Notes:
A delicious dish for a different kind of potato.
Servings: 5
Preparation Time: 0.75 hours
Ingredients
1/2 kg minced meat.
1 kg potatoes.
2 onions.
3 tomatoes.
Vegetable oil.
Tomato paste.
Salt and pepper.
Cooking Instructions
Preparing minced meat stuffing
Notes:
Okra bushes grow in Egypt along side canals. It has a nice looking light purple to pink flower
It is a popular dish there and in Sudan, as well the southern United States, and in the Caribbean.
In Egypt, large pods are undesirable, and the smaller the fruit, the more tender and less seeds it has.
The stem part has to be removed by using a small paring knife and peeling in a way to leave the fruit intact with a cone shaped end.
Large pods are consumed in the Sudan in a hot dish known as Wika.
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Notes
Colcasia, also known as Taro, can be seen as an ugly looking root that exudes a sticky sap when cut. However, when cooked right, it is a delicious and different dish.
Colcasia with Swiss Chard, and Colcasia with Rice and vermicelli.
Servings
5
Preparation Time
2 hours
Ingredients
Notes
Chicken or meat can be added to this dish for a wholesome meal.
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 1.5 hours
Ingredients
2 kg potatoes.
Lemon.
2 tomatoes.
2 onions.
1 green pepper.
Tomato paste.
Salt and pepper.
Cooking Instructions
Notes:
Slice the zucchini before making this dish. You can do that lengthwise or in rings.
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 2 hours
Ingredients:
1 1/2 kg zucchini.
Vegetable oil.
Salt and pepper.
Butter.
3 tablespoons flour.
1/2 kg minced meat.
Onion.
Milk.
Cooking Instructions
Preparing bechamel
Notes:
A variant of the Mesakaa recipe.
Servings: 5
Preparation Time: 1.5 hours
Ingredients
1 kg eggplant , sliced
2 onions.
2 green peppers.
1/3 kg minced meat.
2 tomatoes.
2 garlic cloves, crushed.
4 tablespoons vegetable oil.
2 tablespoons butter.
3 tablespoons flour.
4 cups milk.
2 tablespoons tomato paste.
Salt and pepper.
Cooking Instructions
Preparing bechamel
Notes
This is a popular dish in the eastern Mediterranean, from Egypt, to Turkey and Greece.
Servings: 5
Preparation Time: 1.5 hours
Ingredients
1 kg eggplant , sliced.
2 green peppers.
2 onions.
4 tomatoes.
2 garlic cloves, crushed.
1/3 kg minced meat.
4 tablespoons vegetable oil.
3 tablespoons tomato paste.
Salt and pepper.
Cooking Instructions
Preparing meat
