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Chekhchoukha / شخشوخة – CookingWithAlia – Episode 924

Chekhchoukha or Jawhara is a traditional Moroccan dessert that I personally adore! Try this version of the recipe in collaboration with @riadelegancia and you will feel overwhelmed by the taste. Send me your pictures if you tried it and I will be sharing them. RECIPE: https://www.cookingwithalia.com/924-chekhchoukha/ INGREDIENTS: For the pastilla sheets 250g (8 ounces) pastilla sheets 300ml (1 1/4 cups) vegetable oil For the mahlabia 250ml (1 cup) milk 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 tablespoon sugar 1/4 tsp Arabic gum Pinch of saffron threads For decoration 50g (1/3 cup) fried almonds, finely chopped DIRECTIONS: Step 1: Preparing the pastilla sheet 1. Using a cookie cutter, cut the pastilla sheets into 10cm circles. 2. Heat up the vegetable oil in a large pot, add the pastilla sheets one at a time and fry them for 3 minutes until golden brown. Set aside to to cool on a plate lined with paper towels. Step 2: Making the mahlabia 3. In a saucepan, combine the milk and cornstarch, whisk well to dissolve the cornstarch then place the saucepan over medium heat. 4. Add the sugar, Arabic gum and saffron. Cook for 5 minutes while whisking until the mixture starts to thicken. Set aside to cool. Step 3: Layering the chekhchoukha 5. Crumble the fried pastilla sheets into bite sized pieces, then place a layer of the pastilla in your serving cups. 6. Add a dollop of the mahlabia and fried almonds. Place a second layer of pastilla, add more mahlabia and almonds. Decorate with mint then serve.

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Couscous Dessert / كسكس حلو – CookingWithAlia – Episode 917

Let's prepare Couscous the different way. It's Couscous Dessert! RECIPE: https://www.cookingwithalia.com/917-couscous-dessert/ INGREDIENTS: For the couscous 500g (1 lb) couscous 4 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided 100g (1/4 cup) butter, cubed 100g (3.5 ounces) toasted walnuts, finely ground 100g (3.5 ounces) date paste 150ml (1/3 cup + 4 tablespoons) water, divided Salt to taste Decoration option 1: Couscous with walnuts and dates 100g (3.5 ounces) dates, pitted and cut in half 100g (3.5 ounces) toasted walnuts 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon Decoration option 2: Couscous with jben and fruits 200g (1 cup) jben Cheese (Moroccan fresh cheese) 4 strawberries, finely diced 2 kiwis, finely diced 1 apple, finely diced 2 tablespoons honey Mint leaves for decoration DIRECTIONS: Step 1: Preparing the couscous 1- In a large bowl, combine the couscous, salt, 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil, and 80ml (1/3 cup) of water. Mix with your hands until the couscous is covered in the oil and water. 2- Place the couscous in a couscoussier, then steam for 20 minutes. 3- Pour the couscous back into the bowl, add 30ml (2 tablespoons) of water and mix with a spatula until well combined. Place the couscous back in the couscoussier and cook for an additional 20 minutes. 4- Pour the couscous back into the bowl, add the butter and mix with a spatula until the butter is melted. 5- Add the date paste and mix until the paste is well combined with the couscous. 6- Add the walnuts and the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil, then mix well. Place the couscous back in the couscoussier and steam for a final 15 minutes. Step 2: Decorating the couscous 7- Decorate your couscous with your choice of decoration and serve. Decoration option 1: Couscous with walnuts and dates 8- Place the couscous in your serving bowls. Decorate with cinnamon, dates and walnuts, then serve. Decoration option 2: couscous with jben and fruits 9- Place a generous dollop of couscous in your serving cups. Add a layer of chopped fruits, a tablespoon of jben cheese and a drizzle of honey. 10- Cover with another layer of the couscous mixture. Decorate with mint leaves and serve.

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Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

Thanks to Hellmann's for sponsoring this video. Discover more recipes on Hellmanns.com. #maketastenotwaste #hellmannspartner #bestfoodpartner Check out https://www.youtube.com/HellmannsMayonnaise To get this complete recipe with instructions and measurements, check out my website: http://www.LauraintheKitchen.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mrsvitale Official Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/LauraintheKitchen Contact: Business@LauraintheKitchen.com Twitter: @Lauraskitchen

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Thai Food at Home with Jet Tila

