2024-11-07

Category: Syria

A yummy recipe for Qoosa Mihshee/ Kousa Mahshi كوسا محشي
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A yummy recipe for Qoosa Mihshee/ Kousa Mahshi كوسا محشي

Stuffed squash, courgette, marrow, mahshi, or zucchini is a dish common in the region of the former Ottoman Empire from the Balkans to the Levant and Egypt, a kind of dolma. It consists of various kinds of squash or zucchini stuffed with rice and sometimes meat and cooked on the stovetop or in the oven. The meat version is served hot, as a main course. The meatless […]

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Revani Greek Cake
baking, Cake, ethnic, food, Greek, International Foods, Syria, The Melting Pot

Revani Greek Cake

  Basbousa (Egyptian Arabic: بسبوسة‎‎, Turkish: revani or ravani) is a native Egyptian and traditional Middle Eastern sweet cake.[1] It is made from cooked semolina or farina soaked in simple syrup. Coconut is a popular addition. The syrup may also optionally contain orange flower water or rose water. Basbousa has many regional and dialect names […]

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Mjdara (lentil potage) International Institute Cook Book
food, International Institute (Lawrence MA) Cookbook, Syria

Mjdara (lentil potage)

Mjdara (lentil potage) 2 cups lentils 2/3 cup rice ½ cup olive oil 2 large onions salt & pepper Pick over carefully the lentils. Put on stove in 1½ quarts cold water. Boil until quite done. Add uncooked rice. Leave on stove until rice is done, stirring occasionally. Cut up finely the onion and cook […]

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