Crispy Falafel with Yogurt Dip Recipe

Crispy Falafel with Yogurt Dip Recipe
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The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Crispy Falafel with Yogurt Dip Recipe. Enjoy the Arabic Cuisine and  learn how to make Crispy Falafel with Yogurt Dip.

Yield: Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

2 15-ounce cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed well
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 shallot or 1/2 small onion, finely diced
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons kosher salt
3 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley
1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
2 eggs, whisked
1 1/2 cups plain yogurt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup canola oil

Preparation

In a food processor or blender, process the chickpeas, lemon juice, and 1/4 cup of water until almost smooth. Transfer to a large bowl and add the shallot, cumin, red pepper flakes, 2/3 of the garlic, 1 teaspoon of the salt, 2 tablespoons of the parsley, and 1/2 cup of the bread crumbs and mix well. Roll into 16 balls (about 2 inches in diameter) and flatten slightly to form patties.

Place the remaining bread crumbs in a bowl or dish. Dip the falafel patties in the whisked eggs, then roll in the bread crumbs, coating evenly.

Prepare dip: In a medium bowl, combine the yogurt and pepper with the remaining garlic, salt, and parsley. Mix well. Cover and set aside.

Heat half the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place 8 of the chickpea patties in the pan and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Add the remaining oil, if necessary, and cook the remaining patties. Drain. Serve with the yogurt dip.

If You Don't Have... store-bought bread crumbs, make fresh ones in a food processor. One slice of bread yields about 1/2 cup crumbs.

Kay Chun, Real Simple
SEPTEMBER 2002

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Hazelnuts Basbosa Recipe

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The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Hazelnuts BasbosaRecipe. Enjoy the Arabic Cuisine and  learn how to make Hazelnuts Basbosa.

Ingredients

For sugar syrup
2 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cinnamon stick
2 whole cloves

For the Basbosa
3 cup fine semolina flour
1½ cup sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
4 tablespoon ghee or melted butter
1½ cup yogurt
½ cup coconut (optional)
1 tablespoon tahini past (sesame seed past)
½ cup chopped hazelnuts (optional)
½ cup chopped almond (optional)

Method

For the syrup
- Place sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat till boiling.
- Add the rest of the ingredients (you can add vanilla or rose water optional).
- Leave it in the oven for 10 minutes or until it is ready, make sure to use it warm.

For the Basbosa
- Mix together flour, sugar, and baking powder in a large bowl.
- Add the melted butter, rub with finger tips till crumbly.
- Add the yogurt and mix it well until you get soft dough.
- You can add coconut to the dough.
- Coat a baking pan with tahini.
- Spread dough evenly on the prepared pan.
- Bake in a preheated oven to 175˚C for 15 minutes.
- Sprinkle nuts over the soft dough while pressing on the surface.
- Place in the oven for about 20 minutes or until golden.
- Pour syrup over the hot Basbosa.
- Return to the oven for 5 minutes, let cool at room temperature.
- Serve with whipped cream.

Chef Osama  

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Almonds Basbosa Recipe - How to Make Almonds Basbosa

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The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Almonds Basbosa  Recipe. Enjoy the Arabic Cuisine and  learn how to make Almonds Basbosa.

Ingredients

For Sugar Syrup 
2 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cinnamon stick
2 whole cloves

For Basbosa 
3 cup fine semolina flour
1½ cup sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
4 tablespoon ghee or melted butter
1½ cup yogurt
½ cup coconut (optional)
1 tablespoon tahini past (sesame seed past)
½ cup almond slivers(optional)   

Method

For Sugar Syrup
- Place sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat till boiling.
- Add the rest of the ingredients (you can add vanilla or rose water optional).
- Leave it in the oven for 10 minutes or until it is ready, make sure to use it warm.

For Basbosa
- Mix together semolina flour, sugar, and baking powder in a large bowl.
- Add the melted butter, rub with finger tips till crumbly.
- Add the yogurt and mix it well until you get soft dough.
- You can add coconut to the dough.
- Coat a baking pan with tahini.
- Spread dough evenly on the prepared pan.
- Bake in a preheated oven to 175˚C for 15 minutes.
- Arrange almonds over the soft dough while pressing on the surface.
- Place in the oven for about 20 minutes or until golden.
- Pour syrup over the hot Basbosa.
- Return to the oven for 5 minutes, let cool at room temperature.
- Serve with whipped cream.

