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A Moghli Feast

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In the Middle East (or as far as I know) in Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria; also known as Meghli or Karawia, is a dessert dish served warm or cold after giving birth. The house would be smelling like Moghli all month-long after the baby is born, people who come to congratulate the birth of the baby, come to meet the new-born, are served with Moghli.

This dessert is high in flavor, it is rice pudding made spiced with Caraway (for Karawia) cinnamon and garnished with your preference from pistachio, walnuts, raisins, pine nuts, coconut, or/and almonds.

It is interesting to have a specific dish associated to an occasion, as you relate a taste to it automatically, people in the Arab region (or at least in the countries I have mentioned above) expect to be served with a Moghli dish as they visit to see the baby. This is why it is always cooked in big quantity, and is sometimes even served at the hospital right after delivery.

So how do you serve your Moghli? Or how do you like it garnished? I personally love it served cold, with walnuts, coconut and with a little bit of pistachio on top.

Daily Prompt: Feast

Fest, Moghli, Birth, Party

How to make Middle-Easteen Meat Balls, Kofta in Tomato sauce | طريقة عمل كفتة بالبندور

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Kofta in Tomato | Kafta | كفتة بالبندورة.

Middle-Eastern Meat balls or what is known to the Arabs as the Tomato Kofta also known as Kafta Kebab with tomato sauce  كفتة بالبندورة, كفتة بلطماطم

Kebab is a very popular Middle Eastern dish, but did you ever hear of Kufta? Kufta stands for Meat balls in Arabic. A very general dish. It is served almost everywhere around the world only with the different types of flavoring depending on the food culture of the country. Beef with curry sauce, Beef with coconut sauce or Orange sauce, Meat Balls, Beef stew, Kebab, Souvlaki….

In the Middle East, Meat balls are popular, but we know them as Kufta or in other Arabian accents Kefta, Kafta, or Kofta. They are made very similar to how the Kebab are made, only cooked a little different and garnished with different flavors. You can have a Middle Eastern Kufta with tomato sauce, tahini sauce, or pomegranate molasses.

Today, I will be sharing with you the very original common “Kefta bil bandoura” which stands for Kofta in Tomato sauce. Some people like to add potatoes and red pepper, some people like to add eggplants and onions. But today, my talented mother and favorite chef in the world decided to only concentrate it with fresh tomatoes.

Enjoy the recipe, and have pita bread handy for this dish can be eaten by fork or with bread.

SUZIE|S KITCHEN

Makes enough for 6 people – 1hr 1/2 total time required

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A Yummy Dish

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Mulukhiyah.

Mulukhiya is a truly delicious green leaves used as a vegetable in the Middle-East, they look like mint but taste somewhat like spinach or somewhat nothing like spinach but you know what I mean. Once cooked, Mulukhiyah results looking slimy and greenly and mostly not too appealing. 

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At SUZIE|S Kitchen which is also common between the Palestinians and Jordanians, Mulukhiah comes either in leaves and we call it rough Mulukhiah Khishineh “خشنه”or comes as a soup and we call it soft Mulukhiah Na’ameh “ناعمة”, it is also cooked with chicken or beef.

Give this recipe a try, you will love it 🙂 – We live once, try new food every day.

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Mulukhiyah

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Mulukhiyah.

A Middle-Eastern Aranian dish Mulukhiah Mloukhieh green leaves vegetables with rice

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Food is one of the topics that unites the world together, we all strive to learn new recipes, new food, new taste, to add a new dish to a table that unites families, friends, neighbors, colleagues, social events, private events, public events and the world. What is better than to share, to love, to help, to feel alive, to care, to feel compassionate for one another.

My dish for today, unites the Middle-Eastern & North African cuisine, and it is a dish that is cooked for the world to try and taste. Today I want to tell you more about this famous Mulukhiyah, pronounced in over 10 different accents, and has few different names that all sound similar: ملوخية Mulukhiyah, Mloukhieh (is how I say it), Molokhia, Molokhieh, Molokheyyah Mloukhya, Moroheiya, Mrenda, Murere, Apoth, Kren-Kre or maybe not too much of a similarity 🙂 in the west you might need to ask for Jew’s Mallow or Jute Mellow or Nalta.

For the full recipe and article, click on the picture to be redirected, leave me your comments 🙂 Sahtein.

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Chicken Pie

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Chicken Pie.

If you are wondering what to cook or serve for lunch, dinner, iftar today, check out SUZIE|S easy to make chicken pie.

If you think about it, pies are pastries, and they are similar to bread with fillings inside so it is like a big sandwich. You can fill the pastry with almost anything, making your pie sweet or savory. Most pies are traditional and known internationally like: Chicken pie, Cheese pie, Meat pie, Apple pie, Pecan pie, Custard pie, Strawberry pie and Sugar pie. And there are signature pies that are made in specific bakeries or online recipes like: Chocolate & Pumpkin pie, Hot fudge brownie sundae pie, Sweet potato pie, Dark chocolate raspberry pie, Pizza Pie, Millionaire Pie, Tomato pie, Oreo pie and I can keep going on and on. The fun thing about pies is how creative you can get with it.

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Chicken Pie

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Chicken Pie.

You know it is chicken pie when the entrance of your home smells warm and yummy. Who haven’t tried chicken pie yet ? I am assuming everyone did, it is part of every house meal menu. But I have never thought about where chicken pie comes from? or more like where did all pies come from?

In my blog post you will find more about pies and chicken pie, you will also find my mothers famous delicious moist chicken pie recipe. Click on the picture to be redirected to the full recipe and enjoy your meal. 🙂 

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Freekeh

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Freekeh.

Freekeh a Middle Eatern dish styled to perfection Foodart

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If you are not sure what to cook for this weekend, then check out my RECIPE list for options. I still haven’t posted much, but I have few recipes that should result in yummy dishes.

Yesterday I released a recipe on how to make Freekeh the Middle-Eastern way, give it a try and let me know what you think.

Have a blessed friday and enjoy your meal(s).

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Freekeh

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Freekeh.

To all the Freekeh lovers out there, here is an ancient Middle-Eastern Freekeh Recipe for you to try to indulge with. 

Freekeh a Middle Eatern dish styled to perfection

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It is incredible how this world works, trend is in everything. One day it is all about Quinoa the next day it is all about Freekeh. But if you are Middle-Eastern (Palestinian, Jordanian, Syrian, Egyptian, Lebanese), Freekeh has been always around. In this blog post, I will be sharing some information about Freekeh, its benefits followed by an ancient Middle-Eastern recipe that I am sure most of you will drool over.

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Fatet Batinjan | Makdous

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Fatet Batinjan | Makdous.

A MIddle-Eastern dish a new recipe a new way,

What is for lunch? or Iftar ? Give this easy steps recipe a try and let us know what you think. Eggplants Tomatoes and Minced Meat are some of the ingredients you will use and you will love it.

Middle-Eastern Eggplant Casseroles also known as Fatet Batinjan فتت بيتنجان or Fatet Makdous فتيت مكدوس

 

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Fatet Batinjan | Makdous

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Fatet Batinjan | Makdous.

Eggplant Casseroles the Middle-Eastern way is heavenly delicious. If you haven’t tried it, it is worth to try a new dish and if you are Middle-Eastern and have tried it, then maybe this is just another Fatet Makdous/Batinjan recipe worth the try.

Why are eggplants good for you and how to make a delicious eggplant casseroles the Arabian way… click on my photo below to find out. Lots of love, passion and art in your way of cooking.

Middle-Eastern Eggplant Casseroles also known as Fatet Batinjan فتت بيتنجان or Fatet Makdous فتيت مكدوس

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