Fayryal cook 'n'

26/08/2023

Semolina/Sooji laddoo RECIPE...

Ingredients:
1) 3 cups dessicated coconut
2) 1 cinnamon stick
3) 1 cup raisins - medium size
4) 5 cups hot boiling water
5) 4 cups milk
6) 1.5 cups sugar
7) 6 tbsp ghee
8) 4 cups fine semolina powder
(Sooji)

Method:
🔸️ Braise the sooji with the
raisins in ghee for 3 mins.
🔸️Add water and mix well on
slow heat foe 10 mins.
🔸️Add sugar and mix well.
🔸️Add milk and let it cook for
another 10 mins until dry
and it all comes together.
* Mix every now and again *
🔸️Mix well 1 cup of dessicated
coconut.
🔸️In a plate, put the rest of the
dessicated coconut.
🔸️Make medium size balls with
the sooji mixture ~ 20 balls.
🔸️Roll in the coconut.
🔸️Put to air dry in a container
without the cover.
🔸️Et Voilà!

04/08/2023

Malaysian Food - the tastiest we have tried so far in Dubai.
A must visit .ae near Wasl Road.

05/05/2023

Perfect Friday morning...
When your workplace celebrates King Charles coronation...
A very happy staff in the middle of a very busy day🙂...

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20/04/2023

Eid Mubarak & a little treat for Chaand Raat...
Made these using
➡️
pastry cases
➡️ Devon Custard
➡️ pomegranates
➡️
blueberries and raspberries
Et Voilà!

04/04/2023

This Kunafa Cheesecake from was my perfect post iftar treat with my favourite tea.

24/03/2023

12/03/2023

Happy Independence Day
Thank you for these yummy napolitaine

02/09/2022

Super soft chicken kebab cooked with bihari boti masala served with chaat & Mebos chutney.

20/08/2022

chicken tikka available ( )

04/08/2022

Refreshing & salad...
Perfect summer food

04/06/2022

Chicken meatballs soup RECIPE...
So easy!

Ingredients:
1. Airfried chicken meatballs - 8
pieces
2. 1/2 cup of celery - small pieces
3. 1/2 cup of carrot- small pieces
4. 1 cup of onions - chopped
5. 1 tsp crush ginger and garlic
6. 500 ml vegetable stock
7. 1 tsp olive oil

How I did it:
🔸️In a pan add, ginger & garlic to oil.
🔸️Add the vegetables and cook for 2
mins.
🔸️Add the stock and cook till liquid is
reduced to half.
🔸️Add meatballs just before serving.
🔸️Et voilà!

22/05/2022

Alo Beirut Dubai

17/03/2022

Manchester tart (usually a staple on school dinners) is a traditional English baked tart consisting of a shortcrust pastry shell, spread with raspberry jam, covered with a custard filling and topped with flakes of coconut and a glacé cherry.
Manchester Tart made from scratch by my little prince as he tried the blind baking method for the first time. Love it when the shortcrust pastry is not soggy at the bottom.

11/03/2022

Napolitaines are ready for Mauritius 🇲🇺Independence Day - 12th March.
Best memories are the school celebrations on the 11th March with singing the national anthem, raising the flag and ending the day with cake and soft drinks (my favourite soft drink was the green Eski😊).
These napolitaines are so special to us as it was baked by our little prince - his first napolitaine making.

20/02/2022

Easy to make Carrot (Gajar) Halwa RECIPE...

Ingredients:
1. 6 cups grated carrot
2. 3 cups milk
3. 2 cups sugar
4. 3 tbsp ghee
5. 1 cup dark brown sugar
6. 2 tsp cardamom powder
Pistachio powder/ slivered pistachio

Instructions:
🔸️In a pressure cooker on low heat, put ghee
and carrot.
🔸️Mix well for about 5 minutes.
🔸️Add milk & sugar and bring to medium boil.
🔸️Pressure cook for 20 mins on slow/
medium.
🔸️Check and repeat until carrot is almost dry
and mushy.
🔸️Add cardamom and cook on slow till halwa
is dry.
🔸️Decorate with pistachios
🔸️Et voilà!

13/02/2022

Easy & Quick Valentines Day RECIPE...

