ورق عنب و كوسا محشي بزيت الزيتون- يلنجيStuffed Grape Leaves and Zucchini With Olive Oil

هذه وصفة سهلة لورق العنب بالزيت.لهذه الوصفه اسماء اخرى مثل أليلنجي أو الدولما.
يستغرق تحضير هذه الوصفه وقتا طويلا كما هو الحال في تحضير الكثير من اطباق المطبخ العربي ولكن هذه الوصفه تستحق كل التعب لأنها من ألذ وصفات المطبخ العربي.

المكونات :

-نصف كيلو ورق عنب الطازج, المحفوظ المفرّغ من الهواء. المثلج او ألمكبوس في مرتبان زجاجي.

-10 حبات من الكوسا البلديه, التي يميل لونها الى الاخضر الفاتح.

- 1 ونصف كأس من الارز المصري, ذو الحبه الصغيره المناسب للحشي.

- 1 او 2 بصله متوسطه مقطّعه الى مربعات صغيره.

- 3 حبات بندوره متوسطة الحجم مقطّعه الى مربعات صغيره

-- نصف كأس من البقدونس المفروم الناعم

-- الملح والفلفل الاسود والبهارات حسب الذوق

-- نصف كأس من زيت الزيتون

-- اربعة حبات بطاطا كبيره مقطعه الى شرحات رقيقه ترص في قاع وعاء الطبخ

لطبخ الوصفه تحتاجين ما يلي كي تضيفيه الى القدر بعد ملئها بالورق و الكوسا المحشي.

- ¾ كأس زيت الزيتون

- ¾ كأس عصير الليمون

- 3-4 حبات بندوره مقطّعه.

- ملح و فلفل اسود حسب الذوق.

ألطريقه:

-- أغسلي الخضراوات المستعمله في الوصفه.للحشوه : أغسلي الرز . صفّيه و اضيفي اليه البندوره والبصل المقطّعين والبقدونس المفروم . اضيفي زيت الزيتون والتوابل و أخلطي جيدا.

-- لفي ورق العنب و أحشيه بحشوة الأرز.

-- أنقري الكوسا و احشيها بحشوة الأرز.

-- ضعي شرائح البطاطا في قاع الإناء ، و أخلطيها جيدا مع زيت الزيتون.

-- ضعي الورق و الكوسا المحشيين في اناء الطبخ.

-- تضاف البندوره فوق ورق العنب و الكوسا . اضيفي التوابل وزيت الزيتون. غطي بصحن لمنع فوران الطبخه.

-- عند الغليان خفضي الحراره واغلي ببطء حوالي الساعتين او الساعتين و نصف ، او حتى تتشرب كل السوائل .

-- عند مضيّ نصف وقت الطبخ, أضيفي عصير الليمون.

-- عندما يتم طهي الطعام ،أقلبي القدر على طبق كبير.

-- البطاطا الموجوده في قاع القدر تكون لذيذة الطعم لأنها متشربه كل طعم الليمون و زيت الزيتون.

-- هذا الطبق يقدّم ساخنا او في درجة حرارة الغرفة ، مع اللبن الروب على الجنب.

This is an easy recipe for stuffed grape leaves. It is time consuming which is the case of most dishes cooked in the Arabic kitchen but worth it. Delicious!

Ingredients:

-1 Pound Grape Leaves

-10 pieces of Zucchinis

- 1 ½ cup short grain Rice

- 1 or 2 medium Onions, diced

- 3 medium Tomatoes, diced

- ½ a cup of chopped Parsley

- Salt, Black Pepper and Allspice to taste

- Half a cup of Olive Oil

- four large sliced potatoes for laying in the bottom of the cooking pot

For cooking you need:

- ¾ cup Olive Oil

- ¾ cup lemon juice

- 3-4 diced tomatoes

-Salt to taste

Directions:

- Wash all your vegetables. Make the stuffing by adding the washed rice, diced tomatoes, onions and chopped parsley, season, add olive oil and mix well.

- Roll up your grape leaves with the stuffing and set aside.

- Hollow your zucchinis and stuff with the rice stuffing.

