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This is an easy and tasty dip recipe.  Goes awesomely well with any chips. Nachos are my favourite. Ingredients: 1. Labneh - 1 packet 2. Cream cheese - 3 or 4 tbsp 3. Garlic pods - 2 or 3 4. Pepper - as per taste 5. Salt- as required 6. Tabasco sauce -1/4 tsp {optional; add before serving} Blend. Pour the mixture into a small bowl.  Dip the chips in it. Enjoy. Recipe courtesy:  a friend

Dynamite Shrimp Lemon with mint Rainbow Sushi Kids Lo Mein Mongolian Beef and rice Tiramisu A very tasty and satisfying lunch at P.F. Chang's.  The sushi is a new addition to their menu and it indeed was tasty. You should never miss trying out the dynamite shrimp [it is a must have on our list when ever we visit].It is served in a tall glass and if you look around, dynamite shrimp is one dish common to all the tables. lol The restaurant is always packed and it is an indication of the good food they serve :)

Recipe courtesy: Mrs. Lakshmi Nair's cookery show Ingredients: 1. Beetroot - 1 2. Coconut (grated) - 1.5 cup     Cumin seeds - 3/4 tsp     green chillies -3 3. Curd - 1.5 cups 4. Mustard seeds- 1 tsp 5. Dry red chilli - 2 6. Curry leaves -  a sprig 7. Oil - 3 tbsp Method: Boil the beetroot in lots of water and grate it. Make a paste of items in 2. Combine the beetroot and the coconut paste in a bowl.  Add salt to taste. To this add 1.5 cups of curd and mix well. In a small pan, add oil, splutter the mustard seeds,add red chilli and curry leaves.  Pour this over the beetroot-coconut-curd mixture.

Ingredients: 1. Beetroot(grated) - 1 cup 2. Yoghurt - 1.5 cups 3. Shallots - 5 4. Green chilli - 3 5. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp 6. Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp 7. Coconut oil (preferably) - 3 tbsp 8. Curry leaves - a sprig 9. Salt - as required Method: In a deep pan, add the oil and when it is warm add the mustard seeds. When it splutters, add the cumin seeds, then the green chilli and the curry leaves. Give a stir and add the shallots. When the shallots turn translucent, add the beetroot and saute it till its 90% cooked. Allow the whole mixture to cool down and add the yoghurt and salt and mix well.

I had been wanting to try out the food and snacks in AAB ever since they opened up in Salmiya. But never could. The place would be full every time we passed by. AAB had a small outlet in Salmiya and now they have opened a second branch in Salmiya itself (opposite to Al-Qabass arabic school; the bestow bakala lane).  This place has more seats since there is no snacks section.We checked in for a brunch :). The decor is nice and there is three kinds of chutneys on the table - red ,green and white [coconut and onion, corinader, simple coconut]. Very pretty colors indeed. That's the plain dosa I ordered. It was crisp and light and tasted good. Masala Dosa The masala dosa came folded in a rectangular shape. The filter coffee was served in bronze utensil(I am guessing it's bronze). It was sweet and tasted so good. Now I am pretty impressed with the food except for the sambar. The sambar isn't suited to my spicy-tamarindy-asafoetidy-dark colore...

muringa ela koottu curry I came across this recipe in Vanitha magazine. It was an easy recipe and tastes good and not to forget the health benefits of muringa or  moringa leaves. A simple search on the internet can give you an idea of the health benefits associated with the whole moringa  plant. And my favourite body butter from TBS is the moringa body butter.

Now one can order fish online in Kuwait :) They have cash on delivery and also a 5% cash back policy if you pre-order your fish. I thought they had free delivery but read in   248am   that they charge 750fils for delivery. They have fresh fish, live fish (limited options when i checked website) and cooked fish. I for one would be hesitant to buy fish online but when you are hard pressed for time or due to some reason  can't visit the fish market, this is a great option. Their website is www.kuwaitfreshfish.com and facebook page is also there.