Rose Flavour Ras Malai

Ingredients:
1. 1 cup milk powder (+a little more
if needed to make dough smooth)
2. 1 egg beaten
3. 1 tsp oil
4. 1 tsp baking powder
5. Drop of red food colouring
6. 1 tsp plain flour
7. 1 litre of full fat milk
8. 6 tbsp rose syrup
9. 1 tsp cardamom powder

Instructions:
🔸️In a wide pot, put the full fat milk,
syrup and cardamom powder to
boil on slow heat.
🔸️Meanwhile, in a bowl, add the egg,
oil, baking powder, red colouring
and plain flour to the milk powder.
🔸️Gently mix in a soft dough.
🔸️Put some oil on the palm of hands.
🔸️Make small equal size oval balls
with no cracks.
🔸️Once the milk has reached boiling
point, gently put in the ras malai
balls.
🔸️Leave on slow heat for around 10
mins until the ball has increased 3 x
in size.
🔸️Put in serving dish and sprinkle
powdered pistachio.
🔸️Refrigerate for a few hours before
serving.
🔸️Serve cold.
🔸️Et voilà!

23/01/2022

Peanut butter, banana slices and honey toast.
A perfect morning breakfast with a nice cup of tea☕.

31/12/2021

Goodbye 2021 and Hello 2022...
Wishing you all a very happy new year!
Love this little treasure we found on and developed by . It gave us an opportunity to support local businesses in UAE and something we will continue to do this year.
If you have not got yours, was really quick with delivery and this is what we like from the calendar:
🔸️the facts on the side of the
calendar.
🔸️all the local holidays especially the
islamic days
🔸️stickers at the back
🔸️we customised the planner to add
our breakfast, lunch and dinner
plan.

30/12/2021

An all time favourite Bang Bang Chicken and Shrimps.
What's your favourite?

27/12/2021

Aubergine and chicken mince RECIPE...
Sometimes the simple food is simply the best.

Ingredients:
1. 1 slice boneless chicken breast -
minced with ginger and garlic.
2. 2 small aubergines cut in cube size.
3. 2 small potatoes cut in cube size.
4. 2 fresh tomatoes - blended and
puree.
5. 1 tablespoon ready fried onion.
6. 1tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp
coriander powder, 2 tsp cumin
powder, 1 tsp garam masala
powder.
7. Salt to taste.
8. 1 tsp coconut oil.
9. 1 cup of frozen green peas.
10. Fresh mince green chillies or 1 tsp
red chilli powder (optional to
taste)

Instructions:
🔸️In my hard
anodised pot, add oil and mince.
🔸️Mix well cook on slow until meat is
cooked.
🔸️Add
🔹️all the powder masala,
🔹️fried onion and
🔹️chillies (optional).
🔸️Mix well and then add the potatoes
and peas.
🔸️Cook for 3 mins and then add the
tomato.
🔸️Mix well and add salt.
🔸️Cook for 3 mins.
🔸️Add the aubergines.
🔸️Mix well and cook for 2 mins.
🔸️Add 1/2 cup of water.
🔸️Cook for 15 mins on slow till
almost dry.
🔸️Serve with arabic bread or roti or on
toast.
🔸️Et voilà!

17/12/2021

Mum's special Bread Pudding RECIPE...
Not the traditional bread and butter pudding but more à la Mauritian style. This bread pudding is best made with a 2 day old long baguette.

Ingredients:
1. 3/4 of long baguette (2 days old) & cut in
small pieces.
2. 500 ml milk.
3. 1 tsp vanilla extract.
4. 1 cup fine sugar.
5. 1 cup raisins.
6. 3 eggs.
7. 1 tbsp butter.

Instructions:
🔸️Soak pieces of bread in milk for few
minutes.
🔸️When soft mash it properly.
🔸️Blend eggs, sugar and vanilla extract in
blender.
🔸️Mix the egg mixture with the bread.
🔸️Add the raisins.
🔸️Add 1 tbsp of butter and mix.
🔸️Put in rectangular greased dish.
🔸️Bake in oven for 25 mins at 200°C.
🔸️Insert a sharp knife or wooden stick. If it
comes out clean, then it is done.
🔸️Serve really hot or cold (when its set).
🔸️Et voilà!

Tips:
•Use my blender to blend the
egg mixture. See picture.
•Use full fat milk.
•Can sprinkle sugar before baking.
•For butter, I used spreadable.

13/12/2021

Easy to make Merry Berry Cake RECIPE...
Perfect cake for anytime of the day, winter or summer time.

