Middle Eastern Cuisine & Culture
Print Recipe Recipe for NYC’s Halal Food Cart Chicken and Rice (Roz bi Farakh) Course Main Dish Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 25 minutes Servings serves Ingredients For the Chicken: 1 lb chicken breasts1 tbsp Lemon juice1 tsp dried oregano1 tsp coriander powder3 cloves of garlic (but 2 is […]
Print Recipe Stuffed Marrow with Beef and Rice (Koosa Mahshi) Course Main Dish Prep Time 35 minutes Cook Time 45 minutes Servings serves Ingredients 10 cored marrow (or small zucchini)1 small onion diced1/3 lb lean, grass-fed beef1 tsp curry powder2 tbsp tomato sauce1/4 cup water1 tbsp chopped parsley1 cup short […]
Print Recipe Baked White Fish (Saniyat Samak fil Furn) Course Main Dish Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 25 minutes Servings serve Ingredients 2 white fish fillets (try grouper or tilapia)1/2 tsp cumin powder1/2 tsp garlic powder1/2 tsp salt1 tbsp Lemon juice1 tsp dried dillolive oil1/2 cup onion1/2 cup combination […]
Print Recipe Panko Crusted Steak (Bifteak) Sandwiches Prep Time 15 minutes (plus 30 minutes for marinating if time permits) Cook Time 10 minutes Servings Ingredients 6 pieces thinly sliced beef (usually eye round, also called sandwich steak)1/2 yellow onion1 tsp cumin1/8 tsp garlic powder1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp freshly ground black […]
Print Recipe Dawood Basha (David Pasha) Meatballs Course Main Dish Prep Time 30 minutes Cook Time 1 hour Servings Ingredients 1 lb lean ground beef1 1/2 tsp red onion pureed1/2 cup Italian panko crumbs or any breadcrumbs you have1 egg1/2 cup parsley chopped1 -2 tsp favorite steak seasoning or 1/2 […]
Print Recipe Spotlight Ingredient: Olives (Zaytoon) & Recipe for Caramelized Onion and Olive Tart Course Appetizer Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 45 minutes Servings Ingredients 1 ball savory tart dough see previous recipe1 red onion sliced1 leek, whites only sliced1/2 tsp dried thyme1/4 cup chopped olives from a fresh […]
Print Recipe Savory Tart Dough Servings Ingredients 3 cups unbleached white flour1 1/2 stick butter softened but not melted2 eggs4 tbsp cold water1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp rosemary or other herb Servings Ingredients 3 cups unbleached white flour1 1/2 stick butter softened but not melted2 eggs4 tbsp cold water1/2 tsp salt1/2 […]
Print Recipe Beef Tagine with Sweet Potato and Prunes (Tagine Lahma bil Batata) Course Main Dish Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 1 hour Servings Ingredients 1 lb sirloin cubes1/2 white onion10-12 dry prunes1 sweet potato2 cups chicken brotholive oil Marinade/Spice Mix 1 tsp cumin1 tsp coriander1/2 tsp turmeric1/2 tsp […]
Print Recipe Citrus Cardamom Rice Pudding (Roz bi Laban) Course Dessert Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 1 hour Servings Ingredients 1 cup arborio rice or short grain Egyptian rice2 cups water3 cups warm skim milk pop in microwave for 1 minute1 1/2 cups organic sugar1/2 tsp cardamom extract1/2 tsp […]
Print Recipe Curried Maftoul Salad with Butternut Squash (Salatat Maftoul) Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 30 minutes Servings Ingredients 3 cups maftoul4 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth3 cups diced butternut squash (approx. 1 whole butternut squash)1 tsp curry powder1/4 tsp garam masala1/4 cup dried cranberries roughly chopped1/4 cup […]