Notes
Also spelled as Umm Ali.
Omm Ali أم علي means "Mother of Ali". This dish has some unsavory history.
In Arab countries, it is customary to call a person as "Father of X" (Abu X, or Abou X), X usually being the name of the eldest son.
There are different versions for why this dish was named Omm Ali.
Notes
This is a popular Egyptian side dish, eaten as a relish or pickle with meals, or as a snack in pita bread as a sandwich. It can also be added to other sandwiches such as falafel to give more flavor. Use the regular dark purple large eggplants available in stores, not the long and slender white or purple types used in other Egyptian recipes.
Servings: 5
Preparation Time: 0.5 hours
Ingredients
1 kg eggplants
3 green bell peppers
1 garlic head
1 tablespoon salt
Vinegar
Parsley
Notes:
Brain from beef or lamb is considered a delicacy in Egypt.
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 0.5 hours
Ingredients
Sliced brain
1 tablespoon flour
Vegetable oil for frying
Salt and pepper
1 egg ,beaten
1 1/2 cups Breadcrumbs
Cooking Instructions
Notes:
This is a popular Egyptian desert.
Servings: 24
Preparation Time: 0.5 hours
Ingredients
3 cups semolina (or Cream of wheat)
1 cup sugar
1 cup coconut
1 cup yogurt
1 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoons baking soda
blanched almonds or hazelnuts (filberts) .
2 cups sugar
1 1/3 cups water
5 drops fresh lemon juice
Cooking Instructions
Notes
Lentil soup is a popular dish in winter to warm everyone up.
Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 1.5 hours
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups of lentils
1 onion, chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 medium-sized carrot, chopped
1 medium-sized potato, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
salt and pepper
4 cups of water
1 tablespoon of butter or vegetable oil
1 teaspoon of ground cumin
1 lemon cut in half
croutons
Cooking Instructions
Notes
This is one of many variants of Ful medames.
It can be a breakfast, lunch or snack meal.
Servings: 3
Preparation Time: 0.25 hours
Ingredients
Fava beans.
3 garlic cloves.
2 tomatoes.
Corn oil.
Lemon juice.
2 teaspoons cumin.
Salt and pepper.
Cooking Instructions
Cook the Ful Medames as per instructions.
Notes:
One of many ways to serve Ful Medames.
Servings: 3
Preparation Time: 0.25 hours
Ingredients
4 cups fava beans.
Corn oil.
2 garlic cloves.
2 tablespoons tehina.
Lemon juice.
2 teaspoons cumin.
Salt and pepper.
Cooking Instructions
Cook the Ful Medames as per instructions.
Notes
This is one of many variants of how Ful Medames is served.
Servings: 3
Preparation Time: 0.25 hours
Ingredients
4 cups fava beans.
2 tablespoons butter.
Salt and pepper.
Cooking Instructions
Cook the Ful Medames as per instructions.
In a saucepan, heat beans over medium heat.
Season beans with salt and pepper and add little water.
Serve in bowl and keep hot.
Add butter to it.
Serve immediately.
Notes
Ful Medames is the Egyptian national dish made from fava beans, and is the staple for many Egyptians.
It is eaten as a breakfast, as well as a snack or fast food sandwitches.
Since fava beans has a very hard shell, it takes a lot of time to cook it on a very low heat. It used to be done in a special utensil. See the details in vanishing ways of cooking in Egypt.
It is also spelled as Foul in English.
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 6 hours
Ingredients
Qamar El Din قمر الدين literllay means : Moon Of Religion, although the etymology is unknown. It may have originated in Syria where apricot has been a crop for centuries, and a method of preservation was to dry it with sugar for later use.
It is made from sweetened dried apricot extract packaged as sheets in orange colored cellophane.
It is used to make a juice, also called Qamar El Din (see recipe), as well as an orange sweet pudding called Meshmesheya.
