Chachi's Kitchen

Ismaili Recipes - This blog contains our family recipes; mainly it is Ismaili (Khoja) cuisine, our family lived in Uganda for 3 generations so we have a marked East African(Swahili, Lugandi) Influence in our cooking AND in our language!! (Kutchi / Cutchi / Gujarati. In recent years with new additions to the family our cooking includes, English, Pakistani, Italian and Irish influences.

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Sunday, 31 January 2010

Vaghareli Kitchri

Ingredients 1 table spoon oil 1 leek; finely chopped 2 green chilies; split horizontally in two 1/2 tspn mustard seeds 4-5 curry leaves 2 to...

Leftovers Cuisine

We always cook more than we need; it is probably a habit from when we had more people in the house. However we never throw food away, if w...

Sunday, 24 January 2010

Kuku Paka / Chicken in Coconut Sauce

I recently had a request for Kuku Paka, it definately remains a favourite with the East African Asians. Ingredients 1 chicken; skinn...

Sunday, 17 January 2010

Ringra, mutter ne bateta jo shaak / Spicy Aubergine, peas and potatoes

Served here with bajra rotlo / millet bread 2 medium onions; chopped fine 4-5 cloves garlic; minced 3 inch ginger; grated 4-5 green chillies...

Thursday, 7 January 2010

Bajra / Bajri jo Rotlo (using a press)

Recently Chachi aquired a mani / chapati press, composed of two formica blocks (see picture below), to test it we made mani and rotla. The ...

Sunday, 3 January 2010

Old Family Tales from Uganda

Recently I have been obsessed by my East African heritage, first trigger was the picture of Aga Khan Primary School, and then reading these...

Saturday, 2 January 2010

Ondhwo / Hondwo / Savoury Vegetable Cake

Ingredients 1 cup rice flour 1/2 cup chickpea flour 1/2 cup soji/semolina 1 cup yogurt 1 cup hot water 6 cloves of garlic; smashed 2 inches ...

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