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Ramadan Cooking: Chef Ammar’s Chicken Mandy with Rice and Arabic Salsa
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I’ve been quite good about making something for buka puasa almost every day now, usually appetizers and snacks on weekdays, and a full meal on weekends. I had a giant whole chicken in the freezer waiting for me to do something with, so I decided to try out Chef Ammar’s chicken mandy with rice. I…
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Ramadan Cooking: Shorbat el Ads (Middle Eastern Lentil Soup)
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Ramadan mubarak, everyone! Because of the fasting month, we get to leave work an hour early, and this has given me the opportunity to be home early enough to make something for buka puasa. When Mummy went for her umrah earlier this year, the place she was staying at served a nice lentil soup that she…
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Weekend Cooking: Chef Ammar’s Bukhari Rice with Roasted Chicken
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Happy Ramadan, everyone! Fasting month makes me feel like cooking more, so on this first weekend of Ramadan, I’ve been making dinner two days in a row. Today I wanted to try something new but didn’t want anything too complicated, so finally I chose Chef Ammar’s bukhari rice with roasted chicken. This turned out…
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Weekend Cooking: Kentang Bol (Potato Balls)
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When I was in Singapore visiting relatives, I got to try out – for the first time ever – Mak Abang’s famous Ramadan dish: Kentang Bol. Literally called “Potato Balls,” it is a super comforting dish, comprised of deep fried potato balls filled with spiced ground beef served in tangy tomato beef broth. Seriously…