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Falafel Recipe - How to Make Falafel

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The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Falafel  Recipe. Enjoy the Arabic Cuisine and  learn how to make Falafel .

Ingredients

2 ½ Cup favabeans, skinless
¼ Cup fresh parsley
1 Onion (medium size), diced
8 Garlic cloves
¼ Cup fresh coriander and dill
½ Cup leeks
1 tsp coriander, dried
½ tsp baking soda
1 Tbs water
Salt
¼ tsp chili
¼ tsp ground cumin
¼ tsp ground all spice
Sesame for decoration
Oil for frying

Method

- Wash favabeans and soak for 8 hours (change water from time to time).
-Rinse well and drain.
- Combine all vegetables with favabeans.
- Mash all ingredients in a chopper or food processor, pulse twice or 3 times until smooth.
- Dissolve baking soda in water and add to the mixture, add spices, mix well.
- Shape falafel dough into small 3cm pâté, top with a pinch of sesame. Fry in hot oil for 3 minutes or until golden or balls.
- Falafel can be served separately or in sandwiches with salad and tahini.

Note
- You can use ½ favabeans and ½ chickpeas or all chickpeas instead. Other portion of the ingredients remains the same.
- Can be filled with cheese or a mixture of boiled egg and spices or small pieces of dried beef.

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Macaroni with béchamel recipe

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The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Macaroni with béchamel Recipe. Enjoy the Arabic Cuisine and  learn how to make Macaroni with béchamel.

Ingredients

½ kilo macaroni
2 Tbs corn oil
1 onion (medium size), chopped
½ Kilo ground meat
Salt and pepper For the béchamel
3 Tbs butter
3 Tbs flour
2 Cups milk
1 Egg
Salt and white pepper
1/8 tsp nutmeg, grated
2 Tbs mozzarella cheese, grated Salt, pepper and ground nutmeg

Method

- Cook macaroni in boiling salted water, stir once or twice for the first few minutes remove and drain then place in a large pot, add some oil.
- Heat oil in a skillet over a medium heat, add onion, and stir for 5 minutes until tender.
- Add minced beef, stir occasionally and leave for 10 minutes.
- Reduce heat, season mixture with salt and pepper, leave for 20 minutes or until most of the liquid evaporate.

For béchamel sauce 

- Heat butter in a saucepan over a medium heat, add flour and stir for 3 minutes.
- Add milk to the mixture while continuously whisking with a hand mixer (so that chunks will not be formed) until combined and sauce is thickened.
- leave sauce to cool, add the egg and beat well with the sauce, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Divide sauce into 2 parts.
- Mix one half with 3 tablespoons of minced beef and half of the macaroni.
- Place the mixture in an oven pan as a first layer, and then add remaining beef, mozzarella cheese as a second layer and the macaroni as a third layer, top with remaining béchamel sauce.
- Bake in the oven for 40 minutes or until surface is golden, set to cool before cutting.

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Feteer Meshaltet "Arabic Pie" Recipe

The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Feteer Meshaltet "Arabic Pie" Recipe. Enjoy the Arabic Cuisine and  learn how to make Feteer Meshaltet "Arabic Pie".   

Ingredients

4¾ cups all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
2 cups water

Method

• Put flour, salt and water in a mixer and blend well until the dough becomes one smooth and elastic piece (knead for 15 minutes by machine or 45 minutes by hand).
• Divide the dough into equal parts and press by hand to remove the air. Shape into balls and grease with melted butter, set aside for at least 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 500 °C.
• Grease four or five pieces with oil.
• Spread the dough pieces on a marble surface and roll out with a rolling pin until they become very thin.
• Pull from all sides and fold from four directions until you get a square shape. Leave the last piece rolled out for the base.
• Put the folded pieces in the middle of the base piece.
• Fold the four sides toward the middle to make a square with the other pieces inside.
• Bring the corners around the filling to make a circle.
• Place on a tray greased with oil.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

The dough can be kept in the refrigerator for 4 days after it is greased with butter.

Chef Osama

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Basbousa with Pistachio Recipe

The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Basbousa with Pistachio Recipe. Enjoy preparing traditional middle eastern desserts and learn how to make Basbousa with Pistachio. 

