Posted in Kings Highway Homeschool

 

 

Appetizer – Pita chips with hummus and tahini

Salad - Cucumber & Yoghurt

Chicken Kabob

Rice pilaf

Fuul Medames

Dukkah & pita

Apricot nectar

Egyptian Palace Bread

Qahawah = Cardamom Coffee

Ful Medames

2 cups Red Beans soaked overnight

(in Egypt these would be Fava beans but difficult to find)

1 onion chopped

6-7 pods garlic peeled and crushed

2 tsp cumin powder roasted and crushed

7-8 peppercorns roasted and crushed

2 tsp lemon juice

2-3 tbsp Olive oil

few fresh coriander leaves chopped (you can use mint leaves if you have)

Salt to taste 

Suggested garnishes for serving:

1 onion sliced

1 egg boiled and sliced

radishes

olives

1-2 Limes wedges

Pita Bread  

 

Cook the beans till they become soft.  Sauté the garlic and chopped onion in a little oil for few seconds.  Mash the cooked beans with the back of a wooden spatula.  Add the sautéed onion-garlic.  Add the crushed cumin seeds and crushed peppercorns. Add the lemon juice, salt and olive oil. Mix nicely.  Serve on a platter with sliced onion, sliced egg and lime wedges.

Chicken Kabob

2 lb boneless chicken

4 minced cloves of garlic

1 tbl salt or to taste

5 tbl lemon juice

2 tbl olive oil

1/4 tsp allspice, black and white pepper

Steps:

Put in a bowl all the seasoning, lemon juice, garlic and salt.

Mix it well and add the chicken.

Combine very well and refrigerate for 5 hours or overnight.

Skewer the chicken and grill over charcoal until desired tenderness.

Cucumber & Yogurt salad

1 large cucumber or 3 small peeled cucumbers cut into slices
2 cup plain yogurt
2 cloves of minced garlic
1 tsp dry mint
2 tbl water
½ tbl salt

Put yogurt in a bowl and add garlic, salt, and water.  Stir it very well, then add the mint and the cucumber and mix it again.

Food fit for a pharoah