Egyptian Recipes

• Ful medames - Ful medames is a popular meal that many consider to be Egypt's national dish. it is mostly eaten for breakfast, is sometimes considered a "peasant food" and is extremely filling (the effect has been described as a "stone in the stomach"). During Ramadan, the month when participating Muslims fast between dawn and sunset, the filling nature of the dish is of course considered a great advantage. Ful medames is made by mashing (partially or completely) fava beans, and then slow cooking them. The mashed cooked beans are eaten with onion, olive oil, parsley garlic and lemon.
  
  
• Falafel - Chickpeas or fava beans made into a ball and fried.
  
  
• Kufta - Ground mead with onions and spices made into a meatball.
  
  
• Malukhiyah stew - A stew made from mallow leaves and chicken stock. It is flavored using coriander and garlic, and then served with chicken and white rice.
  
  
• Kebab halla - Beef with onions.
  
  
• Shawarma - Slivers of meat (chicken, goat or lamb) in pita bread with hummus, cucumber and tomato.
  
  
• Kushari - Rice served with brown lentils, chickpeas and macaroni. Kushari is served topped with a spicy tomato sauce, garlic and vinegar. Caramelized onions are often used an a garnish. Although traditionally a vegetarian dish, nowadays kushari is sometimes topped with shawarma meat or fried liver.

• Egyptian Recipes & Cookbooks
  
  
• Recipes and Cookbooks

A Taste of Egyptian Cookery By Shirley Elmokadem Elmokadem Released: 2011-09-09 Kindle Edition (28 pages) List Price: $2.99* *(As of 05:29 Pacific 5 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: In this book you will find instructions on how to make some delicious Egyptian recipes like Koshari, (ideal for vegetarians), Kofta and Bamya. These dishes are served every week in our house, as my husband is Egyptian. Friends and family have often asked for the recipes and that is how this book came about. If you haven't tried Egyptian food you don't know what you are missing. Cooking doesn't get tastier than this!

Egyptian Cooking: And Other Middle Eastern Recipes By Samia Abdennour American University in Cairo Press Spiral-bound (240 pages) List Price: $19.95* Lowest New Price: $15.92* Lowest Used Price: $9.10* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 05:29 Pacific 5 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Since its original publication twenty years ago, Samia Abdennour’s Egyptian Cooking has become a true classic - a must-have cookbook for anyone who wants to eat as the Egyptians do. From hearty staples like foul midammis (stewed fava beans) and kushari (a mix of pasta, rice, and lentils under a rich tomato sauce) to more complex meals such as roast leg of lamb and baked stuffed fish, Egyptian Cooking runs the gamut of the national cuisine. Now, in this revised and expanded edition, Abdennour has added over eighty new recipes from all over the Middle East, including some of the most popular dishes from the Levant, the Gulf, and North Africa. With some 480 recipes and mouthwatering color photographs, this versatile guide gives users a wide array of basic meals and sumptuous dishes. With entries organized under the categories of Mezze, Breakfast, Main Courses, Sweets and Desserts, and Beverages, Egyptian Cooking offers a comprehensive collection of Middle Eastern recipes in one volume. Spiral-bound for easy accessibility while cooking, this practical handbook offers detailed advice on shopping, food preparation, and unusual ingredients, as well as the Arabic names for individual items and recipes. Ideal for the novice as well as the experienced cook, this expanded edition of an Egyptian bestseller is the ideal introduction to cooking this delicious cuisine at home.

Nile Style: Egyptian Cuisine and Culture: Ancient Festivals, Significant Ceremonies, and Modern Celebrations (Hippocrene Cookbook Library) By Amy Riolo Hippocrene Books Hardcover (220 pages) List Price: $29.95* Lowest New Price: $19.49* Lowest Used Price: $16.70* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 05:29 Pacific 5 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: From classics like Fava Bean Puree, Yogurt with Honey, and Egyptian Whole-Wheat Pita Bread, to tempting Lamb-Filled Phyllo Triangles and Peanut, Coconut, and Raisin Baklava, "Nile Style" spans the range of the Egyptian kitchen with recipes that will appeal to every palate! It includes 23 full menus showcasing, 150 easy-to-follow recipes and much more.

