Mediterranean Indian fusion recipe?!
Is there such a top notch dish or recipe that combines my two favorite cuisines!? Thanks!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
these are few recipes!. hope you love them
Good Luck
Thanks
Mojadara - ???????
Ingredients:
1 cup brown lentils, washed
1 cup long-grain rice, washed
salt as per taste
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 1/2 cups warm water
4 large onions, sliced and crispy fried
Vegetable oil
Plain yogurt
Method:
1!. In large saucepan with water, bring lentils to boil!. Remove pan from heat and let lentils sit 10 minutes, covered!. Rinse it under running water and drain thoroughly!.
2!. In heavy pan, heat oil!. Saute rice and lentils over medium heat for few minutes, until grains are well coated!. Add salt, pepper, cumin, turmeric and warm water!. Bring to boil over high heat, stirring occasionally!.
3!. Reduce heat, cover pan tightly, and leave on low heat for 15 minutes!.
4!. Serve with fried onions as garnish over rice and yogurt on the side!.
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Fattoush Salad - ??????
It is a Lebanese salad made from vegetables and toasted or fried pieces of pita bread!.
Ingredients:
2 cups Romain Lettuce finely chopped
1 cup red cabbage shredded
1/2 cup orange pepper diced
1/2 cup red pepper diced
1/2 cup green pepper diced
1 cup chopped cucumber
1/4 cup radish diced
1/2 cup diced tomato
1/4 cup carrot shredded
1/4 cup green onion chopped
1/4 cup red onion chopped
1/2 cup parsley chopped
1 tsp!. dry mint
2 tsp!. sumac
1 lemon juice
2 to 3 cloves garlic minced
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup pita chips
Method:
1!. Chop up the first 12 ingredients and place in a large bowl!.
2!. In a small bowl mix the mint, sumac, garlic, lemon juice and olive oil!.
3!. Piece the toasted or fried pita chips into 1/2 inch bits!.
4!. When ready to serve, mix all of the vegetables then add the dressing and mix!.
5!. Top with pita chips!.
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Ful Mudammas - ???????????
This dish is made from fava beans, which are cooked and served with diced cucumbers, tomatoes, and parsley in a pita and is commonly served as a breakfast food!.
1 Can fava beans 16oz
1 Can garbanzo beans 16oz
2 Large minced Garlic
1 tsp of salt
1 lemon juice
1/2 cup chopped tomato
1/2 cup chopped parsley
2 radish sliced
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Method:
1!. In a pot warm up the fava beans and chick peas then transfer to a large bowl!.
2!. Add minced garlic with salt and lemon juice and combine with beans!.
3!. With a mortar, mash half of the beans then mix with a spoon!.
4!. Top with freshly chopped parley, tomato, radishes, olive oil and cayenne pepper!.
5!. Serve with pita bread!.
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Tabouli - ?????
This dish is originated in Syria and Lebanon!.
Ingredients:
2 Cups Tomatoes or 2 Cans Diced
1 Cup chopped green onion
4 Cup chopped parsley flat leaf
1 Cup yellow onion chopped
3 tsp leaves fresh mint
1/4 Cup dry or 1/2 cup soaked burgle (bulgur)
1 tsp dry mint
1 tsp salt
2 lemon juice
1/2 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
Method:
1!. Rinse and finely chop parsley and fresh mint leaves and place in a bowl!.
2!. Add chopped tomato, green onion, yellow onion, and soaked burgle and combine with parsley!.
3!. In a separate small bowl combine salt, dry mint, lemon juice, olive oil and cayenne pepper then add to parsley mixture and let sit for 5 minutes before serving to allow burgle to absorb some of the dressing!.
4!. To serve scoop it in Romaine Lettuce Leaves!.
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Baba Ganoush Dip - ???? ???? ???
Baba Ganoush is a Syria (Mediterranean) dish!. Is a famous appetizer made from eggplant!. It is like the Baigan Bhartha of the Indian cuisine!. It is accompanied with pita bread!.
Ingredients:
1 Large Eggplant baked then peeled
1/2 Cup Lemon Juice
2 Garlic Minced
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 Cup of Tahini
blend in blender or mix with mortarmint or parsley for garnish
olive oil/cayenne pepper to top
Method:
1!. Roast the eggplant then place a plastic bag to cool, then you can peel and remove top, place in a bowl!.
2!. Add garlic, lemon juice and tahini paste, blend in a blender or with a mortar!.
3!. Spread in a place and garnish with parsley or mint and top with olive oil and a sprinkle of cayenne pepper or paprika!.
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Tahini Sauce - ????? ???
Tahini is the paste of sesame seeds!. It is a Mediterranean sauce!. But it is also used to prepare some Chinese, Korean and Japanese cuisine!. It is an important ingredient for hummus!.
Ingredients:
5 cups sesame seeds
1 1/2 cups olive oil or vegetable oil
Preparation:
1!. Toast sesame seeds for 5-10 minutes, shaking the seeds frequently with a spatula!.
2!. Do not allow to brown!. Cool for 20 minutes!. Pour sesame seeds into food processor and add oil!.
3!. Blend for 2 minutes!.
4!. Check for consistency!.
5!. The goal is a thick, yet pourable texture!.
6!. Add more oilWww@FoodAQ@Com
Good Luck
Thanks
Mojadara - ???????
Ingredients:
1 cup brown lentils, washed
1 cup long-grain rice, washed
salt as per taste
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 1/2 cups warm water
4 large onions, sliced and crispy fried
Vegetable oil
Plain yogurt
Method:
1!. In large saucepan with water, bring lentils to boil!. Remove pan from heat and let lentils sit 10 minutes, covered!. Rinse it under running water and drain thoroughly!.