“Laura in the Kitchen” featuring guest Jet Tila | Green Curry, Thai Basil Chicken Pasta, and Pineapple Coconut Colada | Thai Food At Home | ThaiTradeUSA Check out Thai Trade USA For more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/user/thaitradena www.ThaiTradeUSA.com #ThaiTradeUSA #ThailandTrustMark #HomMaliRice #ThaiFoodAtHome Thai Green Curry Chicken Active Work time is 15 minutes. Total preparation time is 1 hour. 4 Tbsp (60g) Green Curry Paste (50g aromatic base, 10 Thai chiles, coriander leaves, 10g shrimp paste) 6-8 (2g) Kaffir Lime Leaves, sliced very thin 4 Cups (960g) Coconut milk 1 ½ - 2 Lbs. Chicken Breast, thin sliced. ½ cup (30g) Thai Sweet Basil (Whole with stems, about 5 stems) 4 tsp (20g) Fish Sauce 2 tsp (10g) Palm Sugar or brown sugar 1 Tbsp (15g) Tamarind Paste 1 15 oz can (425g) Baby corn, drained 1 medium (120g) Japanese eggplant, sliced ½ small (100g) Brown Onion (thin sliced) ½ (70g) Red Bell Pepper, sliced to garnish Heat a wide deep skillet to medium high, allow to heat for about 1 minute. Stir in 3-5 tablespoons of the thick coconut cream from the top of the cans, curry paste, and lime leaves. Stir-fry for about 3 minutes until paste starts to brown and is very fragrant. Stir in remaining coconut milk into curry paste. Deglaze and scrape the bottom of the pot. Increase heat to high until boiling and add basil leaves and carrots. Allow to boil for about 5 to 10 minutes or until reduces about 1/4. Reduce to simmer. Add chicken, onion, fish sauce, tamarind, and sugar. Add eggplant and baby corn. Let simmer for about 20 minutes or until chicken and vegetables are cooked through. Taste and adjust with fish sauce, sugar, and tamarind paste if needed. Garnish with Bell Peppers. Serve with “Hom Mali Rice” - Thai Jasmine Rice or Rice Berry Rice Thai Basil Chicken Pasta (Thai Bolognese) 1lb of Ground Chicken (not ground chicken breast, too dry) 3 Tbsp of Neutral Oil 1 Small Yellow Onion, minced 3 Cloves of Garlic, sliced 1 Large (or 2 smaller) Carrot, peeled and diced 1/2 of a Red Bell Pepper 5oz of Button Mushrooms, sliced 1/2 pint of Cherry or Grape Tomatoes, halved 2 Thai Chiles 3/4 cup of Chicken Stock 3 Tbsp of Soy Sauce 2 Tbsp of Oyster Sauce 1 Tbsp of Fish Sauce 1 1/2 Tbsp of Palm Sugar Thai Basil 10oz of Pappardelle or Fettuccini Salt to taste 1) Fill a large pot with water, add a generous pinch of salt and bring to a boil. 2) In a large skillet or shallow dutch oven (make sure it’s big enough to hold everything including the pasta) add 1tbsp of the oil, get it nice and hot, then add the ground chicken along with a pinch of salt and cook until fully cooked through and lightly browned, remove to a plate and set aside. 3) In the same skillet, add the remaining oil along with the onions, tomatoes, chilies and garlic, cook about 2 minutes, then add the bell peppers, carrot and mushrooms, sautee about 5-7 minutes on medium heat until they begin to soften, meanwhile, in a separate bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup of chicken stock, oyster sauce, soy, fish sauce and the palm sugar (cut the palm sugar into small pieces and it will dissolve in the hot skillet) set aside. 4) At this point, add the pasta to the salted boiling water, cook according to package instructions. Deglaze the veggie mixture with 1/4 cup of the chicken stock, cook for about 30 seconds, add the cooked chicken along with the sauce in your skillet with the veggies, cook on medium low for the same amount of the time the pasta needs to cook (take it out a minute shy of al dente so you can cook it with the sauce for the last minute) 5) Add the basil to the sauce, drain the pasta (reserve about 1/2 cup of the starchy cooking water) add it to the sauce along with a splash of the pasta water, cook on medium high heat for a minute or two or until the pasta becomes glossy and the sauce thickens and adheres to the pasta. Serve right away! Thai Pineapple Coconut Colada 2 cups coconut milk 2 cups pineapple juice 3-4 cups ice 4 oz Malibu Rum pineapple wedge for garnish maraschino cherries Open the coconut milk and stir, it will be slightly separated in the can stir it together. Pour 2 cups of the coconut milk into the blender. Add in the pineapple juice and rum. Add about 3 cups of ice to the blender. Blend for 20-30 seconds until ice is blended. If watery, add more ice to get desired consistency. Pour into two glasses and enjoy! Garnish with cherries and pineapple wedges as desired.

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Henna Cake / كيكة حنا – CookingWithAlia

To celebrate Eid, @galerie_henna and I made this special cake together. It is a layered chocolate cream cake, covered with fondant, and decorate with royal icing Henna style. You can see 2 styles: Indian (heart and flower) and Moroccan (diamond), and for me it's just beautiful because it reflects my own union of Moroccan and Indian cultures... like my daughter Maya. So I am going to call it the "Maya Cake". Happy Eid everyone! #CookingWithAlia #GalerieHenna #Indiana #Moroccan #Henna #cake #Decoration #Royal #Icing #Maya للاحتفال بالعيد ، حضرت مع galerie_henna@ هذه الكعكة المميزة. هي عبارة عن كعكة كريمة الشوكولاتة ذات طبقات ، مغطاة بالفوندان ، ومزينة بالسكر على أسلوب الحناء. يمكنك أن ترى نمطين: الهندي (القلب والزهرة) والمغربي (ألماس) ، وبالنسبة لي فهو جميل لأنه يعكس وحدتي الخاصة بين الثقافات المغربية والهندية ... مثل ابنتي مايا. لذلك سأسميها "كعكة مايا". عيد سعيد للجميع!

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