Tag: Asia

  • Machboos (Qatar)

    Other variants of this dish exist, Kabsa chicken or meat served on a bed of steaming rice is just one such example.

  • Lemon, Honey and Sesame Chicken

    This ‘fakeaway’ version of Lemon, Honey and Sesame Chicken is deliciously tender with a sticky crunchy coating. Far healthier than a takeaway and with a huge discount in the cost compared to eating out. Coconut aminos* is a dark-coloured sauce that tastes similar to soy sauce. Instead of being made…

  • Kashmir Kofta With Cardamom

    Next to saffron, cardamom is the world’s most expensive spice. It is the seed pods of a herbaceous perennial, a member of the ginger family, growing wild in the jungles of southern India and Sir Lanka; it is also cultivated commercially in many tropical countries. The dried seed pods are…

  • Frascati Soaked Pork and Beef Meatballs

    It’s unclear who invented the first meatball, although many people believe that the meatball first originated in Persia where leftover meat was used to make a dish known as Kofta. It is supposed that from Persia the meatball spread throughout the Middle East to China. Marvellously accompanied by fresh tagliatelli…

  • Egg Drop Soup

    Egg Drop Soup is a Chinese soup of wispy beaten eggs in chicken broth. Condiments such as black or white pepper, and finely chopped spring onions and tofu are commonly added to the soup. The soup is made by adding a thin stream of beaten eggs to the boiling broth…