Preparation time :     10 minutes
Cooking time :     35 minutes

Serves: 10 persons

Ingredients

1 cup butter or 200 g, melted
1 tin NESTLÉ® Sweetened Condensed Milk or 397 g
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups semolina or 320 g
1½ cups pistachio nuts or 210 g, finely chopped

For the syrup:
2 cups sugar or 400 g
1½ cups water or 375 ml
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon rose water

Preparation

In a bowl, combine butter, NESTLÉ® Sweetened Condensed Milk and baking powder and stir well. Add semolina and mix until well-combined.

Sprinkle chopped pistachio evenly in a 28cm x 24cm baking tin. Pour semolina mixture over the pistachio and level it.

Bake in a 190°C preheated oven for 35 minutes or until top is golden.

Remove from oven and pour cooled syrup on top. Place in fridge to completely cool then cut into diamond shapes and serve.

To prepare the syrup:

Place sugar and water in a saucepan, bring to boil and simmer for 6-8 minutes, then remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and rosewater.

Cooking tips : To peel the pistachio, bring water to boil in a saucepan, add the pistachio and boil for only 10 seconds. Drain and then rub the pistachio in a kitchen cloth to remove the skin.

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Low Fat Basbousa with Yogurt Recipe

The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Low Fat Basbousa with Yogurt Recipe. Enjoy preparing traditional Arabic desserts and learn how to make Low Fat Basbousa with Yogurt.

Preparation time :     15 minutes
Cooking time :     35 minutes

Serves: 20 persons

Ingredients

1 tablespoon tahina
¼ cup ghee or 50 g, softened
1 tin nestlé fat free sweetened condensed milk or 405 g
1 teaspoon baking powder
2½ cups fine semolina or 400 g
½ cup low fat yoghurt or 125 ml
1 cup water or 250 ml

For the syrup:
½ cup sugar or 100 g
1 cup water or 250 ml
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon cornstarch or 15 g, (to thicken the syrup)
½ cup water, cold, to mix with cornstarch
1 tablespoon rose water

Preparation

Grease a 28x24cm baking tin with the tahina.

Combine ghee, NESTLÉ Fat-Free Sweetened Condensed Milk and baking powder and stir well. Add semolina, yogurt and water and stir until well combined.

Pour and level mixture into the prepared baking tin. Bake in a 190°C preheated oven for 35 minutes or until top is golden.

Remove from oven and pour all over the cooled syrup. Set aside to cool into a room temperature, cut into square shape and serve.

To prepare the syrup: Add sugar and 1 cup of water to a saucepan. Bring to boil and simmer for 6-8 minutes. Dissolve the 1 tablespoon of cornstarch in the remaining ½ cup of cold water and add to the simmering sugar and water, stir constantly on heat for 2 min until syrup thickens. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and rosewater.

Cooking tips : The texture of the basbousa mixture should be slightly loose and not firm to get best results.
 
Serving tips : Garnish with crushed pistachio and desiccated coconut.

Nutritional Information:

Energy :     181.00 Kcal
Protein :     4.70 g
Carbohydrate :     33.00 g
Fats :     3.20 g

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Beef kofta with saffron yoghurt recipe

The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Beef kofta with saffron yoghurt Recipe.  Enjoy Tasty Middle Eastern Food recipes and learn how to make Beef kofta with saffron yoghurt.  

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredients (serves 8)

1/2 cup loosely packed fresh continental parsley leaves
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves
1 brown onion, quartered
500g lean beef mince
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground mild paprika
1/2 tsp ground allspice
Salt & freshly ground black pepper
10 saffron threads
1 tbs hot milk
200ml container skim-milk natural yoghurt
2 tbs chopped fresh coriander, extra
2 tsp olive oil

Method

1. Line a large baking tray with foil. Place parsley, fresh coriander and onion in the bowl of a food processor. Process until finely chopped. Add mince, ground coriander, cumin, paprika, allspice and season with salt and pepper. Process until well combined and paste-like.
  
2. Preheat grill to medium-high. Use your hands to mould a heaped tablespoonful of beef mixture around a wooden skewer into a 7cm pointed-ended sausage. Place on the lined tray. Repeat with remaining beef mixture and skewers. Cover and set aside.
  
