Recipezaar: Palestinian,Chickpeas/Garbanzos recipes

Rooz Ma Lahem (Rice With Meat)

Sat, 14 Feb 2004 19:59:01 -0500

This is an old stand by for me, its quick and easy and can be served as a main dish or side dish. Its great with a nice middle eastern salad and a side of yoghurt and also goes well with baked lamb or roasts.This is a great potluck dish as well.Seasoning are approximate, you can adjust to suit your tastes. -- posted by chef FIFI

Dukkah (Spicy Nut Mix for Dipping With Flatbread)

Thu, 19 Feb 2004 19:59:45 -0500

This is a snack served in middle eastern markets. It is known as the dukkah, the poor man's dinner, and perfect travel food. You can serve this as described or instead of the pitas you can serve with balls of soft cheese, sliced tomatoes, or cucumbers. Keeps well also unrefridgerated. -- posted by tinala

Fool Madamas

Mon, 22 Aug 2005 21:54:27 -0400

This is a popular breakfast and lunch food across the Middle East, but especially in Egypt. I like to heap it on toast for breakfast or spoon a little into a pita with some tahini for lunch. It's ridiculously easy, and freezes really well if you can't eat it all at once. Very versatile, it can be a side dish or a main dish, and if you can get your kids to try it, fool makes a great comfort food. -- posted by Sass Smith

Creamy Roasted Garlic Hummus

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:50:17 -0500

This is truly the perfect hummus, in my humble opinion. Roasting the garlic brings out its nutty and sweet flavor and cuts down on the sharpness. It's well worth the time! Try it, I don't think you'll be disappointed. -- posted by What's Cooking?

Hummus

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:09:25 -0400

I was terrified the first couple of times I tried to make hummus -- my significant other had spent considerable time in Israel/Palestine and swore that no hummus he had had outside of the region had ever tasted as good. This recipe, while it certainly does not come close, I'm sure, to that hummus abroad, satisfies him more than any store-bought variety. A note: fresh chickpeas would probably make it even better, but using organic canned chickpeas (there is a difference in taste, trust me -- also, since I add some of the liquid, its better not to be adding preservatives to your hummus) works just fine and makes the process painless and quick. Also, be warned -- this hummus has a tang/kick to it because of the garlic. -- posted by Big Tastebuds, Tiny Kitchen

Lower Fat Homemade Hummus

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:13:25 -0400

This is great with pita chips or fresh cut veggies for dipping. Also good as a spread for wraps. You can mix it up and add cilantro/ lime (omitting the lemon), roasted red peppers, or even artichoke hearts. YUM!!! I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. By the way you can find tahini in most health sections of the market. I've seen mine at Fred Meyer and Trader Joe's. -- posted by M.F.P.

Joan Nathan's Favorite Falafel

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:50:47 -0500

From Joan Nathan's cookbook, " The Foods of Israel Today". She created this recipe after sampling many different falafels and interviewing the people who made them. You can make an Egyptian version by omitting the cilantro and substituting fava beans for the chickpeas. To make this truly "Israeli-style", garnish with tahina sauce (made from ground sesame seeds), harissa hot sauce, pickled turnip, or sauerkraut. In fact, all types of pickled fruits and vegetables (including regular dill pickles, eggplant, mango) work really well! If you can't find tahina sauce, you can serve with hummus or a yogurt sauce. Chickpeas need to soak overnight, and chickpeas mixture must be refrigerated for a few hours. -- posted by blucoat