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Mauritian Gateaux Napolitaines Recipe!
Have you ever tried the Mauritian treat available in almost every bakery on the island? I’m talking about the delicious Mauritian Gateau Napolitain... -
Mauritian Curry Powder Recipe!
Several people have told me that they would love to blend their own spices to make curries but didn’t know how much or how. My friend Alison Laver... -
Mauritian Style Noodles - Recipe for noodles.
Here in Australia, it is easy to find Chinese style noodles in Asian grocers, however, I have never been quite happy with the taste or the consistency and sometimes artificial colours and preservatives are used, which I need to avoid. I have been thinking for a while of attempting to make my own so I recently borrowed a pasta machine from a good friend and gave it a try after reading a lot on the internet about making noodles.
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Coconut Creme Caramel - Back story and recipes!
Every time I visited Mauritius for as long as she lived there, she would make a point of cooking for me and having me for dinner at her house. She would always be delighted when I would ask her to make Creme Caramel for me. Her Creme Caramel would always be soft and silky with very few bubbles inside, if any at all. The most unbelievable part of it was that she cooked it in a pressure cooker!
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My Murukku recipe! A delicious crispy snack, loved by people in Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore and India
Murukku is a snack that is seen a lot in Mauritius, in particular in the Indo-Mauritian community. I have also eaten it in Malaysia, Singapore and India. When I was young, relatives used to make large quantities in preparation for Divali, grinding rice in a huge mortar and pestle and a stone grinder. They would prepare sweet treats and savoury snacks to distribute to friends and relatives. In this post I share my recipe.