3. Place the saffron and hot milk in a small bowl and set aside. Combine the yoghurt, extra fresh coriander, salt and pepper in a small bowl and set aside.
  
4. Brush the kofta with a little of the oil and cook under preheated grill, turning carefully once and brushing with the oil, for 5-8 minutes or until browned and just cooked through.
  
5. Add saffron mixture to yoghurt mixture and mix well. Serve kofta with saffron yoghurt.

Notes
You will need 16 bamboo skewers for this recipe.

Source
Good Taste - March 2002, Page 70
Recipe by Jan Purser

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Baked falafel with roasted eggplant salad recipe

The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Baked falafel with roasted eggplant salad Recipe.  Enjoy Middle Eastern Food and learn how to make quick and easy Baked falafel with roasted eggplant salad. 

Preparation Time 30 minutes
Cooking Time 40 minutes

Ingredients (serves 4)

165g (3/4 cup) dried chickpeas
1 small brown onion, halved, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1/3 cup firmly packed fresh continental parsley leaves
1/3 cup firmly packed fresh coriander leaves
2 tsp finely grated lemon rind
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 large (about 350g) eggplant, ends trimmed, cut into 2.5cm pieces
3 ripe egg tomatoes, each tomato cut into 6 wedges
Olive oil spray
1 bunch rocket, ends trimmed, washed, dried, leaves torn
1 small red onion, halved, thinly sliced
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
1/4 tsp sumac
130g (1/2 cup) reduced-fat natural yoghurt (Vaalia brand)
Freshly ground black pepper

Method

1. Place the chickpeas in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Set aside overnight to soak. Drain well.
  
2. Preheat oven to 200°C. Place the chickpeas, brown onion, garlic, parsley, fresh coriander, lemon rind and juice, ground coriander, cumin and baking powder in the bowl of a food processor and process, scraping down the side of the bowl regularly, until smooth. Set aside for 30 minutes to develop flavours.
  
3. Line 2 baking trays with non-stick baking paper. Place the eggplant and tomato on separate trays. Spray the eggplant and tomato lightly with olive oil spray. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown and tender. Remove from oven. Increase oven temperature to 220°C.
  
4. Line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper. Divide chickpea mixture into 12 equal portions. Roll each portion into a ball and flatten slightly. Place on the prepared tray and lightly spray with olive oil spray. Bake in oven, turning halfway through cooking, for 15 minutes or until light golden brown.
  
5. Place the rocket, red onion, mint, sumac, roasted eggplant and roasted tomato in a large bowl and gently toss to combine. Divide salad among shallow serving bowls. Top with the baked falafel and a dollop of yoghurt. Season with pepper and serve immediately.

Notes
Sumac is a tangy, deep-purple spice commonly used in Middle-Eastern cooking. It's available in the spice section of Woolworths supermarkets.
This is a high fibre dish.

Source
Good Taste - September 2005, Page 112
Recipe by Tracy Rutherford

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Stuffed zucchini (Koussa mahshi) recipe

The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Stuffed zucchini (Koussa mahshi) Recipe.  Enjoy tasty  cooking recipes and learn how to make Stuffed zucchini (Koussa mahshi).

If you omit the mince, this simple and tasty dish makes a great vegetarian option, too.

Preparation Time 40 minutes
Cooking Time 60 minutes

Ingredients (serves 4)

8 (about 12cm long) white zucchini, stalks trimmed, washed
100g lamb mince
50g (1/4 cup) long-grain rice, washed, drained
1/2 tomato, finely chopped
10g butter, melted
2 tsp water
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
70g (1/4 cup) tomato paste
1/2 tsp salt
Lebanese bread, to serve
Natural yoghurt, to serve

Method

1. Use an apple corer or small, sharp knife to remove the flesh from the zucchini, leaving a 5mm-thick border. Wash shells in a bowl of salted water.

2. Combine the mince, rice, tomato, butter, water, allspice and cinnamon in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Fill each zucchini shell about three-quarters full with the rice mixture.

3. Place the zucchini, in a single layer, in a large saucepan. Cover with cold water. Add tomato paste and salt. Bring to the boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low. Cook for 1 hour or until very tender.

