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Today’s dinner was inspired by the Korean boiled dumplings known as Mul Mandu which literally means water dumplings. Did it taste authentic? I wouldn’t know because I’ve never really had the authentic version therefore I say inspired but this was at soul comfort level so I enjoyed what I ate as did the kids. The recipe was adapted and tweaked from my favourite FB food blogger(Sarita).In fact I did my two bits of research after seeing her post, having never heard of something like this before. Ingredients  400gm minced chicken  2 scrambled eggs 1/4cup finely sliced spring onion  4 tbsp    finely chopped ginger garlic  1 tsp black pepper  2 tbsp corn flour  Salt to taste  2 tbsp Soya sauce  2 tbsp green chilli paste(I used Ching’s so it was more tangy than spicy)  Dumpling wrappers 1 cup APF   1/4 cup corn flour  Salt to taste  1tsp oil  To knead hot water  ...

Koshari

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I had my first taste of koshari at this restaurant here in Muscat called Kusharina. With pasta and tomatoes, chickpeas what was not to like?? Maybe it is my Middle-eastern upbringing but I love anything that has chickpeas and tomatoes in it :) Today as I stepped into the kitchen with the intent of making pasta, I realized that we didn't really have enough for everyone. Then I noticed the can of chickpeas staring at me and the packs of tomato puree and the bottle of masoor dal and suddenly my brain put all that randomness together and brought back this little memory of koshari tucked away deep deep deep deep deep inside!! Lunch was decided! Looked at the internet for some recipes and realized I pretty much had everything so that was that. All you need is: Crispy Onions: 2 large onion, sliced into really thin rings(I found slicing them into rings worked way better than regular chopped slices) For Tomato Sauce Cooking oil (I used olive) 1 small onion, slice...

Onion Chutney Chicken

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It's funny how you strike a chord with certain recipes and this is one such recipe. I happened to see this post on insta(Thanks Maria Goretti!) and couldn't wait to try it. It was something she had tweaked from her friend's recipe and sounded pretty interesting. I had to tweak it a little as well because the spice level seemed a bit too much for the kids. A chutney chicken! All you need is: Chicken bone-in- I used about 6 big pieces Garlic-lots! I used about 15 big cloves(Told you it was a lot!) chopped fine Ginger- About 1.5 inches chopped fine Dried red chillies- 10 deseeded Onion -2 big sliced Curry leaves-a handful  Coconut milk-I used powdered coconut milk mixed with about 1/2 a cup of fresh coconut scrappings Sugar-2 tbsp (optional) Salt Ghee Take enough ghee to cover the saucepan, heat it a bit and add curry leaves, garlic, ginger and red chillies. Once the aroma releases, add in the sliced onions and let it soften. once translucent,...