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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Oud – the smells of Veggiestan
…the land is distinguished in its several parts by the varied odours of the gums which drip from them; for myrrh and that frankincense which is most dear to the gods and is exported throughout the entire inhabited world are … Continue reading
Posted in Postcards from Veggiestan
Tagged bakhoor, esphand, frankincense, incense, myrrh, oud
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Ghormeh Sabzi Salad. Yeah – for real.
To feed 4 Bean salad. Nutritious and attractive, and in its most authentic Middle Eastern format, dead easy to make. So easy that one is almost embarrassed to write a recipe for it. Cook some beans any beans drain them … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged bean salad, dried limes, fenugreek, ghormeh sabzi, ghormeh sabzi salad
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Meet Mr. Mirwais
Our friend Mr. Mirwais helps us out occasionally. He is from a good family from Medan-Shahr, near Kabul, in Afghanistan. And he walked to England. Well, it wasn’t quite that simple, of course. He fled his homeland to escape the … Continue reading
Afghan Spiced Rice with Mung Beans: Maash Palao
To serve 2 As rice and mung beans are two of Afghanistan’s favourite ingredients, there are quite a number of recipes involving the pair of them. One such is ketcheree: short grain rice cooked up all stickily with garlic and … Continue reading