Darya's Kitchen
Darya's Kitchen offers authenticate Kurdish and Iraqi cuisine for any special occasion.
19/05/2021
Kurdish style barbecue
03/04/2021
Maqlooba Saturday kind of feeling
27/03/2021
Kibbah - made from fine burgul and stuffed with beef, parsley, peppers, tomatoes and onion.
13/03/2021
Saturday mood - yaprax (dolma) - not for me though because still doing the no carbohydrates 😢 ðŸ˜
08/03/2021
Salad time - so last week I decided that I will do no more carbohydrates diet and try to be more healthy for a month and so far so good, I feel so much more energetic, fingers crossed this feeling will continue and won’t miss bread, rice and cake 😞
04/03/2021
Rice with cashew, walnut, almonds and raisins
04/03/2021
Zrobi or some refer to it as nani now seri. Basically this is Kurdish bread fried in oil so it’s crispy on the outside and fluffy in the inside. Perfect for those cold mornings.
01/03/2021
Keema pasta
25/02/2021
Pizza time - this is probably the best dough I have ever made for a pizza and a complete accident with the ingredients used.
22/02/2021
Maqlooba
18/02/2021
Feta and spinach pastry
Happy pancake day everyone
Happy valentines to everyone today I hope you all have an amazing day with your loved ones.
is a traditional Kurdish dish called kefta which is made from different types of bulgur and filled with diced beef, parsley and onion which has been marinated in different spices for its aromatic smell and taste. They are then cooked in a tomatoe sauce which has Swiss chard and chickpea but you can add any vegetable you like.
Bagel shaped pastry dipped in dates syrup and sprinkled in sesame seed
Spicy soup perfect for this cold weather and packed with healthy ingredients such as Swiss chard, yellow split peas and fresh chilli
Yaprax - stuffed vegetables and vine leaves. This has to be one of my favourite Kurdish dishes to make and eat.
Mhalabya - a Kurdish sweet desert made from corn flour, milk and sugar with rose water and then sprinkled with cinnamon powder and rose petal.
28/01/2021
Mhalabya - a Kurdish sweet desert made from corn flour, milk and sugar with rose water and then sprinkled with cinnamon powder.
27/01/2021
Chicken roast - this is probably the juiciest hockey recipe I have had so far using butter, pomegranate molasses, garlic, lemon, curry powder, black, onion, pepper and tomatoe paste.
25/01/2021
Double chocolate chip brownies courtesy of . I have been wanting to try this recipe for weeks now and I finally gave it a go and it did not disappoint. I am not sure if it’s as good as hers but there is literally nothing left.
Chicken Tapsi - layered in aubergine, peppers, onion and tomatoes and topped with fresh parsley and tomato sauce served with rice and crispy fried bread
Sandwiches made with homemade bread packed with chicken cubes, fried aubergine and potatoes with salad.
19/01/2021
Home made winter day Kebab skewers Kurdish style serving
Dates and eggs - this might not be your typical dish that you would see but it’s a well known traditional Iraqi breakfast dish. This dish is usually served as a specialty breakfast to those who have just given birth.
It is believed that dates and eggs have the richest ingredients that would help in providing the baby with the most nutrition’s during their breast feeding phase. This dish bring back my childhood memories when my grandmother use to make it for and serve it with freshly made bread and cardamom tea.
Ingredients:
3 Eggs
2-3 spoons of Butter or sunflower oil
1 cup of seedless Dates
Seasoning - salt and cardamom
desired)
Ingreditents
-First heat the stone dish and put the butter in until it melts completely.
-Add the dates and start making a purée or until it becomes completely soft and combined together like a dough.
-Make a hole in the center and add the eggs. There are two ways to do it, either by whisking the eggs in a separate dish then pour it to the center or break the eggs directly.
How you give this recipe a go it’s absolutely delicious 😋
Mini pizza pockets so easy 😊 and so yummy 🤤
12/01/2021
Mini pizza pockets so easy to make and incredible yummy. These make the perfect snack and take 15min to make. All you need is tomatoes, green chilli, mushrooms, cheese and parsley and Ofcourse your voice of bread but the ones that work best are pitta, toast I have personally used sliced focaccia
Tomatoe and mixed herb bulgur
Tortilla Breakfast wrap - I had to give this a go and it did not disappoint
07/01/2021
Home made Hummus drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with sumac but you can also sprinkle yours with paprika, chilli flakes or anything that takes your fancy 😋
07/01/2021
Aubergine and potatoe wraps packed with hummus and salad that has been dressed in sumac then topped with fresh chilli. Such an easy meal to make and so satisfying
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