I continue cooking with Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends and I have four new spices to try today:
4. Dal Makhani
ingredients (my recipe is slightly changed from the one they offer on the back of the package): 
lentils
red kidney beans
no salt salt
olive oil
butter
cream
spice from the package
coriander
cooking time: 24 min
the pictures are attached.

I continue cooking with Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends and I have four new spices to try today:
3. Kashmiri Dum Aloo (potato curry)
ingredients (my recipe is slightly changed from the one they offer on the back of the package): 
potatoes 
no salt salt
olive oil
cream
spice from the package
crushed tomatoes
yogurt
cooking time: 20 min
the pictures are attached.

I continue cooking with Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends and I have four new spices to try today:
2. Chicken Tikka
ingredients (my recipe is slightly changed from the one they offer on the back of the package): 
chicken breast pieces
no salt salt
olive oil
cream
spice from the package
yogurt
lemon
cooking time: 15 min
the pictures are attached.

I continue cooking with Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends and I have four new spices to try today:
1. Goan Fish Curry (fish in coconut curry)
ingredients (my recipe is slightly changed from the one they offer on the back of the package): 
fish (rainbow trout)
no salt salt
olive oil
coconut milk
spice from the package
lemon
yogurt
crushed tomatoes
cooking time: 15 min
the pictures are attached.

yet another challenge for me - to cook the four dishes with 4 Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends spices - will post some new yummy photos this week.
I am glad I have Misha who eats all vegetarian ones at least ; more to that he fells happy to experience new flavors, and he looooooooves them <3another take away will be ready for him soon :)

4 spices verdict
TEA MASALA - 10/10
RAITA MASALA - 9/10
CHAAT MASALA - 9/10
ITALIAN SEASONING - 8/10
I take more dishes to cook next time . please stay tuned <3

as promised I continue publishing more recipes using Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends
I made four new dishes today:
for the third one I used CHAAT MASALA spice
pancakes (all self invented) 
2 tea spoons of chaat masala
2 small potatos
2 corrots
1 white onion
3/4 cups pf rice flour
3/4 cups of corn flour
1/2 cup wheat whole meal flour
3 eggs
1/2 cup full cream milk
no salt salt
1 tbs of olive oil
the pancakes are served with drinking yogurt with spices (home made)
decorated with the dragon fruit pieces

as promised I continue publishing more recipes using Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends
I made four new dishes today:
second one was with RAITA MASALA spice
for the dip:
1 tea spool of raita masala spice
1 cup of yogurt
for the pancakes
1 can of garden peas
1 cup of wheat flower
2 eggs
1/2 cup full cream milk
no salt salt
1 tbs of olive oil
yogurt dip is served for the pancakes
decorated with the garden pea fragrant flowers and mint tips

as promised I continue publishing more recipes using Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends
I made four new dishes today:
first with TEA MASALA spice
1 tea spool of tea masala
2 tea spoons of brown sugar
full cream milk
milk is boiled and the spice and sugar are added just before the milk boiling point
served with oat and raisin biscuits

Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends
three dishes verdict:
~ all of the dishes have very distinctive and very pleasant aroma of Indian cuisine but I get used to these spices now and my nose feel less I guess... 
~ we loved the most: Curry Chicken (10.10), then Achari Gosht (9/10) and Meat Curry (8/10)
~ the recipes are so easy to follow I made all three dishes in less than 30 min. All three dishes went accompanied by fresh salads which were the must for this weather (40 degrees) 
~ Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends is your amazing blend of very unique spices - I will keep trying more of them... 
I cook four more dishes next time...

my new challenge - cooking with Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends spice packs and I feel now very confident about the Indian food and I am not afraid of it anymore.
I have chosen three spices again today: sharing #3 (you can find the recipe at the back of the pack)
CHICKEN CURRY:
ingredients:
500g chicken meat (breast) 
2 tbs olive oil
diced tomatoes
pure cream
coriander to garnish
time to cook: 15 min, the dish is served with carrots, green peas and persian fetta salad
I am very grateful to #SpiceNirvana for providing our Club with so many assorted spices to try. Personal thanks: Paul S. Please stay tuned for more dishes

my new challenge - cooking with Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends spice packs and I already got a big thank you from the owners of the company
I have chosen three spices again today: sharing #2 (you can find the recipe at the back of the pack)
MEAT CURRY:
ingredients:
500g meat (I took diced turkey) 
2 tbs olive oil
diced tomatoes
coriander to garnish
time to cook: 15 min, the dish is served with mixed salad, yellow capsicum and red spanish onion
I am very grateful to #SpiceNirvana for providing our Club with so many assorted spices to try. Personal thanks: Paul S. Please stay tuned for more dishes