- Lay the sliced potatoes in the bottom of your pot, season and mix well with olive oil.

- Arrange your zucchinis and grape leaves inside the pot.

- Add the diced tomatoes on top, add salt and olive oil. Cover with a plate to prevent boiling over.

- when it boils, lower the heat and simmer on low for about two hours, or until all the liquid is absorbed.

- Half way through the cooking, add the lemon juice to it.

- When cooking is done, invert into a platter and arrange nicely.

- Make sure you plate the potatoes that are in the bottom, they are so succulent and full of lemon flavor. Plain delicious!!

- You may serve this dish hot or at room temperature with plain yogurt on the side or extra lemon juice.

Chicken Fatteh - فتة الدجاج

Ingredients:

1 large Arabic pita bread
1 whole chicken cut up into four pieces. You may use only breast meat.
1 small onion or 100g cut cubes. You may add some MAGGI cubes if you like.
1 tablespoon cardamom
1 cup cooked white rice. preferably Egyptian rice.
For the yogurt sauce:
2 cups yogurt-You may use low fat yogurt.
4 minced garlic cloves
Optional for garnish:
toasted pine seeds, and/or almonds
1 tablespoon parsley

Preparation:

Toast the Arabic bread, cut into small pieces, toasted. place in a large serving deep dish.
Seal chicken with little oil from all sides. Add water, bring to boil and skim froth as it appears, add onion, salt and cardamom. Cook for 50 minutes, or until chicken is falling off of the bones.
Remove meat pieces from bones and set aside. Reserve the chicken stock.

To arrange the dish:

Add lemon juice and minced garlic to the bread. Pour some of the chicken stock over the toasted bread. Spoon the rice over the bread, if needed, add more broth. combine all ingredients for the yogurt and pour over the rice, then place the chicken meat pieces over the yogurt.
Garnish with toasted nuts and sprinkle parsley over. Serve immediately.

Stuffed Chicken With Rice And Beef- دجاج محشي

This is an updated video for the stuffed chicken recipe. hope you enjoy it.

One of the meals that I enjoy cooking is stuffed chicken. It sounds like a complicated meal to prepare and cook but it is very easy.
All you need is whole chicken/s, short grain rice, ground beef, chopped onions, spices and a big pan for baking. I never measure things up at all, I just do it by eying the ingredients...does this mean that i am a good cook?? maybe, but I feel that I am average in cooking, I perfect some meals and others I do not bother cooking at all...I like easy and fast recipes that are satisfying and low in fat..I usually modify any recipe to lower fatty ingredients and healthier ingredients.

After I took out my two chickens out of the oven , I have to admit that they look great sitting in that baking pan! I also made white rice and tomato stew with garlic and cilantro, of course green salad is a must on the dinner table.
Method to prepare the stuffed chicken meal: Wash the chickens, pat dry , rub the chicken, inside out with olive oil and lemon juice mix to make it smell nice and fresh. Also rub the chicken with the same mix of spices that will be added to the ground beef and rice mix. You can use any stuffing variations you like, such as plain vegetables with or without rice, wheat, spiced up rice, no meat or whatever you feel like. there is no set ingredients, you can use creativity and come up with something new and delicious. Saute' the ground beef with small chopped onions, add spices, black pepper, all spice, cardamom and salt to taste. Wash the rice, soak for about 15 minutes in warm water, drain from the water and add to the meat when it is done cooking. You may add a little bit of cooking oil at this point so the rice does not become sticky . cook the rice half way, remember, it is going to continue cooking once its inside the chicken and baking. Stuff the chicken with the cooled rice and beef mix, wrap the chickens with aluminum foil really well, put in the baking pan and cook in the oven for about 2.5-3 hours on 450 degrees F. depending on the number of your chickens and their size . Unwrap your master piece...ENJOY!!

