egyptian cooking/any ideas?

[Guest guest]

hi yall i have some friends coming in from egypt this month and

i would love to ask ...does anyone have a veggie dish or two that i

may tempt their taste buds with?my friend says he is up to my

test ...hmmm lol...thanks for any replies(i do not get to be on

computer a lot so i will thank u for any replies now)i will send back

the results to u of all recipes we try...that could get

interesting..thanx

[Guest guest]

, " ana/anita " <princess_bubble_wrap

wrote:

> hi yall i have some friends coming in from egypt this month and

> i would love to ask ...does anyone have a veggie dish or two that i

> may tempt their taste buds with?my friend says he is up to my

> test ...hmmm lol...thanks for any replies(i do not get to be on

> computer a lot so i will thank u for any replies now)i will send back

> the results to u of all recipes we try...that could get

> interesting..thanx

 

1) Falafel! Soak 1c dried chick peas over night till they're soft. (Optional:

mix fava and

chick pea.) Drain and grind in a blender (or, better, meat grinder) together

with a bit of

onion, crushed garlic, lots of salt, dash of black pepper, 1T ground cumin and

coriander,

pinch of baking soda. Add in a tiny amount of flour to help them stick

together. Form

into balls or patties.

 

Deep fry or pan fry in hot oil. (If the oil isn't sufficiently hot they'll

absorb it and be

greasy.) Serve with pita, tahini and chile sauce, and shredded lettuce and

pickled peppers.

Hmmm.

 

2) " Foul. " Take a can of kidney beans and drain. Mash and then add crushed

garlic, olive

oil, oregano, salt, pepper, cumin, turmeric.

 

3) Humous. Drain a can of chick peas, mash and add above spices along with some

sesame butter (tahini).

 

4) Roast eggplant spread. Roast an eggplant on the grill or roast an eggplant

in the oven

till the skin is burned and black and it looks wrinkled. (Puncture skin to keep

it from

exploding.) Peel skin off, revealing the moist lucious eggplant in side. Mash

this up and

season like humous and foul above. My mouth is watering!

 

5) Mix up some zahat spice mix (grind thyme, sumak, sesame seeds, paprika, and a

bit of

salt, pepper, cumin, corriander) and place on garlic bread with olive oil

roasted in oven.

 

Serve all of above with pita.

 

You can buy decent canned versions of the above at any middle eastern or israeli

grocery

store.

[Guest guest]

There are recipes for middle eastern dishes such as falafel and hummous, etc.,

in our

Files, too :-) But I like the variations just offered you too.

 

Also, you might want to have a look at the following site from the VRG:

 

http://www.vrg.org/recipes/egypt.htm

 

Also see these:

 

http://www.recipezaar.com/r/234/169

 

Others too, but they might give you a start? If you try any and find them good,

please let

us know so that we can add your new faves to the Files! (If they're 'hot and

spicy' we'll add

them to the regular recipe files; if they're good but not particularly spicy,

we'll add them to

the OT (as in Off Topic) recipe file - can't quite remember what we're calling

that these

days.

 

There's a great tradition of vegan food in Egypt, so there should be lots and

lots out there

for you to try. We need more of them in our Files too so, as I say, let's see if

we can add

some. Okay? Thanks a bunch!

 

Best love,

 

Pat