Post a picture of your favorite meal :b

[marwen]

you can post here a picture of your favorite meal (and its recipe if you want).

[marwen]

Ok let me begin. My favourite meal is Couscous with 'Allouch' (lamb's meat ).



It's the national dish in Tunisia, and it's also prepared in other north africain countries (Algeria, Morocco...).

This meal is based on couscous.

Couscous is made from processed semolina : semolina + flour+salt+water. And it's made in form of grains. Couscous can replace rice dishes, and it's cooked in a similar way.

How to prepare Couscous with Lambs meat ?
Here is the recipe :

Ingredients:
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½ kilo meat “cut into cubes”
½ kilo couscous “you can get this at the super store”
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions “cut into small cubes”
2 green peppers
2 potatoes
2 carrots
Pumpkin “cut into cubes”
1 can chickpeas “ready for cooking”
4 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon chili powder or “harissa*”
salt and pepper for seasoning
½ tablespoon paprika
½ tablespoon cinnamon
½ tablespoon cumin

*Harissa is the chili paste Tunisians use for cooking.

Season the meat with the spices and put it into a pot with the olive oil and onions, fry it for a bit, then add the tomato paste, chickpeas and a cup of water, and let it boil for 15 minutes.
Cut the vegetables and throw them in the pot, add 1 liter of water and let boil.
To prepare the couscous, put it into a colander or sifter, over the big pot, wet the couscous and put it into the sifter and steam it for 30 minutes.
Add the potatoes to the sauce, and rewet the couscous in the sifter with a bit of the sauce “which will give it the red color”, continue cooking for another 20 minutes.

Put the couscous in a big bowl, pour some sauce over it and stir it, then arrange the vegetables and meat over it, and you’ve got yourself a beautiful, yummy Tunisian dish!

Now I feel very hungry !

[nousername]

looks delicious!

[PouringRain]

Something along these lines............. lobster, crab legs, and shrimp. I only eat this type of stuff about once or twice a year. LOL I'll have to post more pics of fav. meals that I eat more frequently.

[marwen]

looks delicious!

Thank you

wow really nice ! but that should be an expensive dish no ?

[PouringRain]

French Onion soup.... I like it homemade and without the bread and cheese. But traditionally it has bread and cheese. I just do not eat much bread nor cheese.





Here is my simplified way of making it:

Slice 6 yellow onions and cook them in 1 Tbsp. butter until they start to brown. Add as much beef stock, or beef bouillion and water, as you desire and 1 bay leaf and pepper and then reduce heat and simmer for a couple of hours.

[PouringRain]

Thank you


wow really nice ! but that should be an expensive dish no ?

Yeah, lobster and crab legs are expensive, especially where I currently live. I grew up near the ocean, but now I am quite far from it. I use shrimp in my salads, pasta, etc. I love seafood. My fav. fish is Salmon. I eat Salmon at least once a week.

[PouringRain]

Since I Mentioned Salmon..... I make a meal like this about once a week: Salmon, white rice, and asparagus.

[marwen]

Since I Mentioned Salmon..... I make a meal like this about once a week: Salmon, white rice, and asparagus.

ummm :b, that last one seems to be really delicious. I just like fresh sea food. And now I discovered you're a pro in term of cooking , we're gonna learn from you

[Ğħαrєєвαħ]

Wow all the foods look deliciousooo MashaAllaah ..
Thanks all for posting ....

[aadil77]

this is what I jus had, but with loads of chilli sauce

[Güven]

^ That's my man! My favourite meal : P

[Ğħαrєєвαħ]

What about BIRYAANI? no one likes that? hmm

well my fave FOOD is Chicken and Chocolate..i like other geeky foodling too but i like these 2 more so yea...sorry cudnt get pics up of the typa Choc or Chicken i like buh im sure u can find some awesome ones online ..so yeah indeeed

LOL you all loook like your soo hungryy...i think you mite end up eating the screen hope u dont eat the comments along with it *runs of*

[marwen]

...i think you mite end up eating the screen

yes I thought about doing that laying:, but thank God, you woke me up now !

Ok now a question: what is BIRYAANI ? is it an asian food?
I'm sure it's a good, but am I the only non-geek member who don't know it ?

[aadil77]

yes I thought about doing that laying:, but thank God, you woke me up now !

Ok now a question: what is BIRYAANI ? is it an asian food?
I'm sure it's a good, but am I the only non-geek member who don't know it ?

biryani is a combination of some of the best of Allahs creation :P

here it is, behold! the best tasting meat rice on earth:

[PouringRain]

What about BIRYAANI? no one likes that? hmm

Ok now a question: what is BIRYAANI ? is it an asian food?

I did not know know what it is either. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biryani

Muslim World 12, is it like a stir-fried rice? Some of the pictures and the description makes it sound liek that, but others look very different. Which kind do you make and can you give us a recipe? It all looks very good. I often fry rice with various oils, spices, meats, veggies, etc. Usually I just take my leftover rice and see what things I have on hand to stir fry with it. LOL

[glo]

biryani is a combination of some of the best of Allahs creation :P

here it is, behold! the best tasting meat rice on earth:

My Pakistani neighbour makes a wonderful Biryani.
I can't wait until next Eid!!

[glo]

this is what I jus had, but with loads of chilli sauce

I found a special smilie for you, aadil. I hope you like it!



(I don't know whether he is looking grumpy or whether that's a mustache ...)

[Ğħαrєєвαħ]

yes I thought about doing that laying:, but thank God, you woke me up now !

Ok now a question: what is BIRYAANI ? is it an asian food?
I'm sure it's a good, but am I the only non-geek member who don't know it ?

Alhamdulilaah u didnt eat the screen...*phew*...

Biryaani is what Brother Aadill has posted lol that piccha, however there are different types of Biryaani such as Chicken, vegetable etc etc,you can combine the materials together, basically its rice with either Chicken or vegetable or whatever you like lol.....

I think its an asian food..like Pakistani, Indian not sure if Bangladesh is involved in this case and maybe many more Countriess so yeah..its a common dish in India and Pakistan again I think..because i dont know much about the foods lol..

yeah its nice..if you like Chicken and rice or add whatever you like then yeah im sure you will like it...

[Ğħαrєєвαħ]

I did not know know what it is either. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biryani

Muslim World 12, is it like a stir-fried rice? Some of the pictures and the description makes it sound liek that, but others look very different. Which kind do you make and can you give us a recipe? It all looks very good. I often fry rice with various oils, spices, meats, veggies, etc. Usually I just take my leftover rice and see what things I have on hand to stir fry with it. LOL

Yeah its like stir fried rice...i dont really cook it :\...ill try put up a recipe soon