Koshari is originally a vegetarian dish from India.
In Egypt, it has two variants, one in Cairo and one in Alexandria.
The Cairo recipe uses pasta, whole lentils and hot sauce.
The Alexandria recipe is restricted to yellow/red lentils and rice only.
Servings: 5
Preparation Time: 1 hours
Ingredients
Notes:
Depending on the kind you use, you may need to put more or less quantity of water on the rice.
Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 1 hours
Ingredients
2 cups Egyptian rice (similar to Italian starchy short grain varieties).
1/2 kg chicken livers.
3/4 cup almonds.
1/4 cup hazelnut.
1/2 cup raisins.
1/2 cup pine nuts.
2 teaspoons cinnamon.
2 tablespoons margarine.
2 pieces cardamom.
2 pieces mastic resin (from Greek food stores)
Salt.
sugar.
Notes:
Kofta is made of minced meat and cooked in various ways. It can be fried, grilled in the oven, or on a barbecue.
Servings: 5
Preparation Time: 0.75 hours
Ingredients
1/2 kg. minced meat.
1 onion, medium size, grated.
2 tablespoons rice powder.
4 garlic cloves.
Salt & pepper.
1 cup water.
1 cup white beans cooked.
1 spoon mustard.
2 spoons vegetable oil.
2 spoons vinegar.
Lettuce for decoration
Cooking Instructions
Notes:
Beef or sheep liver is considered a delicacy in Egypt.
Servings: 5
Preparation Time: 1 hours
Ingredients
1 kg. liver.
2 tablespoons ghee or butter.
Salt.
Pepper.
Garlic
Cooking Instructions
Cut liver into slices.
In pan fry garlic in ghee or butter till it becomes yellow.
Add liver, salt and pepper and mix together with garlic in the pan.
Add water till liver is well done.
This is a popular dessert in Egypt.
Variation can include adding raisins, shredded coconuts, various nuts, or even a scoop of ice cream on top.
Servings:
Preparation Time: 0.75 hours
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons rice
2 cups milk
6 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cinnamon & nuts
Cooking Instructions:
Notes
Belila is a popular desert in Egypt. It is also used as a breakfast, much like porridge in England.
Servings:
Preparation Time: 6 hours
Ingredients
2 cups wheat
4 tablespoons sugar
Cinnamon, coconut
Cooking Instructions
Wash wheat and put in deep pan, pour water till it covers 3/4 of the pan.
Cook on minimum for 6 hours until it becomes tender.
Sweeten with sugar and serve.
Optionally add milk, sprinkle some cinnamon and coconut on top.
Notes
Konafa is made of a very thin half cooked pastry. The closest in North America would be vermicelli or Angel hair.
Konafa can be found in some Middle Eastern groceries.
In Turkey and Greece, the name Kataifi is used for what Egyptian call Konafa, while Katayef is another different Egyptian desert.
Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 0.75 hours
Ingredients
Notes
Konafa is made of a very thin half cooked pastry. The closest in North America would be vermicelli or Angel hair.
Konafa can be found in some Middle Eastern groceries.
In Turkey and Greece, the name Kataifi is used for what Egyptian call Konafa, while Katayef is another different Egyptian desert.
Servings: 7
Preparation Time: 1 hours
Ingredients
Notes
Qatayef can also be spelled Katayef.
In Turkey and Greece, the name Kataifi is used for what Egyptians call Konafa.
Servings: 5
Preparation Time: 0.75 hours
Ingredients
1/2 kg katayef
Vegetable oil ,for deep-frying
Sugar syrup
Hazelnut ,blanched
Walnuts ,blanched
Pistachios ,peeled
Almonds ,blanched
Raisins
2 tablespoons sugar
Cooking Instructions
Notes
Baklava is a popular desert in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Servings: 5
Preparation Time: 0.75 hours
Ingredients
1/2 kg baklava.
1 cup margarine.
Blanched nuts.
Rose water (optional)
Sugar syrup.
3 tablespoons sugar.
Cooking Instructions