Simply Delicious Crustless Apple Pie- فطيرة التفاح

This is a very simple Deep Dish Apple Pie recipe with NO bottom crust, only a layer of top crust that adds so much flavor, crunch and beauty to this desert. This quantity will serve four people, with second helpings!
PIE FILLING INGREDIENTS:
-8 sliced apples
-Lemon Juice
-1/2 c. sugar
-1 teaspoon cinnamon
-4 tablespoon butter
-1/2 a cup raisins or/and walnuts (optional)
TOP CRUST INGREDIENTS:
-1/2 cup brown sugar
-1 cup flour
-1 teaspoon cinnamon
-1/2 cup melted butter
METHOD
Peel and slice apples. I use whatever apples available. Add lemon juice as you slice the apples to prevent their discoloration. Mix sugar(brown, white or both) with Cinnamon, mix into the apples well. Add butter on top of the apple mix. Cover with Aluminum foil. Cook on the stove top covered for 35 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed. DO NOT ADD ANY LIQUIDS such as water. Top crust : Mix melted butter and sugar. Add flour until the mix forms crumbs like consistency. Sprinkle your crumbly mix on top of the cooked apples. Broil the top for few minutes until it is browned nicely. Serve hot with Vanilla Ice Cream. Simply Delicious!!

Pea Stew with Rice on the Side- رز و بازيلا

This is a very simple vegetarian recipe for pea stew with tomato sauce and rice on the side.
Ingredients:
-One Pound ( About half a Kilo) frozen peas. You may use fresh Peas too but you need to shell them.
-A can of tomato paste
-One diced medium onion
-2 or 3 table spoons cooking oil- For lower calorie meal, use spray oil.
-Water or meat broth
-Salt and Pepper to taste
Method:
Saute' the onion in oil, add peas, add the diluted tomato paste, add salt and pepper. you can dilute the tomato paste with meat broth instead of water. Season and boil over on high heat for few minutes then lower the heat and let simmer for at least half an hour or until peas are soft and the sauce tastes cooked and stewed.
Cook white rice on the side. Serve hot.

Spaghetti And Spicy Sauce-معكرونه مع الصوص الحار

A delicious recipe for any type of Pasta with simple Tomato Sauce. easy to prepare, satisfying and loved by everyone.

Ingredients:

-½ a pound spaghetti or any kind of pasta. You may add more depending on the number of people you are serving

Sauce:
-3 Large tomatoes, diced or a can of diced tomatoes
-2 tablespoons tomato paste
-3 tablespoons olive oil
-3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
-One medium diced onion
-Hot chilies (hot green pepper)-of course the more you use the spicier it becomes
-3 tablespoons each fresh basil and oregano or 1 teaspoon dry basil or oregano-
Dry herbs are more concentrated in taste than fresh ones
-Salt and black pepper to taste
-Freshly grated cheese of your choice such as Parmesan or cheddar
Method
Sauté the diced onions in the olive oil. Add the diced tomatoes and the hot pepper ; cook for few min to release the flavors. add the tomato paste with a little water. When the mix boils, lower the heat. Add basil, oregano , minced garlic, salt and pepper. Simmer for 25 to 30 min.
Boil your pasta, strain, add olive oil and salt to it. Add grated cheese on top.
Enjoy the pasta with the sauce. Serve with green salad and garlic bread on the side.

Vegetarian Spinach Stew- يخنة السبانخ الاخضر مع الارز

Spinach Stew and White Rice On The Side
Ingredients:
- 3/4 Kilo fresh spinach OR 2 bags (14 OZ) of frozen spinach
- One diced Onion

-One can of whole chick peas

- Salt and Balck Pepper to taste
Rice with Vermicelli Noodles
- 1 1/2 cups Egyptian rice or rice of your choice
- 1/2 a cup vermicelli noodles
- 5 TBS Oil
-Sauté the diced onion until translucent
-Add a can of Chick Peas with the liquid inside (Garbanzo beans)
-Add the spinach, salt and black pepper-stir in the hot pot for few minutes
-Add water about four cups
let boil on high heat then lower the heat and let simmer for half an hour.

Rice recipe with vermicelli noodles.
-Add the vermicelli noodles to hot oil.
-Toast until golden brown- it changes color very quickly so do not over toast it or burn it.
Add the already washed , soaked and drained rice.
Mix the noodles and the rice very well. Add salt.
Add boiled water, about 1/3 of an inch above rice.
Let boil, then lower the heat and cover.
Simmer without stirring for about 15-20 minutes or until fluffy and done.
To make the meal healthier, use cooking spray instead of cooking oil.
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Kinzi's Ramadan Cookies And Nizar's Video

This is a very easy sugar cookies recipe, courteousy of Kinzi. Nizar made a video of this recipe so it is very helpful to watch and follow the steps. Thank you Kinzi for the recipe and thank you Nizar for the video clip.

