April Blomgren - The Best in Egyptian Food: Enjoy These Recipes from Old

Descriptio n: In majority of the areas of the Middle East, this falafel is prepared by using ground chickpea s . However, in Egypt, it is made by using dried fava bean s .

Preparation tim e: 8 hours 28 minutes

Serving s :

Ingredient s :

• Fava beans - 2 cups
• Parsley - 1/ 2 cup
• Dill - half cup
• Coriander powder - 1 and half tsp s .
• Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon
• Sesame seeds - 1 cup
• Vegetable oil
• Red onion ( quartere d ) -
• Cilantro - half cup
• Garlic - 3 cloves
• Salt - 1/ 2 teaspoons

Direction s :

• Take a mixing bowl and stir in the fava bean s . Pour several inches of water in i t . Soak the fava beans for 8 hour s . Siev e .
• Blend fava beans, cumin, red onion, salt, parsley, coriander, cilantro, garlic, and dill in a blende r .
• Heat a saucepa n . Stir in the sesame seeds and cook until they are fried ( for 5 minute s ). Put the roasted sesame seeds in a plat e .
• Form the fava mixture like ball s . Coat with sesame seed s .
• Heat 1/ 4 of oil in a pa n . Saut the balls until they get light brown ( for 5 minute s ). Sieve on the paper towel s .

Descriptio n: This Egyptian dessert contains phyllo dough or puff pastry, milk, and nut s .

Preparation tim e: 1 hour

Serving s :

Ingredient s :

• Puff pastry sheets - ( 5 ounce s ) package
• Chopped pecans - 1 cup
• Raisins - 1 cup
• White sugar ( divide d ) - 1/ 4 cups
• Heavy cream - 1/ 2 cup
• Chopped walnuts - 1/ 2 cup
• Chopped hazelnuts - 1 cup
• Flaked coconut - 1 cup
• Milk - 4 cups

Direction s :

• At 350o F, let the oven heat u p . Lightly grease a baking dis h .
• Put pastry sheets in the greased baking dis h . Put it in preheated oven until top layer gets golde n . Repeat the process for all the sheet s .
• Heat the broile r .
• Take a mixing bowl and stir in the walnuts, 1/ 4 cup of the sugar, pecans, coconut, hazelnuts, and raisin s . Break the pastry into small piece s . Put them in the nut mixtur e . Pour the mixture into the dis h .
• Boil 1/ 2 cup of the sugar and milk in a pa n . Spread it over the nut mixtur e .
• Whisk remaining 1/ 2 cup of the sugar and heavy crea m . Pour it over the nut mixtur e .
• Put it under the preheated oven broiler for 10 minutes until golde n .

Descriptio n: These make a lovely cookie for Valentine's Da y . These are super deliciou s .

Preparation tim e: 8 hours 20 minutes

Serving s :

Ingredient s :

• Shortening - 1/ 3 cup
• Eggs -
• Al l- purpose flour - 2 cups
• White sugar - 1 cup
• Rosewater - 1 teaspoon
• Salt - 1/ 4 teaspoon

Direction s :

• Beat the shortening, rose fluid, sugar, and eggs until cream y . Add the salt and flou r . Put it in the butter mixtur e . It would become a soft doug h . Refrigerate it for 8 hour s .
• At 350o F, let the oven heat u p . Grease the baking sheet s .
• Use 1/ 3 of the dough at a time and refrigerate the remainin g . Shape into ball s . Put them on baking sheet s . Flatten them with the hand like a cloc k . Shape it like the base of a peta l . Sprinkle the red decorator's suga r .
• Place in the preheated oven at 350o F until golden ( about 10 minute s ).

Descriptio n: It is a delicious fava bean recip e ! It is served with pita bread in Egyp t . It is a breakfast dis h .

Preparation tim e: 20 minutes

Serving s :

Ingredient s :

• Fava beans - ( 15 ounce s ) can
• Large onion -
• Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon
• Lemon juice - 1/ 4 cup
• Ground red pepper
• Olive oil - 1/ 2 tablespoons
• Large tomato -
• Chopped parsley - 1/ 4 cup
• Salt and pepper

Direction s :

• Bring the beans to boil in a po t . Stir well and put the onion, red pepper, tomato, pepper, olive oil, salt, cumin, lemon juice, and parsle y . Let the mixture boil and decrease the heat of the stove to mediu m . Cook it for 5 minute s . Serve with the grilled pit a .