Combining mouthwatering recipes with a fresh, contemporary design, The Taste of Egypt brings the sophisticated colors and flavors of Egyptian and Middle Eastern cuisine to the modern home kitchen in unpretentious, down-to-earth style. Impress your dinner guests with sublime appetizers such as stuffed-vine leaves and roast eggplant dip. Cook up a storm with silky cumin-infused lentil soup, sensational spiced meatballs, and delicious artichokes cooked in red pepper sauce. There are summery salads to fill a picnic hamper and hearty slow-cooked beans and basterma (fenugreek-spiced cured beef) to…mehr
Combining mouthwatering recipes with a fresh, contemporary design, The Taste of Egypt brings the sophisticated colors and flavors of Egyptian and Middle Eastern cuisine to the modern home kitchen in unpretentious, down-to-earth style. Impress your dinner guests with sublime appetizers such as stuffed-vine leaves and roast eggplant dip. Cook up a storm with silky cumin-infused lentil soup, sensational spiced meatballs, and delicious artichokes cooked in red pepper sauce. There are summery salads to fill a picnic hamper and hearty slow-cooked beans and basterma (fenugreek-spiced cured beef) to evoke the bustling warmth of a Middle Eastern food market. And the recipes for sweet delights are designed to satisfy even the most persistent sweet tooth. Presented in a vibrant, accessible style and beautifully illustrated with full-color photography, The Taste of Egypt is a celebration of a great culinary tradition and an exciting addition to the repertoire of the modern home cook.
Dyna Eldaief was discovered by the Middle East edition of the reality television cooking show The Taste, after she began to blog and post clips on YouTube about her mother's recipes. She continues her passion for Middle Eastern cuisine by maintaining her blog and giving cooking classes. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and three children.
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Natural Yogurt (Zabadi) Ghee (Samna) Mixed Pickles (Mikhallil) Pickled Olives (Zatun) Essential Chicken Stock )Shorbit firakh) Double Chicken Stock Rice with Vermicelli (Roz bi-l-shi'riya) Salmon-colored Rice (Roz ahmar) Pita Chips ('Eish mihammas) Salt-roasted Peanuts (Fuul sudani) Watermelon and Pumpkin Seeds (Lib) Lupini Beans (Tirmis) Pomegranate (Rumman) Prickly Pear (Teen shoki) Snacks and Starters Tahini Dip (Tahina) Yogurt Dip (Salatit zabadi) Eggplant Dip (Baba ghanoug) Five-bean Salad (Salatit fasulya) Green Summer Salad (Salatit khudar mishakkil) Simply Tomato, Simply Onion (Salatit tamatim, Salatit Basal) Parsley and Tomato Salad (Tabboola) Artichoke Salad (Salatat kharshuf) Rainbow Salad Platter (Akla mishakkila) Slow-cooked Fava Beans (Fuul medammes) Omelet with Grana Padano ('Eggah) Macaroni with Lentils and Garlic Tomato Sauce (Koshari) Felafel (Ta'miya) Ricotta Triangles (Gullash bi-l-gibna) Mince Triangles (Gullash bi-l-lahma) Spiced-mince Pita Parcels (Hawawshi) Fenugreek-spiced cured beef and egg (Bastirma bi-l-beid) Bulgur and Meat Loaf (Kobeba) Main Courses Lamb and Yogurt (Lahma bi-l-zabadi) Braised Beef Cubes (Lahma bi-l-shorba) Braised Beef in Passata (Lahma bi-l-dem'a) Tender Beef and Potato Stew (Batiatis bi-l-dem'a) One Pot Beef and Bean Stew (Torli) Spicy Meatballs (Kofta bi-l-dem'a) Slow-cooked Oxtail ('Akkawi) Vine Leaves Stuffed with Lamb/Beef and Rice (Mahshi wara' 'enab) Mixed Stuffed Vegetables in Rich Tomato Sauce (Dulma) Cabbage Rolls with Dill (Mahshi crumb) Roasted Artichoke in Red Pepper Sauce (Kharshuf fi-l-forn) Mince-stuffed Potatoes (Batatis mahshiya) Egyptian Moussaka (Missa'a'a) Zucchini in Béchamel Sauce (Kusa bi-l-beshamel) Flaky Pastry Bake (Gullash bi-l-lahma) Baked Cauliflower (Arnabit fi-l-forn) Egyptian Roast Potatoes (Batatis fi-l-forn) Potato and Mince Bake (Sanniyit batatis) Pasta Bake with Béchamel Sauce (Macarona forn) Scotch Egg (Beid iskutlandi) Lamb Tagine (Tagen moza) Okra, Lamb, and Tomato Stew (Bamya) Barbecued Mince Parcels (Kofta) Fried Turkey and Apple Kofta (Kofta ma'liya) Easy Cooked Chicken (Firakh maslu'a) Roast Chicken with Garlic and Lemon (Firakh bi-l-tom wi-l-limun) Fireek-stuffed Chicken (Firakh mahshiya fireek) Tender Poached Squab (Simman) Twice-cooked Rabbit (Arnab) Garlic-fried Chicken Liver (Kibda ma'liya bi-l-tom) Lamb Brains with Egg (Mukh ma' el-beid) Fried Whole Fish (Samak maqli) Baked Fish with Fireek (Samak fi-l-forn bi-l-fireek) Stock-soaked Bread with Rice (Fatta) Mallow Sauce (Molokhiya) Taro with Swiss Chard (Ul'ass) Silky Lentil Soup ('Ads) Sweets Homemade Jam (Mrabba) Moist Coconut Cake (Keekka bi goz el-hend) Semolina Cake with Almonds (Basbousa bi-l-loz) Semolina Cake with Coconut (Basbousa bi-goz el-hend) Semolina Cake with Yogurt (Basbousa bi-l-zabadi) Baklava (Baklawa) Konafa with Double Cream (Konafa bi-l-ishta) Konafa with Mixed nuts (Konafa bi-l-mikassarat) Almond Rice Pudding (Roz bi-l-laban) Noodles with Milk (Sha'riya bi-l-laban) Apricot Summer Pudding (Mihallabiya bi-l-amariddeen) Almond Custard (Mihallabiya) Syrup-drenched Donuts (Zalabya) Crème Caramel (Crème Caramel) Crunchy Syrup Pillows (Katayef) Dried Fruit Compote (Khoshaf) Mum's Chocolate Truffles (Kowar el-shokolata) Pastry Custard Squares (Gullash bi-l-kastard) Sweet Flaky Pastry (Fitir) Sweet Couscous (Couscousy) Petit Fours (Pettifore) Icing sugar shortbread cookies (Kahk) Butter cookies (Ghurayiba) Cookies with Fennel (Biscote yansun) Ammonia Cookies (Biscote nashader) Coconut Drops (Biscote goz el-hend) Apricot Juice ('Aseer amariddeen) Hibiscus tea (Karkadeh) Arabic Coffee (Ahwa) Glossary Index
