This vegetarian and vegan soup is tops on the healthy-delicious list for including grains, legumes, herbs and olive oil. The recipe originates with The Washington Post. Serve the soup as a main course with a salad and some garlic toast or pita chips. Also great as a starter or a sustaining lunch mid-day. INGREDIENTS FOR […]
Learn how to make this Middle Eastern aubergine and tahini dip, very similar to baba ganoush. This is pure, creamy aubergine awesomeness, perfect for pita or flatbread and the kind of thing you want to eat all the time. Which is just as well because it’s extraordinarily easy to make. Ingredients MOUTABAL 2 aubergines 4 […]
Learn how to make the best authentic hummus. Creamy, rich, vegan and most important , delicious homemade hummus. DIFFICULTY Easy YIELDS 4 PREP TIME 2 Hours WORK TIME 30 Minutes RECIPE CUISINE Middle eastern INGREDIENTS 1½ cups Dry chickpeas 3/4 cup Tahini 1/3 cup Fresh lemon juice 1 tsp Baking soda 1½ tsp Salt For […]
Stuffed grape leaves dishes are very popular all over the middle eastern and Mediterranean countries. In some countries this dish called Dolma/Dolmathakia in some countries it’s called Warak Enab or sarma. There are many kinds of stuffings. In this recipe we going to make meat and rice stuffed grape leaves. Very rich and delicious dish […]
This Middle-Eastern version of a beef tartare carries an immensely dense flavour. Greg Malouf serves his beef tartare recipe with cucumber, chillies and yoghurt in this vibrant summer starter. Ingredients KIBBEH NAYEE 300g of beef mince 100g of bulgur wheat 90g of white onion, roughly chopped 1 green chilli, seeded, roughly chopped 1 handful of […]
Traditional homemade falafel recipe using chickpeas and fava beans Ingredients 1 cup dried chickpeas 1 cup peeled dried fava beans 3 tspns bicarbonate of soda 2 garlic cloves 1 small onion 2 handfuls parsley 1 handful fresh cilantro coriander 1 tsp 7 spice 1 tsp dried coriander 1/2 tsp red chilli powder 1/2 tsp black […]
This Anise Kaak (Kaak bi Yansoon) is delicious, crunchy, not too sweet, and much better than store bought. Ingredients FLOUR: 2 CUPS CUSTARD POWDER: 1/4 CUP BAKING POWDER: 1 TBSP ANISE, GROUNDED: 1 TBSP ANISE SEEDS: 1 TBSP NIGELLA SATIVA + SESAME SEEDS: 1 TBSP EGGS: 4 SALT: 1/4 TSP SUGAR: 3/4 CUP VEGETABLE OIL: […]
Sfiha (Lahm Bi Ajin) is an open-faced meat pie that is filled with ground beef of lamb, onions, tomatoes and tahini, perfect to make for a large gathering. INGREDIENTS FOR THE DOUGH: 3 CUPS FLOWER 2 1/2 TSP INSTANT YEAST 1/4 TSP MILK 2 TSP SALT 2 TBSP WHITE VINEGAR 3 TBSP YOGURT 200 ML […]
My mums zaatar chicken is unrivalled in its deliciousness because her recipe brings out the tanginess of the zaatar without scorching it. I’ve seen a lot of recipes that instruct you to just marinade the chicken in zaatar then bake it which means you end up with a very dark and sometimes bitter result. […]
The Mujadara Pita Roll Up is a great way to eat mujadara, the pilaf of lentils and bulgur with caramelized onions, on the go. Get the mujadara recipe here. Use large, thin, soft, pliable pita bread for the roll-up. You can cut the pita in half, or just keep one end of the roll-up open […]