4. Divide among serving dishes and pour over broth. Serve with bread and yoghurt.

Source
Good Taste - October 2007, Page 134
Recipe by Gemma Purcell

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Falafel with Tahini Sauce Recipe

The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Falafel with Tahini Sauce Recipe.  Enjoy Tasty Middle Eastern Food recipes and learn how to make Falafel with Tahini Sauce.  

Cook Time: 30 min
Level: Intermediate
Yield: about 2 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups dried, peeled fava beans (skinless, split broad beans), soaked in cold water for 24 hours
1/3 cup dried chickpeas, soaked in cold water for 24 hours
1 yellow onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup minced parsley leaves
1/4 cup minced cilantro leaves
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon baking soda or baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Vegetable oil, for frying
Tahini Sauce, for serving, recipe follows
Pita bread, for serving, optional

Directions

Drain and rinse both the fava beans as well as the chickpeas. Combine both beans in the bowl of a food processor, along with the onion, parsley, cilantro, garlic, cumin, baking soda, salt, ground coriander, and cayenne, and pulse, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary, until a coarse paste is formed. Add 1 or 2 tablespoons of water, if needed to make the paste hold together - you will have to remove the lid of the processor and check this by pressing some of the mixture together between your fingers. Add a bit more water, if necessary. Transfer to a bowl and set aside to rest for about 30 minutes.

Preheat at least 3-inches of oil in a saucepan or a deep-fryer to 350 degrees F.

Scoop the fava-chick pea mixture into 1 1/2 to 2-tablespoon increments and, using your hands, shape into balls or patties about 1 1/2 to 2-inches in diameter. Gently lower the falafel balls into the hot oil (these are fragile - do not drop them or they will fall apart.) Fry the falafel in batches until crisp and brown, turning to promote even browning, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. Transfer to paper-lined plates to drain briefly before serving with the Tahini Sauce and pita bread, if using.

Chef's Note: if you cannot find skinless fava beans, you will need to peel them. This is most easily accomplished after the beans have soaked for a short while - the skins will puff up away from the bean and can then be peeled off. While this is not terribly difficult to do, it is very time consuming and we recommend using skinless if you can source them.

Tahini Sauce:

1 cup tahini paste
1/4 cup plus more, if necessary, lemon juice
2 small cloves garlic, minced
1/2 to 3/4 cup water, as needed
1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon salt

Make the sauce by combining the tahini paste, lemon juice, and garlic in a bowl and stirring to combine. Add the water a little at a time as needed to form a smooth, creamy sauce approximately the thickness of heavy cream. (Note that the sauce might appear to separate for a bit before enough water has been added; just keep adding more water bit by bit and stirring until the sauce comes together.) Season to taste with salt and more lemon juice, if necessary. Transfer to a nonreactive container and refrigerate until ready to serve the falafel.

Yield: about 2 cups

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2007
Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: A Persian Feast

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Falafel Sauce

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Umm Ali Recipe

The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Umm Ali Recipe. Enjoy Egyptian Desserts and learn how to make Umm Ali. It's Cheep, easy!

Preparation time :     15 minutes
Cooking time :     20 minutes
Serves: 10 persons

Ingredients

8 pieces croissant or 600 g, medium size, cut into small pieces
3 tablespoons raisins
3 tablespoons desiccated coconut
3 tablespoons flaked almonds, toasted
3 tablespoons pistachio nuts, cracked
1 tin NESTLÉ® Sweetened Condensed Milk or 397 g
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
4 cups water or 1 liter
1 cup liquid cream or 250 ml, whipped

Preparation

Combine croissant pieces, raisins, coconut, almonds and pistachio in a baking dish.

Place NESTLÉ® Sweetened Condensed Milk , vanilla and water in a large saucepan and bring to boil then remove from heat and pour immediately over the croissant mixture in the baking dish and set them aside for 5 minutes or until croissants absorb the maximum of the liquid.

Place whipped cream in a piping bag and pipe the cream over the prepared mixture in the baking dish.

Place the baking dish in a preheated oven at 200°C using the grill part of the oven and grill for 5 minutes or until the cream topping is golden color. Serve it immediately.


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Egyptian Eggs with Dukkah Recipe

The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Egyptian Eggs with Dukkah Recipe. Enjoy cooking tasty Arabic food and learn how to make Egyptian Eggs with Dukkah. 

