Did u try any Egyption recipes befor
here`s some of them :

1- Egyptian Koshary Pasta :

This meatless dish layers common grains, such as rice, lentils and pasta with a tomato-cinnamon flavored sauce.

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked rice
2 cups cooked penne pasta
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 teaspoon Ground Cumin , divided
1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 cup cooked lentils
1 can (15 ounces) crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper
3 medium yellow squash, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 3 cups)
2 medium onions, thinly sliced (about 2 cups), optional*

Instructions:


1. Combine rice and pasta; spoon in bottom of shallow serving platter. Keep warm.

2. Whisk together vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, and garlic powder in a medium bowl. Add cooked lentils and stir to combine. Spoon over rice and pasta.

3. Combine tomatoes, water, sugar, cinnamon, salt, remaining 1/2 teaspoon cumin and red pepper in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Stir in squash. Spoon tomato mixure over lentil layer. Partially stir tomato mixture into other layers, but do not completely combine all layers. If desired, prepare crisp-brown onions as directed below and add as a topping.

*Cook onions in large skillet with 1 tablespoon oil over high heat, stirring frequently, until brown and slightly crispy, about 10 minutes.

Nutritional Information
Calories: 169, Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Sodium: 281 mg, Carbohydrates: 34 g, Protein: 7 g

Originally Posted by islamlover_girl

Did u try any Egyption recipes befor
here`s some of them :

1- Egyptian Koshary Pasta :

This meatless dish layers common grains, such as rice, lentils and pasta with a tomato-cinnamon flavored sauce.

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked rice
2 cups cooked penne pasta
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 teaspoon Ground Cumin , divided
1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 cup cooked lentils
1 can (15 ounces) crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper
3 medium yellow squash, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 3 cups)
2 medium onions, thinly sliced (about 2 cups), optional*

Instructions:


1. Combine rice and pasta; spoon in bottom of shallow serving platter. Keep warm.

2. Whisk together vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, and garlic powder in a medium bowl. Add cooked lentils and stir to combine. Spoon over rice and pasta.

3. Combine tomatoes, water, sugar, cinnamon, salt, remaining 1/2 teaspoon cumin and red pepper in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Stir in squash. Spoon tomato mixure over lentil layer. Partially stir tomato mixture into other layers, but do not completely combine all layers. If desired, prepare crisp-brown onions as directed below and add as a topping.

*Cook onions in large skillet with 1 tablespoon oil over high heat, stirring frequently, until brown and slightly crispy, about 10 minutes.

Nutritional Information
Calories: 169, Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Sodium: 281 mg, Carbohydrates: 34 g, Protein: 7 g

That's to complicated

If you have any recipes which involve adding milk or poking holes in a plastic covering before putting it in the microwave I'd love to try them


Of course now after reading all that I'm hungry

koshry has always been my one of my very favorite dishes and there are two styles of making it, or perhaps more-- the Alexandria way is usually rice and lentils the cairo way is as you describe -- I haven't known of a soul that didnt try this dish and wasn't hooked.. my mom makes it with two types of sauces hot or mild then smothered with a ton of fried onions...


mmmm
a classic
thanks for the recipe I have never made it =)

Im to young to cook. Cooking something that complicated is so far away as I can't even make chai(tea).

ahhhh
arab food is so blandddddddd

i didnt eat the lamb kebab i ordered at this turkish cafe , because the meat was just tasteless!

no chillies whatsoever!!

name an arab dish that is spicy?

I've tried kushary once, wasn't too much of a fan. But I was a kid then, so my taste may have changed.

Originally Posted by Sahabiyaat

ahhhh
arab food is so blandddddddd

i didnt eat the lamb kebab i ordered at this turkish cafe , because the meat was just tasteless!

no chillies whatsoever!!

name an arab dish that is spicy?

Muhammara..
I just had some, it's SO GOOD.

"Muhammara (Arabic: محمرة) is a hot pepper dip originally from Aleppo, Syria[citation needed] and now found in many places in Anatolia and the Levant.

The principal ingredients are usually fresh or dried peppers, ground walnuts, breadcrumbs, and olive oil. It may also contain garlic, salt, lemon juice, pomegranate syrup, and sometimes spices (e.g. cumin). It may be garnished with mint leaves

Muhammara is eaten as a dip with bread or a spread for toast[1]. It is also enjoyed as a spicy sauce for kebabs, grilled meats and fish.

