Recipe: Afghan Chappli/Chapli Kabobs

In the almost two years of my blog's existence, I have not yet shared any of my favourite recipes! Today, I'm planning to change that. One of my favourite things to eat are fried meats! In my home, I'm known for my dry meat marination specialty! So it seems fitting that my first recipe post should be of such an item.

I've found that post-war, there have been a number of Afghan restaurants established in my area. With its fresh and juicy offerings, Afghan food has fast become one of my favourite types of cuisines to indulge in! My top three favourite Afghan restaurants in the greater Toronto area, for those interested, include Bamiyan Kabob, Pamier Kabob and Afghan Kebob Cuisine.

I typically order their chicken breast kabob with naan, or their chappli kabob with naan. I guess I got inspired to recreate a fraction of the flavour I'm used to eating at these restaurants.

So I've been working on perfecting the recipe below. I've only made it twice, but it is well on its way to becoming one of my favourite minced meat dishes! For help, I searched through a number of different recipes online for Afghan chappli kabobs and fused them with a few added ingredients and came up with the following:

The Greatest Love (Kdrama): My Thoughts

Airing for 16 episodes this past May and June, The Greatest Love turned out to to be an unexpected delight! I always feel lucky every time we stumble upon an interesting drama! I had tested out the first episode with my siblings and didn't feel the right vibe and subsequently discontinued watching it. My younger sister continued with it and informed us that the show had gotten very interesting! And the rest is history, really :-)

Here's a brief synopsis from wikiaddicts: 

Ae Jung was once the most popular member of girl band The National Treasure Girls. However 10 years ago the band broke up and she received most of the blame. Despite her warm personality her career has suffered ever since and she now spends her time fighting for air time on variety shows. Dokko Jin is a top movie star at the height of his career. The two meet and become involved in each other's careers. Yoon Pil Joo is a doctor of oriental medicine who has no interest in the entertainment industry but agrees to make a dating show. Dokko Jin helps get Ae Jung a role on a new reality show called Couple Making. Pil Joo is the bachelor being set up on Couple Making. Both men fall for Ae Jung both off and on the screen. 

REVIEWED: Physicians Formula Talc-Free Mineral Loose Powder

Again, a Physicians Formula product with a mouthful of a name! Before I get rolling with this review, I just wanted to take a quick moment to shoutout to my new followers. I very much appreciate the support, and hope to keep some fresh content coming your way!

If you've had the chance to read some of my previous posts, I discussed at length some of the skin issues I have experienced/been experiencing. Why is this relevant to this review...? Here's the backstory.

Earlier in the year, after a skin reaction led me to find out I had very sensitive facial skin, I took a short break from makeup to allow my skin to properly heal and to figure out which makeup products would be most suitable for my skin type. I felt naked! When I was ready to wear makeup once again, I tried a few different products including MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Medium Dark, which still didn't mesh well with my skin and caused me to have minor breakouts :-(

When I was all but losing hope about finding an easy route to a new foundation, I visited my local Rexall and picked up Physicians Formula Talc-Free Mineral Loose Powder in Sand Beige, on clearance! The product retails between $15- $20, depending on the store. However, if you keep your eyes open you'll be able to purchase this one for 15, 20 or 30% off! For this price, you are getting about 0.49 Oz/14 g of product. Just as a comparison, MAC Studio Fix Powder Foundation is 0.52 Oz/15 g.