Neil Perry versed Greg Malouf in a Cook Off where eggs were the theme ingredient. See what Greg came up with.

Ingredients

Dukkah Spice Mix
8 tablespoons sesame seeds lightly toasted
4 tablespoons coriander seeds roasted and crushed
3 tablespoons cumin seeds roasted and crushed
50 g Hazelnuts toasted, peeled and crushed
1 teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon White pepper
4 Eggs
Plain Flour for dusting
vegetable oil for deep frying
1 bulb Fennel thinly sliced
2 cups Flat-leaf parsley whole leaves
1 small purple Onion thinly sliced
60 ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil
of 1/2 - 1 Lemon or lime
1 teaspoon dried Mint
Salt
Pepper
100 g Bulgarian feta

Method

1. Roast each ingredient separately, and rub away as much of the brown skin from the hazelnuts as you can.
2. Pound the seeds using a mortar and pestle or whiz them carefully in a spice or coffee grinder.
3. When you grind the sesame seeds and hazelnuts be careful not to over grind them or they will disintegrate
4. into an oily paste.
5. Soft boil the eggs for 3 minutes.
6. Cool down under running water and peel carefully.
7. Dust them in plain flour and then deep fry each egg for 1-1½ minutes, or until golden brown.
8. Remove from the oil and immediately roll them in dukkah.
9. To make the salad, mix together the fennel flat leaf parsley, onion and dried mint.
10. Whisk together the olive oil and lime juice and season with salt and pepper.
11. Dress the salad and crumble over the fetta.
12. Divide among serving plates.
13. Place a Dukkah egg on top of the salad, drizzle over a little extra virgin olive oil, and serve immediately.

Recipe by Greg Malouf

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Egyptian Falafel

Egyptian Falafel - Egypt’s favourite street food is crisp outside, fluffy inside, and delicious throughout. Easy and tasty recipe for Egyptian falafel. Enjoy the Egyptian cuisine and cooking and learn how to make traditional falafel.

These little rissoles are a staple of Egyptian food, their provenance extending way back to the Egyptian Copts. They’ve since made their way through the Middle East in various guises, most popularly in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. The Egyptian version uses dried white broad beans, while in other areas,some recipes call for half broad beans, half dried chickpeas or even all chickpeas. Of course, each group claims their own recipe to be the best and looks askance at the others.

Cooking Time Prep time 35 mins, cook 20 mins (plus chilling)

Ingredients serves 6
200 gm (2 cups) dried chickpeas, soaked overnight in cold water
200 gm podded broad beans (about 600gm unpodded)
1 Spanish onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp each ground coriander, cumin and cayenne
1 cup each coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley and coriander
1 lemon, finely grated rind only
3 tsp plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
For deep-frying: vegetable oil
To serve: pickled chillies, mixed herb leaf salad (see note) and warm flat-bread
Lemon, cumin and chilli salt
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tbsp sea salt flakes
1 lemon, finely grated rind only
½ tsp dried chilli flakes
Yoghurt-tahini sauce
55 gm (2½ tbsp) tahini
2 tbsp lemon juice
150 gm Greek-style plain yoghurt
1 garlic clove, crushed

Preparation

1. Drain chickpeas (discard liquid) and process in a food processor with broad beans, onion, garlic, spices, herbs and rind until a fine paste forms. Stir through flour and bicarbonate of soda, season to taste and roll into walnut-sized oval balls. Place on a tray lined with baking paper and refrigerate until chilled (15 minutes).
2. For lemon, cumin and chilli salt, dry-roast cumin seeds until fragrant (2-3 minutes). Pound with remaining ingredients in a mortar and pestle until coarsely ground, set aside.
3. Meanwhile, for yoghurt-tahini sauce, whisk tahini and lemon juice in a bowl until smooth, add yoghurt and garlic, season to taste and set aside.
4. Preheat oil in a deep-fryer or large deep-sided saucepan to 170C. Deep-fry falafel in batches, turning occasionally until golden and cooked through (3-5 minutes), remove with a slotted spoon, drain on absorbent paper and keep warm. Season to taste with lemon, cumin and chilli salt and serve with yoghurt-tahini sauce, pickled chillies, herb salad and flat-bread.