Ingredients:
1. 1/2 cup fresh blueberries.
2. 1/2 cup fresh raspberries.
3. 2 cups mashed bananas.
4. 2 tsp cinnamon powder.
5. 1 tsp vanilla extract.
6. 1/2 cup melted butter.
7. 1/2 tsp salt.
8. 1 3/4 cup self raising flour.
9. 2 tsp baking powder.
10. 1 egg beaten well.
11. 1 cup fine sugar.
12. 350 g cream cheese whisk well with 1 egg,
1/2 cup fine sugar & 3 tsp plain flour.

Instructions:
🔸️In a large bowl, mix well with a fork or
whisk
🔹️banana,
🔹️butter
🔹️sugar
🔹️cinnamon powder
🔹️salt
🔹️vanilla extract
🔸️Add the salt and baking powder.
🔸️Gently fold in the flour.
🔸️In a greased square tin, put half of the
batter.
🔸️Add a couple of dollops of cream cheese
mixture.
🔸️With a knife or wooden stick, swirl the
cream cheese.
🔸️Spread a couple of the blueberries and
raspberries.
🔸️Repeat with banana batter, swirl cream
cheese mixture and top up with the berries.
🔸️Bake in preheated oven at 180° C for
around 25 minutes.
🔸️Insert a sharp knife or wooden stick and it
should come out clean.
🔸️Can sprinkle icing sugar - optional.
🔸️Et voilà!

Tips:
• Whisk the cream cheese mix with an electric
whisk (like )
• I use cream cheese
•Bananas are best when they are riped.
• Make sure the baking tin is greased well.

05/12/2021

Chicken cabbage RECIPE...
No filter needed when it's simple and delicious food. What do you guys think?😊

Chicken Cabbage Recipe
Ingredients:
1. 2 1/2 cups finely shredded white cabbage.
2. 1 large fresh tomato blended.
3. 1 boneless chicken breast cut in small
pieces.
4. 1/2 cup frozen green peas.
5. 1 tsp turmeric powder.
6. 2 tsp cumin powder.
7. 1 tsp coriander powder.
8. 1/2 onion finely sliced.
9. 1 tbsp coconut oil.
10. 1 tsp ginger and garlic paste.
11. 1/4 tsp green chilli paste (optional)
12 . 1 tsp salt or to taste.

Instructions:
🔸️In my hard anodised .futura pot,
put the coconut oil, ginger, garlic and green
chilli paste.
🔸️Stir and cook on medium heat for 1/2
minute.
🔸️Add the onion and cook till light brown.
🔸️Cook onion on slow heat.
🔸️Add the chicken and spices and mix well.
🔸️Cook for 5 mins on slow heat.
🔸️Add the tomato and peas.
🔸️Mix well for another 5 minutes on slow
heat.
🔸️Add the cabbage and mix well on slow heat
for around 3 minutes.
🔸️Add 1/2 cup water and cook till cabbage is
soft and almost dry.
🔸️Serve hot with fresh chappati or as a side
dish.
🔸️Et Voilà!

Tips:
•Green chillies are optional but they give the
dish a great taste.
• sells ready to use finely
shredded cabbage😊.
•Add a little bit more water if cabbage is not
soft but the dish is dry.
•Can also use prawns instead of chicken.

02/12/2021

Happy UAE 50th National Day!

27/11/2021

Chicken Pastry Pie RECIPE...
Warm, comforting, wintry smell enveloped our house tonight.
What's your favourite pastry filling?
Comment below😊

Chicken Pastry Pie

Ingredients:
1. 3 chicken breast cut in small pieces
2. 1 tsp ginger and garlic paste
3. Half onion chopped very small
4. 1 tsp spring onion chopped finely
5. 1/2 cup mixed frozen vegetables
6. 1 large potato cut in small pieces
7. 2 tbsp tikka masala paste
8. 2 circular sheets ready to roll puff pastry
9. 1 egg beaten for egg wash
10. 1 tsp butter
11. Italian herbs

Instructions:
🔸️In a non stick pot, melt the butter.
🔸️Add the onion and spring onion.
🔸️Add the ginger and garlic paste.
🔸️Cook on high heat for 1 minute.
🔸️Add chicken and tikka masala.
🔸️Mix and cook for 5 minutes on medium
heat.
🔸️Add potato and mix frozen vegetables.
🔸️Cover and cook until all water dries out.
🔸️Cool mixture.
🔸️Pre heat oven 200°C.
🔸️In the meantime, place 1 sheet of pastry in
non stick baking tray.
🔸️Spread the cooled mixture.
🔸️Brush edges with egg wash.
🔸️Cover with other pastry sheet.
🔸️Egg wash and sprinkle italian herbs.
🔸️Bake for 10 mins at 200°C
🔸️Reduce heat to 150°C and bake for another
20 mins.
🔸️Et Voila!

