Bosa Kitchen, Southfields, is a Lebanese restaurant, 2 minute walk from Southfields tube, and a cosy environment. Over ordering for the inevitable doggy bag is essential.
Starters were Biama bel Zeit (okra), Moussaka (aubergine), and soujok (lamb sausages). These were hearty and unctuous.
Adapted from this Burmese pork and pumpkin curry recipe, I added fresh lemongrass, substituted ground turmeric with fresh, and parcooked the squash (roasting) to avoid chopping raw veg, saving time and preserving my delicate mitts.
Fresh lemongrass and turmeric are way better than fresh, freeze whatever's not used. If fresh …
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"Kuih" is malay for cake, "bengka" means lard, in this case due to the appearance (kuihs are v dense, often chewy/ soft as tapioca/ glutinous rice/ rice flours are used); ubi kayu stands for tapioca.
In Malaysia, this would be made with fresh, grated tapioca, and cooked on a charcoal …
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Working from a base recipe of 4-6-10 (butter:sugar:flour), 1 egg per 100g/ 4 fl oz butter, substituting approximately half the butter for peanut butter and adding stem ginger syrup (or possibly honey) to make the cookies extra chewy.
Baking at 140C/280F for 20 minutes, should make the …
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I ate a lot of these in Beijing...
Chewy little pancakes, slightly crisp and nutty on the outside and chewy on the inside. Rolling in sesame seeds before frying adds nuttiness.
There are no exact measurements for this recipe, quantities vary according to the size and water content of the …
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