹/⁴ cup unsalted butter -¹/⁴ cup sour cream-chopped fresh chives or parsley for garnish METHOD:1.Place