my new challenge - cooking with Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends spices and I already got so many compliments from the owners of this company
I have chosen three spices again today: sharing #1 (you can find the recipe at the back of the pack)
ACHARI GOSHT:
ingredients:
500g meat (I took diced lean pork) 
2 tbs mustard oil
yogurt
coriander to garnish
time to cook: 15 min, accompanied with baby cucumber, strawberry and sun dried tomamo salad
I am very grateful to #SpiceNirvana for providing our Club with so many assorted spices to try. Personal thanks: Paul S. Please stay tuned for more dishes

three dishes verdict:
~ all of the dishes have very distinctive and very pleasant aroma of Indian cuisine 
~ we loved the most: Butter Chicken (10.10), then Punjabi Chana (9/10) and Shahi Mutter Paneer (8/10)
~ the recipes are very very simple to follow and I cooked all three dishes in about 30 min. Plus had rice (white and brown) , potatoes, fresh salad and some funny roots Italians gave me to try at their fruit shop in Camberwell: the roots are sweet but starchy and they taste like potatos and turnips at the same time . 
~ Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends is your amazing blend of very unique spices - I will keep trying more of them... 
I cook three more next time...

my new challenge - cooking with Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends spices
I have chosen three today: sharing #2 (you can find the recipe at the back of the pack)
PUNJABI CHANA:
ingredients:
chickpeas
punjabi chana spice
tomatoes
ginger
oion
2 tbs oil 
coriander to garnish
I am very grateful to #SpiceNirvana for providing our Club with so much spices to try. Personal thanks: Paul S. Please stay tuned for more dishes

my new challenge - cooking with Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends spices
I have chosen three today: sharing #3 (you can find the recipe at the back of the pack)
SHAHI MUTTER RANEER (or can be MUSHROOMS or POTATOES):
ingredients:
peas
mushrooms (I have taken baby king oyster)
shahi mutter paneer spice
tomatoes
cream
2 tbs oil 
coriander to garnish
I am very grateful to #SpiceNirvana for providing our Club with so much spices to try. Personal thanks: Paul S. Please stay tuned for more dishes

my new challenge - cooking with Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends spices
I have chosen three today: sharing #1 (you can find the recipe at the back of the pack)
BUTTER CHICKEN:
ingredients:
500g chicken
butter chicken spice
1/2 cup milk
cream
200g tomatos
2 tbs oil 
coriander to garnish
I am very grateful to #SpiceNirvana for providing our Club with so much spices to try. Personal thanks: Paul S. Please stay tuned for more dishes

#Yallateef! book challenge
I cooked as promised 6 dishes from @MarwaMakool 's book . Marwa is the owner of famous and super successful Oasis AU Bakery North Road. Marwa kindly gifted me her signed cook book and I promised to run this challenge and buy the products from her shop to try their quality
some comments
~ very grateful to Marwa for her trust
~ I have to admit that Marwa knows her spices and ingredients very very well. I respect her highly for that. Most of the recipes I have chosen were very easy to follow and the tasty dishes are very easy to follow.
~ the recipes contain the spices and ingredients I have never tried in my life. They are delicious. Some of the spices are available at Oasis shop to purchase, they are not the cheapest but they are very fresh and very handy plus you will use them for a long time in your dishes.
~ do not expect a certain taste from the dish you cook. You will get something absolutely fabulous no matter what you predict. The taste is delish and unpredictable. If you believe "oh, I put way too much of those very hot spices", you might be wrong as the spices in combination with certain products and in mixture will work perfectly well and will pleasantly surprise you.
~ the vegetarian dishes are amazing! My best reward: my son asking me in two days after he tried the food at my place and after his "takeaways": mum, these dishes you cooked were sensational! can you please cook more for me to try and can I please borrow this book from you"
~ all the dishes I have chosen were delicious, but best out of all: pumpkin pancakes EJJEH which I gave 10 out of 10. second place: walnut and pomegranate salad because of its unusual seasoning and nuts of course, I also loved buckwheat and rice dishes plus the desert and the superb Lebanese coffee recommended to me by Eddie, the owner and the husband of Marwa was absolutely fabulous!
~ I had lots of comments and compliments about the decoration of my dishes - thank you everyone who did it - I got inspired by your comments and warm messages!
~ happy cooking guys and girls creating at art and love inside your plates!
yours sincerely
NM

