This is a fairly simple recipe for tabbouleh, a sweet, chewy Mediterranean salad. Everyone who makes it has a different variation. Ingredients ¼ cup bulgur Juice of 1 lemon 1 bunch fresh parsley (preferably flat leaf), very finely chopped ½…
This tabbouleh is great as a salad, or as a meal in itself. Eat it with lots of falafel! Ingredients 1 cup (240 ml) bulgur wheat (medium grind) ½ cup (120 ml) olive oil ½ cup (120 ml) lemon juice…
Saj bread (Arabic: خبز الصاج) is a thin, unleavened flatbread baked on a griddle known as a saj. Ingredients ½ cup flour 250 g water 1 tsp salt Procedure Mix flour and water, adding water gradually, until left with a…
Sabich is a popular Israeli sandwich based on what Iraqi Jews ate on Sabbath morning, featuring fried eggplant, boiled potato, and hard-boiled egg. Instead of serving the ingredients on a tray, as was traditional, sabich stuffs everything in a pita.…
Muhallebi, also called muhallabia or mihallabiya, is a milk pudding thickened with rice flour and optionally perfumed with rosewater or orange flower water. Ingredients ¾ cup rice flour ¼ cup cornstarch 1 cup water 7 cups milk ½–1 cup white…
Koshary, alternately spelled koshari or kushari, is an Egyptian dish of rice, pasta, and legumes. It combines elements of both Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines. According to Wikipedia it is Egypt’s national dish and a widely popular street food. Ingredients…
Ingredients 1 cup dry chickpeas Water 1 teaspoon baking soda 2–3 cloves of garlic 1 teaspoon salt Tahini and water, to make a paste Ground cumin Fresh, coarsely-cut coriander leaves Salt to taste Procedure The night before you plan to…
Musakhan, also مسخّن (Arabic), is a Palestinian country dish. It is chicken baked with onions, sumac, and allspice, and garnished with fried pine nuts. Ingredients 1 ea. (about 3½ pounds / 1.5 kg) whole free-range chicken Salt, to taste Freshly-ground…