Arabian Cuisine

Tahini Sauce

Tahini Sauce

Tahini Sauce Ingredients Garlic cloves 2 Salt 1/2 tsp Tahini paste 2 tbsp (Recipe below) Lemon juice 3 tbsp Mayonnaise 5 heaped tbsp   Preparation Using a mortar and pestle, crush the garlic cloves with the salt into a paste (or use fresh garlic paste…

Hummus 2

Hummus 2

Hummus 2 Ingredients Boiled Chickpeas (should be extra soft but not mushy) 1+1/2 cups Garlic cloves 2, minced Salt 1/2 tsp Tahini paste 1 tbsp (optional) Recipe below Juice of 1 lemon Hot water (if needed) Olive oil 2 tbsp Sumac, parsley and some chick peas for…

Falafel

Falafel

Falafel Ingredients For soaking the chickpeas: Uncooked Chickpeas 1 cup Baking soda 1/4 tsp Falafel mixture Fresh parsley leaves 1/2 cup, stems removed Fresh coriander leaves 1/2 cup, stems removed Fresh dill, 1/4 cup stems removed Onion, 1 small Garlic cloves 5, peeled Salt to…

Grilled Chicken Kofta

Grilled Chicken Kofta

Ingredients Chicken mince 1/2 kg Onion 1 small Garlic clove 1 Chopped Fresh parsley 1/2 cup Chopped Fresh mint 3 tbsp Salt to taste Black pepper 1/2 tsp Coriander powder 1 tsp Paprika powder 1/2 tsp Chili flakes 1/2 tsp Preparation Add all the ingredients…

Malfouf (Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)

Malfouf (Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)

Malfouf (Stuffed Cabbage Rolls) Arabian Spice mix Cinnamon powder 1 teaspoon Clove powder 1 teaspoon Black pepper powder 1 teaspoon White pepper powder 1 teaspoon Coriander powder 1 teaspoon Cumin powder 1 teaspoon All spice powder 1 teaspoon (you can skip it if its not…

Honeycomb Bread (Khaliat al Nahl – خلية نحل)

Honeycomb Bread (Khaliat al Nahl – خلية نحل)

Honeycomb Bread (Khaliat al Nahl – خلية نحل) Khaliat al Nahl (خلية نحل) means Beehive or honeycomb. This Middle Eastern (Arabian) sweet dish is named after its appearance resembling a honeycomb and sweet taste like honey. It is typically filled with cream cheese and then…