My Egyptian Grandmother's Mother Kitchen: Traditional Dishes Sweet and Savory By Magda Mehdawy AUC Press Released: 2006-11-28 Paperback (236 pages) List Price: $29.95* Lowest New Price: $19.82* Lowest Used Price: $17.92* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 05:29 Pacific 5 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: In this beautifully illustrated volume, Magda Mehdawy has gathered in one book the most complete collection of Egyptian recipes ever assembled. Drawing on the traditional recipes she learned from her grandmother and other members of her generation, Mehdawy offers a surprising range of sumptuous recipes and unusual flavors that are part of Egypt's millennia-long cultural heritage. She also reveals the historical depth of the national cuisine, beginning with a section on food and wine-making techniques used by the ancient Egyptians. For readers interested in more recent traditions, Mehdawy provides lists of typical menus served on Islamic holidays and feasts, and a fascinating overview of traditional beliefs regarding vegetables and spices. While covering regional dishes from all over Egypt, Mehdawy emphasizes the cuisine of her native Mediterranean city of Alexandria, providing a wide selection of seafood dishes, such as baked sardines and shrimp kufta with rice. Grouped by food categories - including Broths and Soups, Stuffed Vegetables, Poultry, Pickles, Jams, and Desserts - the book helpfully lists detailed health information as well as practical advice on shopping for the best-quality ingredients, and where to find them. Even chefs already familiar with Egyptian cuisine will find new dishes here. With copious illustrations in full color throughout, this compendium is a great introduction to the rich flavor and variety of the traditional Egyptian kitchen.

Egyptian Cooking: A Practical Guide By Samia Abdennour Hippocrene Books Paperback (199 pages) List Price: $12.95* Lowest New Price: $12.95* Lowest Used Price: $9.22* *(As of 05:29 Pacific 5 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Originally published in Egypt, this ever-popular guide to Egyptian cooking has now been revised for a North American audience. Egyptian cuisine has been influenced by several Mediterranean culinary traditions, including Turkish, Palestinian, Lebanese, Greek and Syrian. These nearly 400 recipes, all adapted for the North American kitchen, represent the best of authentic Egyptian home cooking. From appetizers to desserts, some recipes included are `Arnabit musa a'a (Moussaka Cauliflower), Samak bi-l-tahina (Fish with Tahina Sauce), Kosa matbukha bi-l-zabadi (Zucchini Stewed in Yogurt), and Lahma mu'assaga (Savory Minced Beef). The chapters included are Mezze, Breakfast, Main Courses, Sweets and Desserts, Beverages, Kitchen Utensils, and Spices. This classic cookbook also includes a glossary of Arabic terms for ingredients, translated into English, and useful tips on shopping and using traditional cooking utensils.

RECIPES I LOVE! By Lester Clayton Johnson Lester Clayton Johnson Released: 2011-03-05 Kindle Edition (37 pages) List Price: $2.99* *(As of 05:29 Pacific 5 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: MMMMM! Recipes that make your mouth water when you think of them! Everyone has their favorite recipes; these are mine. I have gathered these for the seventy-nine years that I have been alive—and, take it from me, if you are eating something you love YOU ARE ALIVE! To me, the Egyptian Cake recipe, the chili recipes, and the Cornish Pasty recipe are the best. Try them and share them with the ones you love and you will be richer by far. Biography of Lester Clayton Johnson The author was born in San Francisco, California in 1931. He has lived in California all of his life, and has served as: elementary school music teacher; professional trumpet player and singer; CEO of his own speed reading and memory workshop corporation; attorney at law. Descendants: one daughter, three grandsons, three great grandchildren.