Tips:
I used
✔ tikka masala
✔Ready to roll pastry sheets
✔ boneless chicken breast
I also used baking sheet in my tray.

13/11/2021

A little treasure, .of.london seasonal snack found 🇦🇪 today
Absolutely ❤ the peppermint flavour and it is suitable for vegetarians, gluten free and dairy free 😊.

31/10/2021

My pumpkin jam RECIPE - the perfect winter breakfast jam.

Ingredients:
1.500g pumpkin, peeled & cut in small pieces
2. 2 cups brown coconut sugar
3. 2 cups white sugar
4. 2 tsp cinnamon powder
5. 1 tsp vanilla essence

Instructions:
🔸️Put all ingredients in a pot. I used
hard anodised pot.
🔸️Cook for 25 mins on low heat.
🔸️When cooled, store in mason jar.
🔸️Refrigerate.
🔸️Et voila!

29/10/2021

Apple and Cinnamon crumble top cake RECIPE serve with hot custard.

Ingredients for the cake base:
1. 2 eggs
2. 150 g self raising flour
3. 125 g brown caster sugar
4. 125 g butter, softened

Ingredients for the topping:
1. 75 g butter, softened
2. 75 g demerara sugar
3. 125 g self raising flour
4. 350 g apples peeled and chopped
5. 1 tbsp lemon juice
6. 2 tsp ground cinnamon
7. 2 tbsp milk

Instructions:
🔸️Mix the chopped apples with the lemon
juice. Leave aside.

Topping/crumble:
🔸️Sift flour and cinnamon into a bowl.
🔸️Rub the butter into the flour mix until it feels
like coarse breadcrumbs.
🔸️Add the sugar into the breadcrumbs.

Base:
🔸️Cream butter and sugar until light & fluffy.
🔸️Gradually add the eggs one at a time.
🔸️Gently fold the flour into the mix to make a
batter like base.

🔸️Spoon the base in a prepared greased cake
tin.
🔸️Arrange the apple pieces on top.
🔸️Gently stir milk in crumble mixture.
🔸️Scatter the crumble mixture over the
apples.
🔸️Bake for around 1 hour at 180°C.
🔸️Use a toothpick or a small knife and insert
it into the centre of your cake, right to the
base. When you pull it out, it should come
away clean.
🔸️Serve with freshly made custard.
🔸️Et voila!

20/10/2021

I have been searching for the perfect kunafa with CREAM (yes we like it with cream and not cheese) in Dubai and finally found it only
A must try and hopefully they will keep it on the menu 😊.

17/10/2021

An amazing vegan and aubergine curry we had for lunch today.
Thank you for this amazing Mtuzi Wa Samaki Kenyan Coconut Curry.
The spices fragrance was gorgeous and the easy to follow cooking steps made it a wonderful cooking experience.
Watch out for my video post of making the Mtuzi Wa Samaki Curry.
This pack is available and I can't wait to try the other NakshaCollections.

[PR/Gifted]

14/10/2021

Cream Cheese Banana Loaf Recipe...
I always like making marble cake because of the combination of flavours and this loaf is just perfect marble loaf combination with the cream cheese, banana and cinnamon.
You only know it if you try it 😊.

Ingredients for banana batter:
1. 2 ripe bananas mashed
2. 1 tsp vanilla extract
3. 1 tsp cinnamon powder
4. 1/2 cup of melted butter
5. 2 tsp baking soda
6. 1/2 tsp salt
7. 3/4 cup of light brown caster sugar
8. 1 egg beaten
9. 1 1/2 cup self raising flour

