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Saturday 27 September 2008

World-wide Ismaili Cooking

I always thought of Ismailis as from India, Pakistan and East Africa, I never gave a thought to all the murids in Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, China, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Tibet and South Africa. Now of course we also live in Europe, North America Australia and New Zealand.
I am sure I have missed a few countries!
To celebrate MHI's Golden Jubilee, I am going to start a series of recipes eatern by Ismailis all over the world, showing the diversity of our people. I have already started this series with:
To come:
  • Syrian Bantinjan bil Laban, Fried aubergine in a garlic yoghurt sauce.
  • Syrian Maklubit Betinjan, Lamb and aubergine with rice
  • Tunisian Maraqat al-Safarjal, Lamb and Quince stew
you will have to be patient, as I will only blog tried and tested (tasted) recipes!

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16 comments:

  1. Finla28 September 2008 at 10:37:00 BST

    Looking forward to it.
    You missed Indonesia, just kidding :-)

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  2. Saju28 September 2008 at 13:39:00 BST

    I am sure you are right, there are Ismailis in Malaysia and Singapore, so why not Indonesia!

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  3. Anonymous29 September 2008 at 14:19:00 BST

    Hi Saju - how about other recipes like Dhebra and methi spicy thepla?
    Would be fab ;-)

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  4. Saju29 September 2008 at 20:49:00 BST

    ok, have been meaning to put dhebra on.

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  5. Sabira2 October 2008 at 14:39:00 BST

    Hello,
    Are your cookbooks available?
    I would love to add them to my collection. How about you make your recipes available for purchasing online at a reasonable price?

    Regards & best wishes,
    Sabira

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  6. Saju11 October 2008 at 18:15:00 BST

    Sabira,
    thanks for the complement, I am seriously thinking about.
    Any publishers out there, do you want to publish this book?

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  7. Saju11 October 2008 at 18:15:00 BST

    Anon,
    I made dhebra today, will blog soon.

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  8. Saju16 October 2008 at 08:57:00 BST

    http://chachiskitchen.blogspot.com/2008/10/dhebra-with-courgette-zuchini.html

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  9. Anonymous20 November 2008 at 05:49:00 GMT

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  10. Anonymous1 March 2010 at 12:19:00 GMT

    I dont understand how you can take the cuisine of a country and make it Ismaili cuisine. Fattosh, hummus, muttabel are common everyday Meditarraen fare, common to all countries and all people who live there. How can you alienate these dishes and call them Ismaili?? can you take Dhal from India and call it Hindu dhal. Ridiculous isnt it?? Kind Regards AD

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  11. Saju1 March 2010 at 13:20:00 GMT

    Dear Anon,
    I am not calling these food Ismaili as such. I am merely saying the Ismailis in Syria eat these dishes. Many Ismaili restaurants I visited in Salamieh, had these food. Many Ismaili homes I have visited eat these foods. By the way Gujrati dal is differenct for Kerala dal.

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  12. Anonymous2 March 2010 at 19:14:00 GMT

    Thank you Saju, you have made my point exactly. It could be a region of a country or a state where all people irrespective of their religious background eat and cook food of a particular type. World-wide Ismaili cooking... what would that mean? The dishes you refer to in Syria are eaten by the Muslims, Christians, Druze, etc etc who live all along the Meditarraen. Regards again. AD

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  13. Anonymous13 August 2010 at 18:38:00 BST

    Rather interesting site you've got here. Thank you for it. I like such topics and everything connected to this matter. I would like to read a bit more soon.

    Julia Swenson

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  14. Saju13 August 2010 at 23:03:00 BST

    Thank you Julia, you are welcome.

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  15. Anonymous9 April 2011 at 00:01:00 BST

    Ismailis in Tibet? Surely you are streching the Ismaili Evanganglism a tad too far aren't you !

    As anonymous said on March 1/2001 you seem to forget that most of your recipes are Gujarati. Yours is a religion, maybe even a cult not a race as you would have us believe.

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  16. Saju9 April 2011 at 12:51:00 BST

    Ismailis in Tibet? Yes Ismailis in Tibet, do your research Anon (nameless person)

    Yes it is true most of my recipes are Gujarati, but most of the Ismailis aren't Gujarati! They hail from Arabic, Persian, Central Asian and South Asian cultures, the Gujarati are only a small percentage. I advise you to read before you leave ignorant comments.

    And next time courage of your convictions and declare your name!

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