Ingredients :
1 small cup semovita
3 carrots (peeled & diced)
Pieces of green beans (diced)
1/4 small cabbage (shredded )
3 bell peppers
1-2 bouillon cube(s)
1 diced onion
1 tsp mixed spices
1 tsp curry
Salt to taste
1 cooking spoon oil
 
    Method
Heat the oil in a medium pot, add the diced Bell peppers and onions, fry for 4-5 minutes. Pour 1 medium cup of water, seasonings and spices. Cover and allow to boil. Add the vegetables. Allow to cook for some minutes. Then gradually add the semovita, stirring. Cook on low heat.
   Serve warm.
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Ingredients :
1 medium cup semovita
1/2 small cabbage (shredded )
4 carrots (peeled & grated)
Pinch salt
1-2 stock cubes
1 tsp baking powder

    Method
Pour the vegetables and seasonings in a medium bowl, add the semovita, baking powder in the same bowl. Add some water and mix, it shouldn't be too thick and too watery. Cover and set aside so that the vegetables will be soaked.
   Heat your iron ware (tanda) add few drops of oil. Then pour a laddle of the mixture in the Iron ware, till a bit brownish, flip the other side and fry too. Do that to the rest of the mixture till you exhaust it.
    Serve with Tomato Sauce or Stew and enjoy!
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Ingredients:
1 small bowl raw Tofu (diced)
3 carrots (peeled & diced)
Spring onion (cut into small pieces )
1 large onion (diced)
1 tsp chat masala
1 tbsp curry
1 tsp mixed spices
Salt to taste
2 bouillon cubes
1 cup oil frying

       Method
Heat the oil in a pan and fry the tofu till golden brown. Pack and drain. Reduce the oil and place the pan back to the fire. Add the tofu and carrots, cover the pan and cook on low heat for 3-5 minutes. To soften the carrots. Open the pan and add the onions, Spring onions, seasonings and spices. Stir fry and allow to cook for 5-7 minutes. Remove from the fire. Serve warm with any drink of your choice.
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 Winners Of Asmie's Kitchen Food Competition 2016
  * Ameena Aliyu Garba
  * Hannatu Babajo
  * Rukayya Jumare
       Congratulations!!!
 And I want to thank all the those that participated. Thank you and God bless.
      My appreciation also goes to Zahra Bello for her efforts towards the success of the competition.
      Thanks a lot.
  = Admin

INTERVIEW WITH ADMIN OF ASMIE'S KITCHEN: Asma'u Sada.
     *                   *                   *
* Zahra : Can you briefly tell us about yourself?

*Admin: My name is Asma'u Sada. Born and brought up in Kaduna. Attended both primary and secondary school in Kaduna. A graduate of Kaduna State University. I studied English. I am a writer, a caterer, bead maker, bag maker, shoe designer, artist & Event Decor. I also make homemade spices & air freshener.

* Zahra : Who motivated you to cook?

* Admin :Actually, am gifted. Because I have been cooking at young age. I am a person that always love to create and try new things especially cooking. I have a great passion for cooking and don't think I can do without it.

*Zahra: Can you tell us your kitchen blunder?

* Admin:I can't really say I had a  biggest mistake when I was novice in cooking. What I can really remember is my parents always encouraged and praised me when ever I cooked. Because I cooked for twelve people. I can still remember when I started cooking dinner for the family, my Mom had to call the attention of my family members to come and see me cooking 'Tuwo ' for the family. 😄

* Zahra: Any ingredient you always find difficulty with?

* Admin: I think it's beef. I'm not always lucky when buying beef. I had to boil it for a long time before it's cooked. Most of the time,I had to keep on adding more water before it becomes tender.

*Zahra: What food can you cook within a short time?

* Fried Rice. I love fried rice a lot. It doesn't take too much time to prepare it.

* We will like to know your favorite  Kitchen equipment.

* Frying pan. I love cooking with frying pan. I cook almost everything with frying pan. If you go through my recipes, you will see that. 😊

* Zahra :Any favourite food?

*Admin: I love any food that is cooked with potatoes.

* Zahra : What is the food you dislike most?