2!. In heavy pan, heat oil!. Saute rice and lentils over medium heat for few minutes, until grains are well coated!. Add salt, pepper, cumin, turmeric and warm water!. Bring to boil over high heat, stirring occasionally!.
3!. Reduce heat, cover pan tightly, and leave on low heat for 15 minutes!.
4!. Serve with fried onions as garnish over rice and yogurt on the side!.
======================================!.!.!.
Fattoush Salad - ??????
It is a Lebanese salad made from vegetables and toasted or fried pieces of pita bread!.
Ingredients:
2 cups Romain Lettuce finely chopped
1 cup red cabbage shredded
1/2 cup orange pepper diced
1/2 cup red pepper diced
1/2 cup green pepper diced
1 cup chopped cucumber
1/4 cup radish diced
1/2 cup diced tomato
1/4 cup carrot shredded
1/4 cup green onion chopped
1/4 cup red onion chopped
1/2 cup parsley chopped
1 tsp!. dry mint
2 tsp!. sumac
1 lemon juice
2 to 3 cloves garlic minced
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup pita chips
Method:
1!. Chop up the first 12 ingredients and place in a large bowl!.
2!. In a small bowl mix the mint, sumac, garlic, lemon juice and olive oil!.
3!. Piece the toasted or fried pita chips into 1/2 inch bits!.
4!. When ready to serve, mix all of the vegetables then add the dressing and mix!.
5!. Top with pita chips!.
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Ful Mudammas - ???????????
This dish is made from fava beans, which are cooked and served with diced cucumbers, tomatoes, and parsley in a pita and is commonly served as a breakfast food!.
1 Can fava beans 16oz
1 Can garbanzo beans 16oz
2 Large minced Garlic
1 tsp of salt
1 lemon juice
1/2 cup chopped tomato
1/2 cup chopped parsley
2 radish sliced
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Method:
1!. In a pot warm up the fava beans and chick peas then transfer to a large bowl!.
2!. Add minced garlic with salt and lemon juice and combine with beans!.
3!. With a mortar, mash half of the beans then mix with a spoon!.
4!. Top with freshly chopped parley, tomato, radishes, olive oil and cayenne pepper!.
5!. Serve with pita bread!.
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Tabouli - ?????
This dish is originated in Syria and Lebanon!.
Ingredients:
2 Cups Tomatoes or 2 Cans Diced
1 Cup chopped green onion
4 Cup chopped parsley flat leaf
1 Cup yellow onion chopped
3 tsp leaves fresh mint
1/4 Cup dry or 1/2 cup soaked burgle (bulgur)
1 tsp dry mint
1 tsp salt
2 lemon juice
1/2 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
Method:
1!. Rinse and finely chop parsley and fresh mint leaves and place in a bowl!.
2!. Add chopped tomato, green onion, yellow onion, and soaked burgle and combine with parsley!.
3!. In a separate small bowl combine salt, dry mint, lemon juice, olive oil and cayenne pepper then add to parsley mixture and let sit for 5 minutes before serving to allow burgle to absorb some of the dressing!.
4!. To serve scoop it in Romaine Lettuce Leaves!.
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Baba Ganoush Dip - ???? ???? ???
Baba Ganoush is a Syria (Mediterranean) dish!. Is a famous appetizer made from eggplant!. It is like the Baigan Bhartha of the Indian cuisine!. It is accompanied with pita bread!.
Ingredients:
1 Large Eggplant baked then peeled
1/2 Cup Lemon Juice
2 Garlic Minced
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 Cup of Tahini
blend in blender or mix with mortarmint or parsley for garnish
olive oil/cayenne pepper to top
Method:
1!. Roast the eggplant then place a plastic bag to cool, then you can peel and remove top, place in a bowl!.
2!. Add garlic, lemon juice and tahini paste, blend in a blender or with a mortar!.
3!. Spread in a place and garnish with parsley or mint and top with olive oil and a sprinkle of cayenne pepper or paprika!.
============================
Tahini Sauce - ????? ???
Tahini is the paste of sesame seeds!. It is a Mediterranean sauce!. But it is also used to prepare some Chinese, Korean and Japanese cuisine!. It is an important ingredient for hummus!.
Ingredients:
5 cups sesame seeds
1 1/2 cups olive oil or vegetable oil
Preparation:
1!. Toast sesame seeds for 5-10 minutes, shaking the seeds frequently with a spatula!.
2!. Do not allow to brown!. Cool for 20 minutes!. Pour sesame seeds into food processor and add oil!.
3!. Blend for 2 minutes!.
4!. Check for consistency!.
5!. The goal is a thick, yet pourable texture!.
6!. Add more oilWww@FoodAQ@Com
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* there is a couscous salad here that looks delicious
when I was there in India, I found that what the Egyptians call "Tamiya" was exactly the same as what Indians call "Bonda" and the Middle-Easterners call "Falafel" !.!.!.!.!.small world !!
and also when I was in India, I had pizzas made to an Indian taste, with green chllies heating up the pizza sauce!.!.!.!.!.!.
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* there is a couscous salad here that looks delicious
when I was there in India, I found that what the Egyptians call "Tamiya" was exactly the same as what Indians call "Bonda" and the Middle-Easterners call "Falafel" !.!.!.!.!.small world !!
and also when I was in India, I had pizzas made to an Indian taste, with green chllies heating up the pizza sauce!.!.!.!.!.!.
xxxWww@FoodAQ@Com
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