The New Book of Middle Eastern Food By Claudia Roden Knopf Released: 2000-09-26 Hardcover (528 pages) List Price: $35.00* Lowest New Price: $21.83* Lowest Used Price: $15.01* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 05:29 Pacific 5 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: In this updated and greatly enlarged edition of her Book of Middle Eastern Food, Claudia Roden re-creates a classic. The book was originally published here in 1972 and was hailed by James Beard as "a landmark in the field of cookery"; this new version represents the accumulation of the author's thirty years of further extensive travel throughout the ever-changing landscape of the Middle East, gathering recipes and stories. Now Ms. Roden gives us more than 800 recipes, including the aromatic variations that accent a dish and define the country of origin: fried garlic and cumin and coriander from Egypt, cinnamon and allspice from Turkey, sumac and tamarind from Syria and Lebanon, pomegranate syrup from Iran, preserved lemon and harissa from North Africa. She has worked out simpler approaches to traditional dishes, using healthier ingredients and time-saving methods without ever sacrificing any of the extraordinary flavor, freshness, and texture that distinguish the cooking of this part of the world. Throughout these pages she draws on all four of the region's major cooking styles:         -        The refined haute cuisine of Iran, based on rice exquisitely prepared and embellished with a range of meats, vegetables, fruits, and nuts         -        Arab cooking from Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan--at its finest today, and a good source for vegetable and bulgur wheat dishes         -        The legendary Turkish cuisine, with its kebabs, wheat and rice dishes, yogurt salads, savory pies, and syrupy pastries         -        North African cooking, particularly the splendid fare of Morocco, with its heady mix of hot and sweet, orchestrated to perfection in its couscous dishes and tagines From the tantalizing mezze--those succulent bites of filled fillo crescents and cigars, chopped salads, and stuffed morsels, as well as tahina, chickpeas, and eggplant in their many guises--to the skewered meats and savory stews and hearty grain and vegetable dishes, here is a rich array of the cooking that Americans embrace today. No longer considered exotic--all the essential ingredients are now available in supermarkets, and the more rare can be obtained through mail order sources (readily available on the Internet)--the foods of the Middle East are a boon to the home cook looking for healthy, inexpensive, flavorful, and wonderfully satisfying dishes, both for everyday eating and for special occasions.

The Pharaohs Kitchen: Recipes from Ancient Egypts Enduring Food Traditions By Magda Mehdawy American University in Cairo Press Paperback (240 pages) List Price: $24.95* Lowest New Price: $15.68* Lowest Used Price: $13.00* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 05:29 Pacific 5 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Judging from the evidence available from depictions of daily life on tombs and in historical texts, the ancient Egyptians were just as enthusiastic about good food and generous hospitality as are their descendants today. Magda Mehdawy and Amr Hussein have done extensive research on the cultivation, gathering, preparation, and presentation of food in ancient Egypt and have developed nearly a hundred recipes that will be perfectly recognizable to anyone familiar with modern Egyptian food. Beautifully illustrated with scenes from tomb reliefs, objects and artifacts in museum exhibits, and modern photographs, the recipes are accompanied by explanatory material that describes the ancient home and kitchen, cooking vessels and methods, table manners and etiquette, banquets, beverages, and ingredients. Traditional feasts and religious occasions with their own culinary traditions are described, including some that are still celebrated today. A glossary of ingredients and place names provides a useful guide to unfamiliar terms.

Food fit for Pharaohs: An Ancient Egyptian Cookbook By Michelle Berriedale-Johnson British Museum Press Paperback (64 pages) List Price: $9.95* Lowest New Price: $4.31* Lowest Used Price: $3.55* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 05:29 Pacific 5 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: The great fertility of the Nile valley provided the ancient Egyptians with a delicious and wholesome diet ranging from staples such as bread and beer to herbs and spices like dill, mint and cumin. Using these ingredients the British Museum's 'chef du tempe perdu' has created 35 recipes for dishes the pharaohs and their people may have eaten, including soups, starters and snacks, main dishes, desserts and baking. Paperback reissue.