Ingredients: Chicken Thighs (preferably bone-in and remove the skin) Rice (3-4 cups) Onions (2-3 medium-sized; finely chopped) Garlic (5-6 cloves ; finely chopped) Carrot (1; finely grated) Tomato (1; diced) Tomato paste (2 heaping tablespoons) Orange Zest (1 orange) Cinnamon sticks (2 sticks) Bay leaves (3-4 leaves) Cardamom pods (3) Cloves (3-4) Star Anise (2)…
Category: Mediterranean
Lamb Fahsa
We recently went to the wonderful hole-in-the-wall Yemeni resaturant (Bab-Al-Yemen) in Boston. I absolutely fell in love with this dish and I did some research and worked out this receipe and it turned out just as soothing. Ingredients: For Lamb Stew: Lamb (2 pounds; cut into large chunks) Onions (2 medium-sized; finely chopped) Tomatoes (2…
Maqluba
Ingredients: Chicken (2 pounds; whole chicken cut into pieces) Onions (2 onions; one finely chopped and the second one cut into circles) Green Bell Pepper (1; chopped) Garlic (1 tablespoon; minced) Green onions (2-3; diced) Red Bell Pepper Eggplant (1) Tomato (1; cut into circles) Cauliflower (cut the florets in half) Potatoes (1-2 medium size…
Chicken Pesto with Olives and Feta Cheese
Ingredients: Chicken Thighs (boneless & skinless; 2 pounds; cut into bite size pieces) Basil (2 ounces) Garlic Cloves (2 large cloves) Walnut (1/4 cup) Parmesan Cheese (1/2 cup; grated) Lemon Juice (2 tablespoon) Salt (to taste) Pepper (to taste) Olive Oil (1/4 cup) Butter (2 tbsp) Feta Cheese (1/2 cup) Olives (8 – 10; pitted)…
Baba Ghanoush
Ingredients: Eggplants (2 -3) Tahini (2-3 tablespoons) Garlic (1 crushed) Lemon Juice (1 1/2 lemon) Cayenne Pepper (1 teaspoon) Yogurt (2 tablespoons) Mint leaf (2 leaves shredded) Parsley (chopped) Aleppo pepper (to taste; or use red pepper flakes) Olive Oil Salt Direction: Wash your eggplants and poke it several times with a knife so that…
Beef & Aubergine Fatteh
Ingredients: Pita Bread (4 cut into triangles) Ground Beef (1 lb) Aubergine (1 large cut into small cubes) Aleppo pepper (1 tablespoon) Cumin seeds (2 teaspoon) Coriander powder (1 teaspoon) Onion (medium sized finely chopped) Yogurt (2 cups) Tahini (3-4 tablespoon) Lemon juice (1 lemon) Garlic (2 minced) Pine nuts (50 grams/ 1.7 oz toasted)…
Turkish Poached Eggs
Ingredients: Eggs (2) Whole Milk Greek Yogurt (1/2 cup) Garlic (2 cloves minced) Sea salt (preferred or else use regular salt) Butter Olive oil (1 tbsp) Allepo Pepper (or regular red chili flakes) Lemon Juice Dill (chopped) Directions: Fill a sauce pan with water and bring it to boil. Place the yogurt in a heat-proof…
