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INGREDIENTS
1 cup cake flour
1 cup cornstarch
1 cup powdered milk
1 cup corn oilor sunflower oil (I prefer corn oil)
sugar syrup
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups water
DIRECTIONS
Sugar syrup: Put sugar and water in a small saucepan on medium heat.
Stir mixture until sugar dissolves.
Bring the mixture to a boil and let it boil for about 2 minutes; set aside.
Halawa: Put all the halawa ingredient in a medium saucepan and put it on medium [...]
INGREDIENTS
3 lbs roasting chickens , cut up
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 large onions , slivered
2 garlic cloves , minced
6 potatoes , peeled and diced
2 cups chicken broth
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 cinnamon sticks
2 bay leaves
1 (13ounce)can coconut milk
salt and pepper, to taste (wait until dish is complete before adding s or p as the broth reduces and would intensify the saltin)
DIRECTIONS
Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat and add the oil.
Add the chicken pieces and cook gently [...]
INGREDIENTS
1 large eggplant , sliced crosswise 1/2 inch thick (1 1/2 pound)
1/4 cup vegetable oil, plus
2 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 (1 1/4lb) lamb shanks
fresh ground pepper
1 large white onion, chopped
1/2 cup pomegranate molasses
1/2 cup dried split yellow peas (3 oz)
4dried red chilies
2 teaspoons baharat , spice blendor garam masala
2 teaspoons ground coriander
8 small pita bread, wedges warmed
DIRECTIONS
In a bowl, dissolve 2 tsp of salt in 1 quart of water.Add the eggplant, cover with a plate to keep the slices under [...]