Camel Meat Biryani الرز البرياني مع لحم الحاشي اونٹ کے گوشت کی بریانی

Camel Meat Biryani is a very tasty Rice Dish from Arab World. It is cooked in Arabian spices using camel meat.

برياني حاشي

Ingredients:

• Camel Meat  1 kg (   لحم الحاشي )
• Rice 1/2 kg
• Oil 1 cup
• Tomatoes chopped 3-4
• Onion chopped 3
• Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
• Green Chillies  4
• Fresh Coriander leaves  chopped 1/2 cup
• Fresh Mint leaves chopped 1/2 cup
• Yellow Food Colour 1 pinch

Spices:

• Dry lemon black/yellow  whole 4
• Cloves whole  10
• Cardamom green whole  8
• Cinnamon sticks 2
• bay leaves whole 2
• Nutmeg powder 1/4 teaspoon
• Cardamom green powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Pimento powder 2 teaspoon
• Khoranjan powder 2 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
• Black pepper powder 1 teaspoon

Nuts:

• Wall nut  4-5
• Pine nuts  1 tablespoon
• Pistachio 1 tablespoon
• Black Raisin 2 tablespoon   
• Green Raisin 1 tablespoon

Procedure:

• Thoroughly wash and soak rice in water for 20 minutes.
• Take 6 glass of water in a pan, add 2 teaspoon of salt and boil till rice is near to cook.
• Drain and keep aside to be used later.

• Now in a separate pan fry onion in oil till golden brown.
• Now add tomatoes, ginger , garlic paste, green chillies and spices.
• Fry for 2-3 minutes then add camel meat and fry for another 5 minutes.
• Then add 1-2 cup water and cook on medium heat till camel meat is tender.
• Evaporate much of the water.
• Lower the flame, spread boiled rice over top.
• Spread nuts over it then sprinkle fresh mint and coriander on top layer.
• Also sprinkle yellow food colour.
• Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Delicious Camel Meat Biryani is Ready.
• Serve hot with salad.

  

Sambousek (Arabian Snack) سمبوسك

Sambousek is one of the most popular snack in Arab world. From Saudi Arabia to UAE, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt.  Try this recipe for Iftar this Ramadan and feels a touch and love with Arab world.

Sambousek

Ingredients For Dough:

• Super Fine Wheat flour/starch (Maida)  1/4 kg
• Salt  1/4 teaspoon
• Cumin seeds 1/4 teaspoon
• baking soda  1/4 teaspoon
• Zaatar 1/2 teaspoon

Ingredients For Filling:

• Minced lamb/Mutton 250g
• Oil 1/4 teaspoon
• Tomatoes chopped 1
• Onion chopped  1
• Parsley chopped 1 tablespoon
• Green chillies chopped 1-2
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper 1/2 teaspoon
• Cardamom powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Sumac powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Pine nuts  a few

Procedure For Filling Cooking:

• Fry onion in oil till golden, then add tomatoes, and spices fry for 3 minutes.
• Now add minced meat and fry for 5 more minutes, then add a cup water and continue to cooking till meat is tender. Evaporate excess water by increasing flame with constant stirring.
• Now sprinkle green chillies, pine nuts and parsley.
• Simmer and then cool. 
• The Filling for Sambousek is ready.

Preparation and frying of Sambousek:

• Add salt,  cumin , baking soda and zaatar to the flour and mix well. Then add little water to make a hard dough. Keep aside for 30 minutes in a cool and dry place.
• Now make dough ball, wall nut size, from the prepared dough.
• Take a dough ball flat it 3-4 inch diameter round  with the help of roller pin and board.
• Place a small quantity of filling on it then fold to make semicircle shape.
• Seal the open ends with the help of fork.
• Make more sambousak from remaining dough.
• Now heat oil in a deep frying pan, add 3-4 sambousek at a time and fry till golden in colour.
• Delicious and tangy Samousek are ready.
• Serve at Iftar with tomtot ketchup or chutney.

Bukhari Rice (Saudi Steamed Rice) ارز بخاري بالدجاج

Bukhari Rice is a most popular Steamed Rice dish of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is one of the most consumed dish in Saudi Arabia.  It is a very tasty dish cooked with meat or chicken.