Note You’ll need to begin this recipe a day ahead. You could use any delicate herb for the salad; here we’ve used flat-leaf parsley, chives, mint and dill.

This recipe is from the September 2009 issue of Australian Gourmet Traveller.

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Foul Mudammas - Foul Mudammas Recipe

Recipe for Foul Mudammas, learn how to make best foul mudammas, a dish made from fava beans, which are cooked and served with diced cucumbers, tomatoes, and parsley in a pita and is commonly served in the middle east as a breakfast food.

Ingredients
1 Can fava beans 16oz
1 Can garbanzo beans 16oz
2 Large minced Garlic
1 tsp of salt
1/2 Cup lemon juice
1/2 cup chopped tomato
1/2 cup chopped parsley
2 radish sliced
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Preparation
In a pot warm up the fava beans and chick peas then transfer to a large bowl. Add minced garlic with salt and lemon juice and combine with beans. With a mortar, mash half of the beans then mix with a spoon. Top with freshly chopped parley, tomato, radishes, olive oil and cayenne pepper. Serve with pita bread.

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Fasolia - Fasolia Recipe

Fasolia is a famous main dish in many Arab countries and it is served with Lebanese rice. Enjoy this Fasolia recipe (white beans).

Ingredients

1lb dried haricot beans
1 large onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
peeled tomato
1 tbsp tomato puree
olive oil for frying
salt

Preparation

1. Soak the beans overnight.
2. Drain and add fresh cold water. Bring to boil.
3. Meanwhile, sauté the onions and garlic.
4. Add peeled tomato, tomato puree and cook for 2-3 minutes.
5. When the beans have come to the boil for 10 minutes, drain and add freshly boiled water enough to cover.
6. Add the tomato sauce, cover and simmer for 45minutes or until the sauce has thickened and the beans are cooked.
7. Five minutes before the end, add the salt and pepper.
8. Allow the beans to stand for at least 15 minutes before serving. Serve as a main dish with Lebanese rice.

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Coconut Basbousa

Enjoy the oriental cuisine and try an easy recipe to make the Coconut Basbousa, wonderful Arabic dessert.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon tahina
½ cup ghee or 100 g, softened
1 tin NESTLÉ® Sweetened Condensed Milk or 397 g
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups semolina or 320 g
1 cup desiccated coconut or 100 g
1 cup water or 250 ml

For the syrup:
1½ cups sugar or 300 g
1 cup water or 250 ml
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon blossom water

Preparation

Grease a 28x24cm baking tin with the tahina.

Combine ghee, NESTLÉ® Sweetened Condensed Milk and baking powder and stir well. Add semolina, desiccated coconut and water and stir until well combined.

Pour and level mixture into the prepared baking tin. Bake in a 190°C preheated oven for 35 minutes or until the top becomes golden in color.

Remove from oven and pour all over the cooled syrup. Set aside to cool into a room temperature, cut into diamond shape and serve.

To prepare the syrup: Add sugar and water to a saucepan. Bring to boil and simmer for 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and rosewater.

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Om Ali

Om Ali, Umm Ali or Um Ali is a favourite Middle Eastern pudding. In Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and across the Middle East, Om Ali is probably one of the most popular desserts available. Usually made with layers of filo or puff pastry, both produce excellent results.

Ingredients - Om Ali

• 1 large sheet of puff pastry ( about 90g/3 oz) / (or 5 to 6 sheets of small filo pastry) 120g (4oz) raisins
• 120g (4oz) flaked almonds and pistachios, a few chopped apricots, and dates.
• 1 litre milk
• 300 ml double cream
• 90 gr (3oz) sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Preparation - Om Ali

• Preheat oven to 150C degrees
• Lightly butter the puff pastry (optional).
• Place the one large sheet of puff pastry sheet on an oven tray. and bake for 25 minutes or until crisp and brown. Remove from the oven and raise the oven temperature to 240C degrees.
• Butter the baking dish.
• Crumple the pastry into a baking dish, scatter the raisins, fruit and nuts in between layers
• In a saucepan on the top of the stove bring the milk , cream and sugar to the boil. Pour this over the pastry. Sprinkle with cinnamon, flaked almonds, and ground pistachios.
• Place dish in oven for 20 minutes or until the top is browned.
• Serve hot.