Sharon Benjamin

Features Writer

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Thanksgiving: Turkey, tales and nursery rhymes

Want to rustle up a grand Thanksgiving meal? These 3 recipes could help!

Thanksgiving: Turkey, tales and nursery rhymes

Celebrate International Hummus Day with these 5 recipes

Every year on May 13, millions gather to share their love for the Middle Eastern dip

Hummus: A healthy Mediterranean dip that can easily be a satisfying meal

Legend of the Indian Kathi roll and its many avatars

UAE-based expatriates and restaurants owners share memories and recipes to try

Kathi rolls are a much-loved Indian street food that has travelled the corners of the globe

Flour 101: 9 flour types every baker must know

Learn about the different flour types, where to use them and why it makes a difference

Gulf News Food took a look at the different types of flours available in the UAE, and here’s what we discovered

Dubai’s ‘secret’ iftar lane selling snacks for 50 years

The two shopkeepers from Kerala, India talk about the snacks that are so popular

Plates of hot, crunchy samosas (deep-fried savoury snacks with filling), pakoras (fritters) and wadas (deep-fried lentil-based fritters) are up for sale

Do you like waffles? Here are two recipes to try!

Two recipes for waffles that will work really well for iftar or an evening meal

In the mood for waffles? We've got two recipes you can try at home!

Discover India’s coastal Koli cuisine in the UAE

The cuisine is an ode to the seas and quite unlike many South Asian foods

Kolis are fisher folk from the coastal regions of Maharashtra in India, who are known for their wide range of seafood delicacies made using only fresh seafood

Meet the five-year-old baking her way to fame in Dubai

Try out her recipes for banana-peanut butter muffins and Japanese sushi below!

Here's a peek into this 5-year-old's world of cooking and baking

Falooda: From Iran to the UAE via India

UAE expats, chefs and Gulf News readers share their memories of the ice cream drink

Faloodeh or Falooda? One of UAE's favourite summer drinks

Whose masala dosa is it anyway?

Is it from Tamil Nadu or Karnataka? The rice-lentil-based dish has many tales behind it…

Masala dosa doesn’t originate from Tamil Nadu but from Udupi in Karnataka

The magic of Malabar is in its Mappila cuisine

Moplah cuisine expert Abida Rasheed and UAE expats share fond memories from Kerala

Moplah cuisine: More than just Thalassery biryani

One-pot meal cooking was first introduced by Mughals

Indian chef Osama Jalali shares lost recipes with Gulf News Food

What is India's Mughal cuisine? Read on to find out

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