سعودی عرب کی ڈش بخاری رائس

Ingredients:

• Rice 500-700g
• Chicken cut into 4 pieces 1 no.
• Oil 1 cup
• Tomatoes   chopped 2-3
• Onion chopped 2-3
• Carrot grated 2
• Lemon chopped 1

Ingredients to be added at steaming stage:

• Tomato paste 1 tablespoon 
• Raisins 1 tablespoon
• Pine nuts 1 tablespoon
• Almonds slivered 1 tablespoon

Powder spices:

• Salt to taste
• Red Chillies  powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Black pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Khoranjan powder 1 teaspoon

Whole spices:

• Cloves whole 10-12
• Cardamom green 6
• Cardamom brown 2
• Cinnamon sticks 3
• Black pepper whole 1 teaspoon
• Cumin whole 1 teaspoon
• Mace 2-3 pieces

Procedure:

• Wash and soak rice for 1/2 hour, drain and keep aside.
• Now in a pan fry onion in oil till golden brown.
• Add spices fry for 1 minute, then add tomatoes and fry for 2-3 minutes.
• Then add chicken and fry for 5 more minutes, then add carrot and fry for another 2 minutes.
• Cook on medium flame till chicken is tender. Add 1/4 cup water if desired.
• Take out Chicken pieces and keep aside.
• Add soaked rice and enough water, 1 inch above the rice level. (2-3 glass water).
• Continue to cook till rice is near to done.
• Sprinkle steaming ingredients on top. Then place chicken pieces and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
• Delicious Bukhari Rice are ready to serve.

Chicken Mandi Rice (National Dish of Yemen) مندي دجاج

Chicken Mandi Rice is one of the most popular dish in Middle East. It originates in Yemen and popular in Saudi arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Syria and Egypt. I think it is a wonderful dish with all nutritious and taste you can not forget. Look at the colour and aroma in the below pictures, your mouth is filling with water.

یمن کی قومی ڈش مندی چاول

Chicken Mandi

Chicken Mandi Rice During cooking at Smoking Stage مندي الدجاج أثناء الطهي

Ingredients:

• Chicken, cut into 4 pieces,   1 no.
• Oil  1 + 1/2 cup
• Tomatoes chopped  3-4 
• Onion chopped 2
• Ginger paste 1/2 + 1/2 teaspoon (for coating and curry)
• Garlic paste 1/2 +1/2 teaspoon (for coating and curry)
• Green Chillies whole  4-5

• Rice 1/2  -  3/4 kg

For Smoking:

• Butter   1/4 cup
• Onion layer cup or aluminium foil 1
• Burning coal 1-2

For Garnish:

• Pine nuts   1-2 teaspoon spoon
• Pistachio 1-2 teaspoon
• Raisins 1-2 teaspoon
• Almonds 1-2 teaspoon
• Saffron  10-15 threads

Spices:

Powder spices

• Salt to taste
• Black pepper powder 1 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
• Khoranjan  powder 1 teaspoon
• Kababa powder 1 teaspoon
• Sumuk powder or Dry Lemon powder 1 teaspoon

Whole spices

• Black pepper whole 1/2 teaspoon
• Cloves whole 12
• Cardamom green whole 6
• Cinnamon sticks 3
• Cumin seeds whole 1 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Soak rice in enough water for 1/2 hour, wash and drain. Keep aside.
• Thoroughly wash the chicken pieces then dry.
• Apply 1/2 quantity of powder spices after mixing all spices together,  1/2 quantities of Ginger garlic paste on Chicken pieces and keep aside in a cool place  for marination (1-2 hours).
• Grill Chicken on charcoal fire or on gas griller till tender. Keep aside.
• Now Fry onion in oil till golden brown
• Add remaining quantities of ginger garlic pastes and powder spices and whole spices fry for 2 minutes then add tomatoes and further fry for 3-5 minutes. Add soaked rice and  2-3 glass water (water should be 1 inch above the rice level) and continue to cook till near to cook.  
• Sprinkle garnish , put grilled chicken pieces, onion cup conatin burning coals and butter. 
• Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
• Delicious Chicken Mandi Rice is ready.
• Serve with Dakkous and Salad.

Ful Medames (Egyptian National Dish) فول مدمس

Ful Medames is a National Dish of Egypt. It is mostly consumed as a breakfast dish. Ful Medames is also popular in Ethiopia, Syria , Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.

Ful Medames

Ful Medames

Fava Beans Dried

Soaked and Drained fava Beans

Ingredients:

• Fava Beans Dried  2 cup
• Garlic crushed 2 teaspoon
• Onion chopped 1/2
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper powder 1-2 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
• Lemon Juice  2 tablespoon

Garnish:

• Olive oil  as desired
• Tomatoes diced
• Spring onion chopped
• Green Chillies finely chopped
• Hard Boiled eggs discs
• Parsley chopped
• Lemon wedges as desired

To Be Served with:

• Pitta Bread
• Pickled Olives
• Pickled white onion

Procedure:

• Soak and drain s fave beans overnight.
• Now take soaked and drained fava beans in a pan, add garlic, onion and salt and spices and 2-3 glass water and cook on simmering heat till beans are tender (45-90 minutes).
• Serve beans as whole or slightly mashed.
• Add lemon and olive oil then simmer for 5 minutes.
• Delicious Ful Medames is ready.
• Serve in a serving plate with pitta bread and garnish, along with pickled olives and pickled onion.    
• ooooohhh   yummy

Tharid ثريد (Sareed)

Tharid is a most famous dish in Muslim world. It is liked by Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). Prophet Muhammad Said Ayesha surpassses other women s tharid surpasses other dishes. Try dish at upcoming Eid Ul Adha.