added 27 new photos to the album: CHALLENGE 5&6: CRANBERRY PUDDING AND LEBANESE COFFEE — in Canterbury, Victoria.
· ok, my fifth and sixth challenges:
cooking Cranberry Pudding and Lebanese Coffee using as promised the recipes from the book Yallateef! by #MarwaMakool @marwamakool
I am publishing my snaps step by step and the final photos.
ingredients (slightly changed for this recipe):
3 cups of whole full cream milk
1/2 cup cow milk cream
2 tbs fine semolina ( can be bought at Oasis AU Bakery)
2 tbs rice flower (Oasis)
1/2 tsp orange blossom water (Oasis)
to garnish and decorate:
pomegranate syrup (grenadine)
ground pistachio (Oasis)
1 tbs orange blossom syrup
1 tsp of goji berries soaked for a week in Napoleon cognac (instead of cranberries)
1/2 tsp sugar powder
milk and cream are warmed up and then added semolina and rice flour, sugar and orange blossom water. the mixture is then placed in fancy glasses with grenadine syrup on the walls of the glass and garnished with nuts and berries
takes time and care to make the right milk and cream mixture with full attention ti the boiling mixture not to get burned and to be looked after with carre
I gave it 8/10. I love the nuts on the top the most
ingredients:
2 tsp ground lebanese coffee (recommended by Eddie, the owner of the Oasis)
two pods of cardamon 
2 tsp of brown raw sugar
the water is boiled first then the dry ingredients are added and boiled with froth to come up three times, set aside to get more flavours and served. the coffee was delicious. it is coffee after all.

added 10 new photos to the album: CHALLENGE 4 - RIZ A JEJ — in Canterbury, Victoria.
· ok, my fourth challenge
cooking Riz A Jej using as promised the recipe from the book Yallateef! by #MarwaMakool @marwamakool
I am publishing my snaps step by step and the final photos.
ingredients (slightly changed for this recipe):
1 piece of chicken breast
1 cu of rice
1/2 tsp of no salt salt
1/2 tsp morerockin seasoning
1/2 tsp mixed spices (baharat) 
1/2 tsp Alleppo pepper
a handful of slivered almonds
a handful of pine nuts
2 tbs of rice bran oil
fresh garden parsley for decoration
I cooked chicken separately in water as directed
I fried all the spices with onion and added rice at the end then I combined the cooked chicken pieces with the mixture of spices ad rice and added the 2 cups of broth from the boiled chicken. Cooked for 12 minutes and left it to stay under cover for another 12 minutes
ready in no time - very easy to cook
we have not tried it yet... but the aroma is awesome.

added 10 new photos to the album: CHALLENGE 3 - BUCKWHEAT AND VEGETABLES — in Canterbury, Victoria.
Published by Natasha Marchev · January 16 at 10:20am · ok, my third challenge
cooking Buckwheat and Vegetables using as promised the recipe from the book Yallateef! by #MarwaMakool @marwamakool
I am publishing my snaps step by step and the final photos.
ingredients (slightly changed for this recipe):
1 cup buckwheat
1/2 tbs rice bran oil
1 onion chopped
1 carrot sliced
1 zucchini sliced
150 g kalamata olives
1/2 tsp of ras el hanout (can buy at Oasis AU Bakery) 
1/4 tsp Moroccan dukka (Oasis) 
1/4 tsp hawaii (Yemeni spice mix) ( Oasis) 
1/2 tsp carob molasses 
1/4 tsp charlic )red and green chillies pickled in garlic and oil) (Oasis) 
1/2 tsp no salt salt
I used my favorite sour cherry drink and cherries in season for decorations
onions and carrot are fried, olives and zucchinis are added then spice and water with buckwheat . I cooked the veggies and buckwheat for 20 min till ready as I like my buckwheat cooked well.
ready in no time - very easy to cook
but wait till you taste it - I had Misha and Irene at home last night - the whole pot was gone in 6 minutes - some eaten on the spot and some was taken away home - I have a smallest bowl left for morning photos and for Alex and myself to share. The kids gave it 9/10 and said it was the tastiest dish they tried in months. I wonder what they cook (?) :)

