Belgian Waffles

Crisp, buttery and light as air. Delicious with or without toppings.

Melt 180g of butter in a large bowl.

Separate two eggs.

Whisk the two egg yolks along with 1 ½ cup milk and 1 tsp of vanilla essence into the melted butter.

Add to the above:

2 cup sifted flour

3 Tbsp sugar

4 tsp baking powder

Mix till combined.

In a clean bowl, whisk the 2 egg whites till stiff peaks form.

Fold the egg whites into the batter.

Cook in a waffle iron till golden brown.

Serve hot with ice cream and sauces of your choice.

Keep leftover waffles in the freezer. Lightly toast in the toaster when ready to eat.

Iced Mocha

When you need a little help to stay awake for extra ‘ibaadah

Makes 3 glasses

Dissolve 3 to 5 teaspoons (depending on how strong you like your coffee) of Nescafe coffee powder (regular or decaf) in 180ml of warm water. Alternatively you can use 6 shots of espresso.

Pour your coffee into your blender together with:

1 cup of ice cubes

1 ½ glasses of cold milk

6 tsp of chocolate nesquik powder

3 Tbsp of chocolate syrup

Blend on high speed until the ice is slushy.

Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream and more chocolate syrup if desired.

Steak Lagan

A delicious and healthy alternative to fried savouries

Finely chop one onion. Soften in a little oil.

Wash and cube ½kg of tenderized steak.

Marinate in:

½ tsp ginger garlic

1 tsp garlic

1 tsp salt

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Coconut Butter Balls

Cream 240g of softened butter for 3 minutes.

Add 1/3 cup icing sugar and beat for 1 minute.

Add 2 tsp of vanilla essence and beat till combined.

Add:

2 ¼ cup flour

¾ tsp baking powder

2/3 cup desiccated coconut.

Beat just till the dry ingredients are absorbed.

Take 2 tsp of dough at a time and roll into balls.

Bake on greased trays at 180 degrees celsius for 11 minutes.

While still warm dredge in icing sugar.

Lemon and Date Chicken

A light and bright chicken dish

Marinate 1 chicken cut into pieces in:

½ tsp salt

½ tsp pepper

1 tsp ginger garlic

1 tsp dhana jeero

1 tsp green chillies

Read more: Lemon and Date Chicken