Archive for the ‘Syrian Cooking’ Category

Fattoush khudar I

July 14th, 2010

Dimah - http://www.orangeblossomwater.net - Fattoush Khudar I 1

Fattoush is a traditional salad made from toasted or fried pieces of pita bread combined with mixed greens and other vegetables.

I’ve two recipes for fattoush, today I’ll share with you the first recipe. We call it “Fattoush Khudar” to differentiate it from Fattoush Maleh (khudar means vegetables).

Let’s make Fattoush Khudar I:

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Shawerma Lahmeh

July 7th, 2010

Dimah - http://www.orangeblossomwater.net - Shawerma Lahmeh 6

Shawerma Lahmeh means meat Shawerma, the preparation of shawerma lahmeh is similar to Shawerma Dajaj.

Let’s make Shawerma Lahmeh:

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Shawerma Dajaj

July 5th, 2010

Dimah - http://www.orangeblossomwater.net - Shawerma Djaj 5

Shawerma or Shawarma is a middle eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture thereof. The meat is placed on a spit, and may be grilled for as long as a day. Shawerma Dajaj means Chicken shawerma, and I cook it in the oven.

Let’s make Shawerma Dajaj:

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Sambousek Lahmeh Meqli

July 3rd, 2010

Dimah - http://www.orangeblossomwater.net - Sambousek Lahmeh Maqli 9

Sambousek is fried stuffed pastry, served as appetizer with salad or yogurt drink. Sambousek Lahmeh means sambousek filled with ground meat.

Let’s make Sambousek Lahmeh Meqli:

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Mtabbal Al-Bestani

June 30th, 2010

Dimah - http://www.orangeblossomwater.net - Mtabbal Al-Bestani 6

Mtabbal Al-Bestani is a specialty of Hama, Syria. It is prepared from smoky eggplant, chopped parsley, and ghee, the ghee used in this dish must be Samneh Arabi (Syrian ghee made from sheep’s milk).

Let’s make Mtabbal Al-Bestani:

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