Shawerma Dajaj
July 5th, 2010
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:
Sambousek Lahmeh Meqli
July 3rd, 2010
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:
Mtabbal Al-Bestani
June 30th, 2010
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:
Mshabbak
June 29th, 2010
Mshabbak is prepared from semolina, hot water, yogurt, milk and sugar syrup, and deep fried in hot oil. It is sold in sweet shops in Syria.
Let’s make Mshabbak:
Al-Qater
June 26th, 2010
Al-Qater or Sharbat or Shira is a basic ingredient in most Arabic desserts, it is known in English as Sugar Syrup.
Let’s make Al-Qater:
