Cooking With Bibi Aysha Date: Thursday, 16 January 2025Topic: Lunchbox ideas Recipe of the week: Tzatziki with carrot, cucumbers & pita TZATZIKI RECIPE: Ingredients:-2 cups grated cucumber, drained-1¹/² cups natural yoghurt-2 tblsp extra virgin olive oil-2 tblsp chopped mint & or dill-1 tblsp freshly squeezed lemon juice-1 medium clove of garlic, minced or finely chopped-salt […]
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Cooking With Bibi Aysha Date: Thursday, 9 January 2025Topic: Just Juice Recipe: Orange & pineapple juice INGREDIENTS:– 1 large pineapple cleaned, peeled & cut into chunks – 4-6 large navel oranges, peeled & cut into chunks with pips removed– mint springs, canned peach slices, red grapes & tooth picks for garnish– ice cubes– iced water
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Cooking With Bibi Aysha Date: Thursday, 19 December 2024Topic: Refreshing TeasRecipe: Iced Ginger Tea Serves 2 INGREDIENTS:-3 cups of water-2 inches of ginger cut into small pieces(ginger can be peeled or unpeeled)-honey or maple syrup to taste-lemon slices & mint for garnishing METHOD:1.Add the water into a pot and bring to boil over high heat.2.Add
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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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