19 Dishes

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Aloo bhajia

Pakora (pronounced [pəˈkɔːɽa]) is a spiced fritter originating from the indian subcontinent.they are sold by street vendors and served in restaurants in south asia and uk. it consists of items, often vegetables such as potatoes and onions, coated in seasoned gram flour batter and deep fried. the pakora is known also under other spellings including pikora, pakoda, pakodi and regional names such as bhaji, bhajiya, bora, ponako and chop.

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Banana bread

Banana bread is a type of bread made from mashed bananas. it is often a moist, sweet, cake-like quick bread; however there are some banana bread recipes that are yeast raised breads.

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Bubble and squeak

Bubble and squeak is a british dish made from cooked potatoes and cabbage, mixed together and fried. the food writer howard hillman classes it as one of the "great peasant dishes of the world". the dish has been known since at least the 18th century, and in its early versions it contained cooked beef; by the mid-20th century the two vegetables had become the principal ingredients.

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Chelsea bun

The chelsea bun is a type of currant bun that was first baked in the 18th century at the bun house in chelsea, an establishment favoured by hanoverian royalty. the shop was demolished in 1839.the bun is made of a rich yeast dough flavoured with lemon peel, cinnamon or mixed spice. before being rolled into a square spiral shape, the dough is spread with a mixture of currants, brown sugar and butter. the process of making this bun is very similar to that involved in producing the cinnamon roll. after being baked, traditionally the chelsea bun is glazed with syrup (or cold water and sugar). it is glazed while still hot so that the water evaporates and leaves a sticky sugar glaze, making the bun much sweeter.

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Chia pudding

Chia seeds are the edible seeds of salvia hispanica, a flowering plant in the mint family (lamiaceae) native to central and southern mexico, or of the related salvia columbariae of the southwestern united states and mexico. chia seeds are oval and gray with black and white spots, having a diameter around 2 millimetres (0.08 in). the seeds are hygroscopic, absorbing up to 12 times their weight in liquid when soaked and developing a mucilaginous coating that gives chia-based foods and beverages a distinctive gel texture. there is evidence that the crop was widely cultivated by the aztecs in pre-columbian times and was a staple food for mesoamerican cultures. chia seeds are cultivated on a small scale in their ancestral homeland of central mexico and guatemala and commercially throughout central and south america.

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Crumpet

A crumpet ( (listen)) is a small griddle bread made from an unsweetened batter of water or milk, flour, and yeast, eaten in the united kingdom, canada, new zealand, south africa and australia. crumpets are regionally known as pikelets, a name also applied to a thinner, more pancake-like griddle bread: a type of the latter is referred to as a crumpet in scotland.

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French toast

French toast is a dish made of sliced bread soaked in beaten eggs, sugar and typically milk, then pan fried. alternative names and variants include "eggy bread", "bombay toast", "gypsy toast", and "poor knights" (of windsor).when french toast is served as a sweet dish, milk, sugar, vanilla or cinnamon are also commonly added before pan-frying, and then it may be topped with sugar (often powdered sugar), butter, fruit, or syrup. when it is a savory dish, it is generally fried with a pinch of salt or pepper, and it can then be served with a sauce such as ketchup or mayonnaise.

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Isidudu

Isidudu (xhosa pronunciation: [isidudu]) is a soft porridge made from ground corn known as mealie meal. it is a common breakfast in xhosa and zulu households. it is served with sugar and milk. some may prefer white/brown vinegar and sugar or butter/peanutbutter and sugar etc. sometimes the ground corn is fermented to have a sour taste.

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Koeksister

A koeksister is a traditional afrikaner confectionery made of fried dough infused in syrup or honey. there is also a cape malay version of the dish, which is a fried ball of dough that is rolled in desiccated coconut called a koesister. the name derives from the dutch word "koek", which generally means a wheat flour confectionery, also the origin of the american english word "cookie", and "sister" can refer to the oral tradition of two sisters plaiting their doughnuts and then dunking them in syrup, so creating this iconic pastry. "sis" can also refer to the sizzling sound.koeksisters are prepared by frying plaited dough strips in oil, then submersing the hot fried dough into ice cold sugar syrup. koeksisters have a golden crunchy crust and liquid syrup centre, are very sticky and sweet, and taste like honey.popular brands include ouma rooi koeksisters, whose founder won the huletts koeksister competition before taking part in the popular south african koekedoor show.a monument of a koeksister in the afrikaner community of orania alludes to the afrikaner tradition of baking them to raise funds for the building of churches and schools.

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Mabele

Sorghum meal, commonly made into porridge, ting (sour porridge)

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Masala dosa

Masala dosa/masale dosey is a variation of the popular south indian dosa, which has its origins in tuluva udupi cuisine of karnataka. it is made from rice, lentils, potato, fenugreek, ghee and curry leaves, and served with chutneys and sambar. it is popular in south india, it can be found in all other parts of the country and overseas. in south india, preparation of masala dosa varies from city to city. there are variations in masala dosa like davanagere benne masale dosey (butter dosa), rava masala dosa, onion dosa, paper masala dosa, cheese masala dosa etc.

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Muesli

Muesli ( mewz-lee) is a cold oatmeal dish based on rolled oats and ingredients such as grains, nuts, seeds and fresh or dried fruits. muesli was traditionally prepared with milk or cream, a squeeze of citrus juice, often with a sweetener such as honey, and soaked overnight. yoghurt or other mammal or plant milk products are now commonly added to packaged and homemade muesli recipes. developed around 1900 by swiss physician maximilian bircher-benner for patients in his hospital, it is now eaten as a standard breakfast dish, like a breakfast cereal, and also in switzerland as a supper called birchermüesli complet – muesli with café complet (milk coffee, accompanied with bread, butter and jam (butterbrot)).in addition to being made raw, muesli can be toasted. muesli can also be processed further by adding sweetener and oil to bind the ingredients together and baked to produce granola.

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Ostrich egg omelette

Said to be a hangover cure

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Pap

Ugali, or sima, is a type of stiff maize flour porridge made in africa. it is also known as vuswa, bogobe, fufu, gauli, gima, isitshwala, kimnyet, kuon, mieliepap, ngima, nshima, obokima, ovuchima, (o)busuma, oshifima, oruhere, pap, phutu, posho, sadza, ubugali, and umutsima, among other names. sima is sometimes made from other flours, such as millet or sorghum flour, and is sometimes mixed with cassava flour. it is cooked in boiling water or milk until it reaches a stiff or firm dough-like consistency. in 2017, the dish was added to the unesco representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity, one of a few foods in the list.

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Phala

Cornmeal porridge

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Rusk

A rusk is a hard, dry biscuit or a twice-baked bread. it is sometimes used as a teether for babies. in some cultures, rusk is made of cake, rather than bread: this is sometimes referred to as cake rusk. in the uk, the name also refers to a wheat-based food additive.

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Scones

A scone is a baked good, usually made of either wheat or oatmeal with baking powder as a leavening agent, and baked on sheet pans. a scone is often slightly sweetened and occasionally glazed with egg wash. the scone is a basic component of the cream tea. it differs from teacakes and other types of sweets that are made with yeast. scones were chosen as the republic of ireland representative for café europe during the austrian presidency of the european union in 2006, while the united kingdom chose shortbread.

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Soft boiled egg

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Ting

Fermented sorghum or corn porridge, serve with milk and sugar