Ingredients for cream cheese filling:
1. 1 tub 280g cream cheese

2. 1 egg
3. 1/4 cup light brown caster sugar
4. 2 tbsp plain flour

Instructions:
🔸️Beat together the cream cheese filling
ingredients till smooth - I used my
mixer.
🔸️Set aside
🔸️In a large bowl, mix the banana and melted
butter.
🔸️Add the salt and baking soda.
🔸️Stir in the sugar, cinnamon powder, egg and
vanilla extract.
🔸️Fold in gently the flour.
🔸️Pour half the banana batter in greased loaf
pan.
🔸️Top the batter with half of the cream
cheese filling - one dollop at a time.
🔸️Top with batter and remaining cream
cheese filling again one dollop at a time.
🔸️Insert a sharp knife or wooden skewer and
run through the batter to swirl the cream
cheese filling into the banana batter.
🔸️Bake in oven at 180°C until a knife or
toothpick inserted in the center of the pan
comes out clean, around 35 to 40 minutes.
💡If the top starts to brown too much before
the middle is done, tent the top with foil.
Et Volia!

08/10/2021

Easy Baked Aubergine Snack made with just 4 key ingredients - Recipe Below.

Ingredients:
1. 1 large Aubergine sliced
2. 3 tbsp chaat masala
3. 2 tbsp olive oil
4. 1 cup breadcrumbs
Optional Salt and Red Chilli Powder
Serve with Mebos chutney

Instructions:
🔸️Add olive oil to sliced aubergine.
🔸️Add the chaat masala and mix well.
🔸️Optional add salt and red chilli to taste🔸️
🔸️Dip in breadcrumbs
🔸️Place on baking sheet
🔸️Bake in oven/air fryer for 10 mins at 200°C
🔸️Turn over and bake for another 10 mins.
🔸️Serve hot with chutney.
🔸️Et voila!

Aubergines 🍆 have a unique range of health benefits. They are packed with vitamins, rich in fiber and antioxidants.

03/10/2021

Cajun Spice Salmon with baby potatoes...
Salmon: 2 tsp olive oil and Cajun Spice
Baby Potatoes: Mix washed baby potatoes with chopped coriander, olive oil and sprinkle cracked salt.
Oven Bake at 200°C for 30 mins.
If potatoes need to cook further, remove the salmon and allow potatoes to bake for another 20 mins.
Add the salmon and bake for another 5 mins and serve immediately.
Et Voila!

When the weather is cooler, these roasted baby potatoes just taste even better.
Norwegian Salmon available
Baby potatoes available

28/09/2021

Happy Birthday to my eldest son a true legend and what a lovely way to celebrate with these lovely cupcakes from .__ 🇦🇪 .

24/09/2021

The perfect weekend feast Feast Restaurant
Absolutely love it!

02/09/2021

Absolutely loving this cookbook...
A big thank you to 'you know who you are' for this gift.
The road from Karachi is available UK
https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-road-from-karachi/khalida-perween-arab/nadia-huma-arab/9781800495388

28/08/2021

Saturday Lunch Amala restaurant.
Simply delicious!

16/08/2021

Absolutely refreshing dessert.
For RECIPE see below.
I call it "sweet and cool"😊. This dessert is made with vanilla and almond flavour milk. "The Alpro almond drink with a subtle vanilla flavor is a heavenly interplay of the mild-fine note of slightly roasted almonds paired with the subtle sweetness of vanilla" available .
I also used organic jaggery powder available . "Gur (jaggery) is a natural product of sugarcane. It is in more unrefined form than sugar. It is a brown raw mass of sucrose which gets it color because of other elements found in concentration such as wood ash and bagasse. Jaggery is commonly made from two products, that are sugar cane and date palm tree."

Sweet & Cool Recipe:
☆In a pan add 700 ml of vanilla and
almond milk.
☆Bring to boil and then add 30g of rice
powder.
☆Stir well on medium heat until mixture
thickens like a creamy texture.
☆Add 3/4 cup powdered jaggery, 1/2 tsp
almond flavour and 1/2 tsp cardamom
powder.
☆ Continue to mix on medium heat until
mixture thickens again (20 mins)
☆Remove from heat and put in small bowls.
☆Refrigerate for at least 4 hours and then
serve cold.
☆Optional: Sorinkle with powdered pistachio
and edible gold spray.
☆Et voila.

26/07/2021

Rose Flavour Ras Malai...
SWIPE FOR (easy to make) RECIPE

Ras Malai is a very refreshing & cooling dessert for the hot summer months. It consists of soft spongy like balls made from milk powder serve in a creamy milk mixture.
This recipe adds a delicate rose flavour to the traditional ras malai dessert.

What other Ras Malai flavour have you tried?