added 10 new photos to the album: CHALLENGE 2 - POMEGRANATE-WALNUT SALAD — in Canterbury, Victoria.
Published by Natasha Marchev · January 15 at 7:09pm · ok, my second challenge
cooking Pomegranate-Walnut Salad using as promised the recipe from the book Yallateef! by #MarwaMakool @marwamakool
I am publishing my snaps step by step and the final photos.
ingredients (slightly changed for this recipe):
200g salad leaves
100g walnuts
200g chopped tomatoes
small bunch sliced red radishes 
seasoning: 
1 tbs pomegranate molasses ( can buy at Oasis AU Bakery shop)
1 tbs balsamic fig vinegar (Oasis)
1 tbs hibiscus finishing vinegar (Oasis) 
1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp no salt salt 
1 tsp sumac (Oasis)
pomegranate seeds (I used raspberries for decoration as my pomegranate turned to be not that good inside) , mint and radish for decor
the mixture fresh vegetables is placed in the bowl and seasoning is added
ready in no time
I gave it 9/10. It is some sensational flavor fireworks in your mouth indeed

added 15 new photos to the album: CHALLENGE 1 - EJJEH — in Canterbury, Victoria.
Published by Natasha Marchev · January 15 at 6:58pm · ok, my first challenge
cooking Ejjen using as promised the recipe from the the book Yallateef! by #MarwaMakool @marwamakool
I am publishing my snaps step by step and the final photo.
ingredients (slightly changed for this recipe):
2 grated carrots
1 grated zucchini
1/4 small grated pumpkin
1 small onion
1 small grated cupsicum
1/2 bunch of chopped continental parsley (green leaves only)
1 handful of fresh mint
spices:
1 tbs garlic and herbs (buy at Oasis AU Bakery shop)
1 tsp mixed spice (baharat) (Oasis)
1 tsp Aleppa pepper (Oasis)
1 tsp fine black pepper
1 tsp sea salt (used no salt salt) 
2 cups of self raising flour
3 fresh eggs
2 cups of filtered water
for frying:
rice bran oil (Oasis)
for dish decorations:
greek yogurt, pike nuts, parsley, mint leaves, red currant, green and calamate olives
the mixture of grated and hopped fresh vegetables and greens is placed in the bowl, added flour, eggs, water and spices
and some absolutely deliciously tender pancakes is your final product .
Misha gave it 10/10 when he just popped in today - so did I (Misha's comment: I can taste the eggs there... mmm.. almost vegetarian mmmm... I love it... mmm... its so blooooooody tasty mum... I come back after I finish work and eat the rest... - music for my ears) now will be Alex turn...
Easy to cook? mmmm.. you need lots of very yummy ingredients to buy , it is not simple but the end result is soooooooo rewarding and worth every minute you spend cooking.

we received the heavy box full of products from Spice Nirvana - Gourmet Indian Spice Blends all thanks to our friends who run the comany
some packs were already given away at our Friday St Kilda beach photoshoot and more are on the go...
Susie O'Day-Cashmere and Dina Gavrilova kindly agreed to cook two different dishes using the spices with photos and recipes that we will upload on our LOVELY TASTE pages bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/lovely-taste
I have not touched these pages for a while for many reasons and one of them was time limits. I have not cooked anything for the public eye for a long time either and I will resume doing so as well...
that was my last post reviewing ad following the recipes from the Lonely Planet's #TheWorldsBestSuperfoods when we surprised the marketing of the publisher by awesome photography and alternative approach after the book was sent to us for review...http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/lovely-taste-64.html
I would like to maintain the high quality observations and cook delicately and deliciously.
good luck to the girls and well.i guess to myself too...

This gorgeous foliant was a dear and quite spontaneous present signed for me by the author #MarwaMakool .
It is a #YallateefCookbook from the head chef and the owner of the famous Oasis Bakery on North Road. It is volume 1 and volume 2 called #YallaYallaCookbook is due to get an official launch on Wednesday, December 13.
https://oasisbakery.com.au/products/yallateef-recipe-book
After 14 years of sharing her innovative and delicious recipes with you at Oasis Bakery, Marwa Makool, head chef and owner, has finally launched her first cookbook Yallateef! A beautiful collection of 85 delicious recipes with mouth wateringly vibrant photographs throughout accompanying every recipe.
My challenge for the next week is to cook three dishes from this book step by step and share them with our readers. Let's see what i can compose.
I take 
~ Cranberry pudding with lebanese coffee, 
~ Riz A Jej, 
~ Ejjeh
~ Pomegranate and walnut salad
~ Buckwheat and vegetables
oh god it is actually 6 dishes (with coffees) - sorry I opened the book and was enchanted .. so had to take more than I promised...
the time starts now and please make sure you stay tuned for my photos and the brief coming up soon...