Tharid

Tharid (Sareed)

Tharid Dishing Out

Tharid Dishing Out

Bread At Bottom of Serving Bowl

Ingredients:

• Mutton/Lamb boneless 1 kg
• Chickpea (Kabuli Channa) 250g
• Olive oil/ Canola oil 1 cup
• Butter 1 tablespoon
• Eggs (optional), unbeaten, 2-3
• Onion chopped 2
• Tomatoes (optional) chopped 2
• Ginger paste (optional) 1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste (optional) 1 teaspoon
• Lemon juice 2-3 teaspoon
• Fresh Parsley/Celery/ Coriander leaves for garnish
• Bread (Roti/Chapati) 8
• Water 2 glass
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper 2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 2 teaspoon
• Paprika powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Pimento powder 1 teaspoon
• Cardamom green powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
• Caraway whole 1 teaspoon
• Honey 1 table spoon
• Saffron 10 threads

Procedure:

• Soak chickpea in enough water and 2 teaspoon of baking soda for 8 hours.
• Now boil chickpea in enough water and keep aside aside.
• Fry onion in oil till golden.
• Now add ginger garlic paste , tomatoes, spices , honey and lemon juice, fry for 3-5 minutes.
• Now add mutton and fry for 3-5 more minutes on high flame, then cook on low flame till meat is tender. Add some water if needed. ( add unbeaten eggs during cooking after 10-15 minutes, if using).
• Add boiled chickpea and butter , cook for 5-10 minutes.
• Now add 2 glass of water to make thin gravy (shorba/meat broth) and cook on simmering heat for 15 more minutes.
• Garnish with Parsley leaves.
• Delicious Tharid Curry is ready to serve.
• In a serving bowl place pieces of bread at bottom , pour gravy over it and then chickpea and meat at top and serve.
• You can separate meat and chickpea from gravy for your convenience earlier after cooking and before serving.

Farooj Shewarma Roll (Chicken Shewarma Roll) شاورما فروج

Farooj Shewarma Roll is a very popular fast food in Middle East. There are many outlets of Al Faooj Shewarma in Kuwait, Dubai, Sharja and Al Ain.
Let try my this recipe for yourself and your kids at Home.

I Dedicate My this recipe to Mr. Farroq Abdullah Memon (Late), Director Pakistan Market for Sanfaz Spices and Food ,who provided me the menu booklets of many food chains from Dubai. He left this world on the night of the moon of Eid ul Fitrt 2011. We prayed Salat ul Fajr, then His Nimaz - Janaza then Eid ul Fitr prayers. He was so humble and kind that every person was wants to weep but his peon was weeping like a little children when he was laid to rest. May Allah bless him and keep his soul to peace.

Oh Farooq Bhai
you will be rememberd by us
on all Eid ul Fitrs prayers
 coming in our lives
 till we join you in Jannah.



Recipe For Farooj Shewarma:

• Shewarma breads        4
• Grilled Chicken breast   2
• Mayonnaise  as desired
• Tahini sauce as desired
• Hummus (optional)
• Tomato Ketchup as desired
• French Fries as desired ( from 2 medium potatoes)
• Olive slices as desired
• Cucumber slices as desired
• Onion slices or rings as desired.
• Lemon wedges for garnish
• Mint leaves for garnish.

Procedure:

• Bake thin bread with little olive oil.
• Make shreds/slices of grilled chicken breasts , place these chicken slices on prepared bread, apply salad.
• Then apply thini sauce, Mayonnaise and tomato ketchup. Fold like a roll and enjoy.

Procedure for Grilled Chicken Breasts:

Ingredients

• Chicken breast  cut into coarse pieces  2 breasts
• Olive oil 1 teaspoon
• Sumuk powder 1 teaspoon
• Pimento powder 1teaspoon
• Cinnamon powder1/4 teaspoon
• Black pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon
• cardamom green powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Red Chilli (optional0 1/4 teaspoon
• Garlic ginger paste 1 teaspoon
• Lemon Juice (optional) 1 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Mix all spices with oil then apply on chicken breasts, keep aside for 1 hour to marinate.
• Insert the marinated Chicken pieces into skewers and grill over charcoal fire till tender. Brush with oil during grilling.

Dakkous (Saudi Arabian Tomato Sauce)

Dakkous (Saudi Arabian Tomato Sauce)
Saudi Arabian and other Middle Eastern Nations are using Dakkous with Kabsa Rice.
Its recipe is very simple no sugar is added as with Tomato Ketchup and Salsa.


