Brown lentil have soft and creamy texture when cooked and they hold their shape, it only takes about 20 minutes to cook. Sauteed with onions and tomatoes spiced with cumin, then tossed with spinach. This simple dish bursting with flavors it so delicious w ...
Sweet and Creamy Millet
Millet seed is tiny round yellow bead with dark dot, high in protein and it doesn't contain gluten ideal for people with wheat allergy.I use millet flour for lohooh it can be used in bread making and other baked goods. Millet cooks up fast, by simply boil ...
Baked Sambusas with Chicken
Baked Sambusas stuffed with chicken, these are triangular pastries made with home made yeast bread a great alternative to fried sambusas.
Pressed Sugar Cookies with Cardamom
These pressed sugar cookies are perfect for any occasion, specially when kids are around and let them help you to prepare and make them special,with this easy cookie recipe. pressed sugar cookies
Pineapple Upside-down Cake
Satisfy your sweet tooth with this pineapple upside-down cake, bursting with cardamom flavor, it is best if you grind the cardamom just before using in your recipe, that way you it is more fragrant.
Sauteed Spinach with Sweet potato
This dish is very light, colorful and cooks so fast, before you now it you it is done. I love the combination of the sweet potato and the spinach, they go so well together. Try serving it with Lahooh or the Ethiopian Injera. &nb ...
Cabbage and Corn Saute
Cabbage and corn sauté a healthy combination and a crunchy side dish, nigella seeds finish this dish with a sweet smoky aroma. This is a must while corn is in season why not pair it with your homemade sabaayad or lahooh for a light lunch for the summer. ...
Sweet Adzuki Beans : Digir
This dish features nutty, delicious sweet adzuki beans, full of fiber. Boiled until tender plain or cooked with rice since it cooks less time compared with the adzuki beans. Served with milk on the side and sesame oil for topping, sweetened with ho ...
Goat Stew
Goat meat is staple in somali cooking and most widely preferred, this goat stew makes an excellent side dish to be served alongside other dishes including rice, sabaayad, lahooh or any type of bread, specially french bread. goat meat ...
Whole Wheat Sourdough Sabaayad
Whole wheat Sourdough Sabaayad, simple Somali flat bread made with wholewheat flour, sourdough starter, oil, water and salt. This is one way of using left over starter, it makes the bread soft and manageable and it adds a wonderful flavor too. Crispy on t ...
Khamiir with nigella seeds
This a basic fried dough leavened with yeast and flavored with nigella seeds, deep fried until golden puffed up and airy inside. They are ideal for a snack any time of the day, and during Ramadan at iftar time with your dates. You can find other version o ...
Sweet Shells
Sweet shells deep fried then coated with sugar syrup, so easy to make with the basic ingredients, crunchy on the outside yet soft inside. Crunchy sweet shells Ingredients: 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour 1/4 cup semolina flou ...