Muhammara is referred to as Acuka in western Turkey while southeastern regions call it Muhammara."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammara

I don't find arab food bland at all.. Or actually, it depends on where it's from. Like, I love Syrian food of course, and I find Lebanese a watered down version of that. Jordanian and Palestinian have similar foods, as do the Gulf countries. North African countries (other than egypt) have interesting food, it's usually a love/hate relationship with me..I've had some awesome couscous in my day..

my lecturer once gave me sum filafa i think it was? somalian food is it?
My culinary knowledge is very bad, i just eat whats put infornt of me...which is kinda dangerous, for all i know i could be eating a large cooked orange centipede...mmmm

Originally Posted by crayon

I've tried kushary once, wasn't too much of a fan. But I was a kid then, so my taste may have changed.
Muhammara..
I just had some, it's SO GOOD.

"Muhammara (Arabic: محمرة) is a hot pepper dip originally from Aleppo, Syria[citation needed] and now found in many places in Anatolia and the Levant.

The principal ingredients are usually fresh or dried peppers, ground walnuts, breadcrumbs, and olive oil. It may also contain garlic, salt, lemon juice, pomegranate syrup, and sometimes spices (e.g. cumin). It may be garnished with mint leaves

Muhammara is eaten as a dip with bread or a spread for toast[1]. It is also enjoyed as a spicy sauce for kebabs, grilled meats and fish.

Muhammara is referred to as Acuka in western Turkey while southeastern regions call it Muhammara."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammara

I don't find arab food bland at all.. Or actually, it depends on where it's from. Like, I love Syrian food of course, and I find Lebanese a watered down version of that. Jordanian and Palestinian have similar foods, as do the Gulf countries. North African countries (other than egypt) have interesting food, it's usually a love/hate relationship with me..I've had some awesome couscous in my day..

jzk sis, im gna try getting my hands on sum InshaAllah

Koshri is like the most amazing thing ever , Egypt's very own version of Fish and chips perhaps?! It won't taste the same if I make it here I'm sure. I miss egyptian food

Jazaakillaah khayr for the recipe, might ask sis to make it

Originally Posted by Sahabiyaat

ahhhh
arab food is so blandddddddd

Yeahhhhh.....

I've only had a little bit but I wasn't too impressed.

There seems to be some overlap between Arab and Greek food. I actually like a lot of Greek food though.

I've heard Indian food is really spicy. So seeing that I love spicy food I'd like to try that sometime.

I am back from Google after searchead for Koshary Pasta pictures.

Koshary Pasta is a favourite Egyptian food, isn't it ?

^^^ it is indeed..

I personally despise spicy food (I have alot of GI problems) wal7mdlilah.. the problem with indo cuisine is it doesn't matter how much you hammer in taking out the spice it comes in spicy anyway... the only indo food I liked was a dish called 'chaat'? because it was sort of yogurt(y) and not painful.

There is an Arabic adage about the chef who doesn't know how to cook adds many spices, and I'll have to agree... spice just covers the taste of the food, burns the tongue and stomach (for many hours) what is the point?

p.s I don't particularly like Arabic food either (except a few dishes) as well shish kabob.. I favor Italian foods the most.. and the majority of soups..

Originally Posted by Gossamer skye

^^^ it is indeed..

I personally despise spicy food (I have alot of GI problems) wal7mdlilah.. the problem with indo cuisine is it doesn't matter how much you hammer in taking out the spice it comes in spicy anyway... the only indo food I liked was a dish called 'chaat'? because it was sort of yogurt(y) and not painful.

Chaat ? what is chaat ?
Yogurt ?. We drink yogurt, but we never 'eat' yogurt.

Soth East Asia dishes use much spices, including indo food.
People from other places complains, Indo food is too hot. No wonder, we love chili paper, and frequently question before we eat is "Where is chili sauce ?".
We read in an article, Tabasco is a hot chili sauce in US and Europe. But for us, Tabasco is absolutely not hot.

Originally Posted by ardianto

Chaat ? what is chaat ?
Yogurt ?. We drink yogurt, but we never 'eat' yogurt.

Oopps, I just realized. Chaat ?, yogurt ?.
Maybe Indo food in sister Gossamer Skye is not Indonesian food but Indian food.
I have read on a magazine, Indian use yogurt in their dishes.

That 'Indo' was confused me. In South East Asia 'Indo' means Indonesian.

Originally Posted by ardianto

Chaat ? what is chaat ?
Yogurt ?. We drink yogurt, but we never 'eat' yogurt.

Soth East Asia dishes use much spices, including indo food.
People from other places complains, Indo food is too hot. No wonder, we love chili paper, and frequently question before we eat is "Where is chili sauce ?".
We read in an article, Tabasco is a hot chili sauce in US and Europe. But for us, Tabasco is absolutely not hot.

lol, sounds great

It's soooo difficult to find decent spicy food here