Ingredients:

• Tomatoes  1/2 kg
• Onion (spring or regular) chopped 1
• Garlic cloves  chopped 4
• Green Chilli chopped 1
• Vinegar 1 tablespoon
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper cutter 1 teaspoon
• Chilli powder 1/4 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
• Cinnamon sticks 2
• Oil  1 tablespoon

Procedure:

• Boil tomatoes in water with 2 cinnamon sticks , then mash and keep aside.
• Now saute garlic and onion in oil. Then add green chillies and mashed tomatoes and spices.
• Cook till thick , at last add vinegar and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Delicious Dakkous is ready. Serve as needed or refrigerate.

Kabsa (National Dish of Saudi Arabia) كبسة دجاج

Kabsa (National Dish of Saudi Arabia)

Kabsa is a National Dish of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is also popular  in United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Yemen. It is very similar to Biryani or Pullao but different in taste, spices and cooking technique. Rice, Meat or Poultry and dry nuts are the main ingredients, Dried Black Lemons are must, which imparts a distint aroma and flavour to this recipe.  We Pakistani loves and  respect Saudi people and their Kings. They are custodians of Holy Mosques. 








Ingredients:

• Chicken cut into 8 pieces  1 number
• Rice  soaked in water 1/2 kg
• Oil 1 cup
• Tomatoes chopped 4
• Onion chopped 3
• Ginger crushed 2 teaspoon
• Garlic crushed 2 teaspoon
• Green Chillies whole 2-3
• Black lemon dried whole 2
• Cloves whole 15
• Cardamom small whole  8
• Cinnamon sticks 3 small size
• Garam Masala  powder 1 teaspoon
• Pimento powder 2 teaspoon
• Black pepper powder 1-2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
• Saffron threads  15
• Nutmeg powder 1/4 teaspoon
• Boiled eggs  6
• Pine nuts 2 - 3 teaspoon
• Raisin 4-5  teaspoon
• Pistachio  3 teaspoon
• Almomds , golden fried,  20

Procedure:

• Fry onion in oil till golden brown.
• Now add ginger, garlic and fry for 2 minutes. Then add Tomatoes, chicken pieces  and spices and 1 and 1/2 teaspoon of salt  and cook   till chicken is near to done. Add little water if needed.
• Now take out chicken pieces and bake in an  oven for few minutes or add 1-2 tablespoon of  oil in a large pan , arrange chicken pieces and apply load with a small pan full of water over chicken pieces to a golden colour for 1-2 minutes., then take out chicken pieces and keep aside.
• Now add 2 to 2 and 1/2  glass of water in the gravy, add soaked rice and 1 and 1/2 teaspoon of salt and cook on medium flame till rice are tender and water dries up. Add green chillies and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Rice are ready.
• Now in a large plate (Thaal/serving pan)  make heap of prepared rice, arrange chicken pieces on heap, garnish with boiled eggs , chopped tomatoes and nuts.
• Kabsa is ready. Serve with salad and Dakkous (Arabian Tomato sauce)

Hummus (An Arabian Spread) حُمُّص‎

Hummus (An Arabian Spread)

Hummus is one of the most popular Spread/Dip in the Middle East. It is served with Pitta bread or Flat bread and also goes well with Falafal, Grilled Chicken and Fish. It is very tasty, nutritious and yummy.

Ingredients:

• Boiled Chickpea (Kabli Channa)   1 cup
• Tahini  2 tablespoon
• Garlic Crushed 2-3 cloves
• Lemon juice 1 tablespoon
• Olive oil 2 tablespoon
• Black pepper to taste
• Salt to taste.

 Procedure:

• Crush boiled chickpea in a food processor or on a Sil Batta (Flat stone grinder) to a smooth texture then add all ingredients and blend.
• Delicious Hummus is ready.
• Garnish with Mint leaves or Parsley/Coriander leaves and serve.

Dukka of Madina Munawarah دكة

Dukka of Madina Munawarah

The Dukka of Madina Munawara is liked by me very much. It goes well with Chat, Dates, fruits and Pita Bread  brushed with olive oil and Dukka sprinkled over it.



Ingredients:

• Sesame seed roasted then powder  6 tablespoon
• Sesame seed whole roasted  1 teaspoon
• Coriander whole roasted then  powder  4 teaspoon
• Cumin whole roasted  then  powder 4 teaspoon
• Fennel whole roasted then powder
• Black pepper powder  1/2 teaspoon
• Salt 1/2 teaspoon
• Sumak  3 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Roast material individually or combine them and  then roast except sesame which is  to be roasted separately.
• Then mix other material.
• Enjoy the same taste as you purchased Dukka from Madina Munawara.
• Assalat o Wa Salmo Aala Rasool Allah