Grape leaves (stuffed), (Arabic: ورق دوالي); (Hebrew: עלי גפן ממולאים), are an appetizer popular in Middle Eastern countries, including Turkey and Persia, where it is usually eaten with stuffed rice that has been seasoned with a multitude of spices. Ingredients…
This is a very simple recipe for plain churros. Makes one plateful, suitable for about 4 people. It can easily be doubled or halved, but be warned that attempting to mix more than double this recipe at once is very…
The chapati, also known as a roti, is the staple flat bread of Northern India and Pakistan. It can be made from many types of grain, but is most commonly made with finely-ground whole wheat flour. Sometimes it is cooked…
Ingredients 1–2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, diced 2 carrots, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ lb dry red lentils 6 cups water or stock 1 bay leaf Procedure Pick over the lentils to remove any debris if needed. Rinse…
Moutabbal (baba ghanouzh) is an eggplant and tahini dip. Ingredients 1 large ripe eggplant (aubergine) 2–3 tablespoons (30–45 g) tahini 1–2 lemons, juiced and strained 2–3 cloves fresh garlic Salt Olive oil Procedure Roast the eggplant on open flame. If…
Kinpira is a Japanese cooking term that roughly translates to sauté and simmer. The aim is to cook root vegetables such as carrots and burdock root in a minimum amount of water so that they end up tenderly cooked and…
Try this recipe for a festive Friday night meal. Ingredients 2 ea. (2 lb / 900 g) medium eggplants ¼ lb (113 g) button mushrooms, sliced ½ lb (225 g) tomatoes, chopped 1 cup (240 ml) chopped onions 4 large…
Baba ganoush is a common Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dip with a creamy, somewhat smoky flavor. It is usually eaten with pita bread although naan or a crispy flatbread also work well. Ingredients 1 ea. (1 to 1½ pounds) medium-large…
Ingredients 450 g date spread 150 g walnuts 1 pomegranate 25 g cinnamon 5g black pepper ½ cup wine vinegar 20 g dried marjoram or oregano, partially crushed Procedure Place date spread in bowl and add crushed walnuts. Peel the…
Originally posted to Foodista by user Simmer + Sauce. Foodista recipes are released under a CC-BY license. Ingredients Peanut dressing 3 tablespoons lightly roasted creamy peanut butter 2 tablespoons tamari 3 tablespoons rice vinegar 3 teaspoons tossed sesame oil 1…
Montreal Russian borscht was a prize winner in Montreal, Canada’s Russian community Ingredients 7 litres water 1 can stewed tomatoes, or an equivalent amount of fresh tomatoes 1 small can tomato paste Sugar to taste Salt, to taste 1 large…
Matzo (Hebrew/Yiddish: מצה) is an unleavened bread central to the Jewish celebration of Passover. To comply with Jewish dietary laws, matzo prepared for Passover must comply with the following rules: It must be prepared by observant Jews. It must be…