* Admin:  Tuwo Shinkafa with Vegetable Soup. I always frown at the food whenever I see it. 😞

* Zahra : What is favorite cookery book?

* Admin : I'm not a fan of cook books. I'm not familiar with it. I always love creating my own recipes.

* Lastly, what advice can you give to upcoming chefs?

* Admin : Read cook books, learn from professional chefs and also from  their mothers. If possible they should join cookery groups online to learn more from others.
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               ***Inter

 Hafsah Iftikhar is the owner of the fabulous Haffa's Kitchen Adventures. She is an exceptional Chef with a great passion for cooking.
     *** THE INTERVIEW!!! ***

*Admin: We will like to know who Hafsah Iftikhar is and what your blog entails.

 Hafsah: My blog is regarding the simplest of recipes for the new comers, like myself..as the name suggests its all abt adventures in my kitchen which ive gone through while learning how to cook.

* Admin: Who motivated you to cook?

Hafsah:  They say road to ur husband's heart routes through his stomach..thats true for me, my inspiration my hubby

* Admin: What is your favourite ingredient?

Hafsah:  I believe that taste comes with right amount of ingredient at the right time so there is no specific ingredient i can't live without.

*Admin: Can you tell us your kitchen blunder?

Hafsah: I can think of 2 blunder...can't decide which one was a bigger blunder.
My first try to chicken biryani,which was never meant to be...i really feel sad for the pain and agony the poor chicken had to go through :p
Seondly, trying to impress my  hubby 3rd day of my marriage i decided to make coffee...a hot mug of coffee on the winter night was ready with a creamy heart in the centre..it wasn't until my hubby tasted it. Then I realized i added 2 teaspoons of salt instead of sugar..hahaha ...i cudn't forget his face once he had a sip of it.
P.S till date my mother in law is unaware of the incident
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* Admin: Favorite Pakistani recipe?

Hafsah: Pulao..any sort...probably because I've almost never faltered in it.

* Admin: What's your unforgettable  Kitchen incident?

Hafsah: Being naive to cooking in the beginning i used to cook following others' recipes..i had no estimation...just stick to the recipe was my way. Once i had to use 1/4kg onions n i wasn't at all sure how many onions to use. I just blindly googled it. How much is 1/4kg onions in quantity. in urdu(aik pao pyaz kitney hotay hien) what made it funny was when my saw it once he returned from job ...hahaha he was like WTH.
After that my hubby agreed to buy me a weight scale ;)

* Admin: How do you know you wanted to become a chef?

Hafsah: Definitely after my marriage once i realized my hubby was a food lover.

Admin: Where do you see food blogging years to come?

Hafsah: Any where, where delicious food is served but nothing in the world is like pakistani food.

*Admin: Can you tell us what motivated you to start a food blog?

Hafsah: Being a doctor by profession and no job i was damn bored once my hubby was in office. Especially once his job demanded long working hours, he introduced me to blogging. I happily dived into it in order to kill my boredom. Infact he thought i would b more interested in medical related blog,but i had other plans

* Admin:Do you have any adventurous dish ?

 Hafsah: Adventurous dish -  I'm still searching for that moment. May be if i become a master chef judge some day then ill be able to answer precisely.

*Admin : What is your expectation regarding food blog?

  Hafsah: Last question: may be when smelling or tasting food online becomes possible some day :p
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Ingredients:
3 medium beetroot (peeled & diced )
5-6 potatoes (peeled & diced)
2 eggs
1 large onion (diced)
1-2 handfuls of chopped parsley/ any green vegetable
Salt
2 stock cubes
A dash of chat masala
1 tsp curry
1 tsp mixed spices
1/2 tsp Chicken masala
1 cooking spoon oil

Method
Boil the potatoes and beetroot. Strain and set aside.
   Heat the oil in a pan, add the beetroot and potatoes and fry for 5 minutes. Add the onions and fry for 5 minutes, stirring now and then. Add the seasonings and spices, stir fry for a  minute. Then add the chopped parsley or any green vegetable, stir fry for some minutes. Lastly, pour the eggs without whisking and allow to set, then stir fry and allow to cook for few minutes.
  Serve with any soft drink of your choice and enjoy!
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