Cream together:

3/4 C. butter

1 C. sugar

2 eggs

1 t. vanilla

Mix in another bowl:

2 1/2 C. flour

1 t. baking soda

1 1/4 t. salt

Add flour mixture to butter mixture, , mix thoroughly and refrigerate at least a couple hours. On a floured surface, roll out dough 1/4 inch thick. Dip the rim of a a small tea glass in flour, use as a cookie cutter. Carefully peel away extra dough, and refrigerate. Re-flour the tea glass, and press half-way through each circle to make a crescent moon shape (and put remaining dough in frig). Gently lift the moons on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 F for 8-10 minutes (if you have a RUM oven, turn cookies half way through baking so they don’t burn). allow to remain on cookie sheet 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool.
Glaze with icing made of powdered sugar, coloring and enough milk to make a thin paste. Or use a lightly beaten egg white instead of milk. When done, place them in an airtight container.

Beef Lovers Dream Recipe- لحمه بقر راس عصفور بالبصل

لحمة راس عصفور وصفه تُطبخ في المطابخ العربيه و تختلف تسمياته و لكن المكونات الأساسيه هي نفسها مع تغيير في البهارات حسب المنطقه. الوصفه هذه من أسهل الوصفات في المطبخ العربي. مكوناتها بسيطه و مدة طبخها معقولة, لا هي بالقصيره و لا تحتاج اليوم بأكمله لطبخها. أستعمال الكثير من البصل في الوصفه يجعلها ذات مذاق مميز و فيه البعض من الحلاوه و لكن بأستعمال البهارات العديده يتوازن الطعم . البصل ايضا يضيف الى ثخانة الصلصه الناتجه عن الطبخ. الطبق لذيذ و يرضي اذواق الكثير من محبي اللحم. بألأمكان تحضير هذا الطبق بأستعمال لحم البقر , العجل أو الخاروف الضاني.
المكونات

كيلو واحد من اي نةوع من انواع اللخحم من أختيارمك على ان يكون مقطّع الى مكعبات أو تسمى راس عصفور

كيلو واحد من البصل المقطّع شرحات او مكعبات, حسب رغبتك

ربع كوب زيت طبخ

بهار, ملح, فلفل أسود, حب هان أو هيل, قرفه . بأمكانك اضافة أي انواع بهارات تحبيها

ماء

الطريقه:

سخّني الزيت في القدر

بعد غسل اللحم, اضيفيه الى الزيت, قلّبيه حتى يرشح ماء و ايضا يتشربه

أضيفي البصل و قلبيه

أضيفي البهارات ثم أضيفي كميه من الماء تغطي اللحم

دعيه يغلي على نار عاليه ثم اخفضي الحراره و دعي اللحم و البصل يتسبك على نار هادئه لمدة 40 دقيقه او حتى ينضج اللحم

قدمي الطبق مع سلطه خضراء او رز

صحتين و عافيه

This is a very easy recipe for beef stew. very tasty...it should satisfy the meat lover in you. Using lots of onions makes the taste out of heaven!! The sauce that is created from the meat juice combined with the spices is great for dipping bread in, very similar to really think onion soup.
Check out the video clip for more on the preparations.
Ingredients:
-Two pounds cubed beef (You may use lamb if you like)
-One pound diced onions.
-Cooking oil.
-Allspice, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Salt and black pepper.
Method of cooking:
Heat up the oil. Add the beef to cook and seal the juices in. Let cook in its own juices until most of the liquid evaporates. Add the onions. Fold together. Add the spices and the seasoning. Add about a cup of water. Cook on high heat until it boils, then lower the heat and simmer for at least 40 minutes or longer until the beef is tender. Eat with any kind of starch such as bread, potatoes, rice or pasta. Green salad on the side to balance out the nutrition.