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EASY CHOCOLATE MOUSSE Quick and good value

eating Easy Chocolate Mousse Ramadan Recipe Easy Chocolate Mousse We have added some rose water, coffee and made a simple blend of local dried Arabic floral herbs and nuts. This gives the easy chocolate mousse a restaurant feel and makes it perfect for a ramadan recipe. Some people call me a Recipe Disruptor!  RECIPE WILL BE SUITABLE FOR THERMOMIX METHOD AND FOR NON THERMOMIX USERS TOO.  Ingredients CHOCOLATE 2 bars of Lindt = 200 grams. Use the type of chocolate you prefer. EGGS 4 medium eggs, room temperature separated into yolks and whites. MILK 1/4 cup of milk, I used

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AL SEEF DUBAI What’s it really like

What is Al Seef Dubai Al Seef Dubai is a very new, modern Creekside development in Dubai opened by Meraas. Meraas is an established developer that recently brought us La Mer in Jumeirah 1 and before that Box Park. The new Al Seef area has a distinct heritage feel about it as the buildings, set all along Dubai Creek, opposite Deira side, have been designed with very traditional facades. But there is a real modern feel to this place too. It reminded me very much of an Al Bastakiya type area, but with much more to do and see. It’s

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Indian spices really easy in the spice box

SOUTH INDIAN CHICKEN CURRY

Classic Chicken Curry Many Indian Chicken curry sauce bases rely on tomatoes for sourness or tang, so are usually a staple in most Indian homes but because I didn’t have them in my fridge and really did not want to drive to our local shop, we used yoghurt with excellent results ! Intro to the Chicken Curry recipe There are a couple of parts to this chicken curry recipe, firstly making the marinade for the chicken, then frying the marinaded chicken to seal in some flavor and provide some colour, and lastly finishing off cooking the chicken in a coconut broth combined with the

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South Indian Prawn Curry

SOUTH INDIAN PRAWN CURRY

An Easy Prawn Curry recipe that works People always ask me how to make a good Prawn Curry although everyone has their own versions with slight variations. I’ve experimented with a few recipes and have come up with a simple, authentic, tasty recipe that seems to be a hit with kids and friends from East and West. So try it and tell me what you think…   Luckily in Dubai we can easily and cheaply obtain staples for a lot of Indian cooking, things like ready chopped onions, fresh curry leaves, coriander and tamarind paste all cost a fraction of what

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