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Sayadiyah (Fish and Rice) –صيادية مع بصل محمر

July 25, 2010 by lamyaalmas



You will love the taste of the deep fried onions that is the secret in this recipe. My husband loves this fish and rice dish with the tahini and yoghurt sauce.

You will need:

1) 1 cup of rice (just washed and not soaked) )

2) 2 7 oz. salmon steaks (you can really use any kind of fish that will hold up and not crumble or break)

3) 1 onion thinly sliced, covered in flour and deep fried until well browned (be careful that you do not burn it)–once the onion slices are browned let them cool and then grind them (you can use a mortar and pestle) and add one cup of warm water to the mix, a pinch of ground cloves and a pinch of ground coriander.

4) few cloves (2-3)

5) few pods of cardamon (2-3 just cracked open)

6) 2 tsp of ground cumin

7) 1/2 tsp of black pepper

8) 2 tsp of ground coriander

9) 3 cloves of garlic finely minced

10) 3 tblsp of Olive Oil

11) salt to taste

12) one medium onion diced

13) 1 small tomato finely chopped

14) 1/2 tsp of tomato paste

15) salt to taste

Cut the salmon steaks–each steak into three pieces. Mix inhalf of the cumin, coriander, black pepper, garlic and add salt to taste. Cover the steaks well. Place a pot on medium heat and add the Oilive Oil,and fry the fish just until it is well browned on each side (it does not need to be thorougly cooked through, it will cook with the rice as well). Take it out and put on a plate.

In the same oil (if you do not have any left after frying the fish add about 3 tblsp more). Fry the onions until golden brown with the garlic. Then add the rest of the spices, tomato, and the tomato paste. Let cook until the tomatoes have melted into the sauce.

Return the fish and layer onto the sauce in the pot. Add the rice and pourthe deep fried onion mix and add about 1/2 cup of water for the rice to cook. Gently mix with a spoon (GENTLY or else you will break the fish and your dish won’t look nice during presentation).

Cover and cook under low heat until all the water is absorbed and the rice is cooked.

Serve on a platter with this sauce:

Mix 2 tblsp of tahini paste, with 2 tblsp of yoghurt, 1/4 cup of water, 1/4 cup of white vinegar, salt to taste. Mix well and enjoy with this fish dish.

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Ground Turkey with Angel Hair Pasta

July 25, 2010 by lamyaalmas



You can actually make this with any ground meat–beef, lamb, chicken or Turkey.Ground lamb tastes divine in this recipe as it does with Kebabs. I just had some ground turkey left over after i made the turkey kababs so that is what i used.

Boil 1/2 a box of angel hair pasta in salty boiling water while you make the ground turkey sauce. Keep your eye on it as it cooks. When cooked drain of all its water and toss in a little oilive oil (the oilive oil does not let the pasta clump together even if you have some left over for the day after).

For the ground turkey you will need:

1) 1lb ground turkey

2) 1 big whole onion or 2 medium onions finally chopped

3) 3 medium sized patagoes quartered

4) 3 tsp of red chilly powder

5) 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper

6) 1 tsp coriander

7)1 tsp ground cumin

8) 2 tsp of tomato paste

9) 2 tbslp Olive Oil

10) Salt to taste

11) 2 cloves of garlic (minced)

12) 2 medium tomatoes (diced)

Okay, what you need to do is sautee the onions in the oilve oil until they are translucent. Then add the patatoes and sautee for about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and sautee for 1 minute (do not burn) and add the chilly powder and sautee for five minutes. Then add the ground meat and let the water evaporate, and brown the meat. Again be careful that it does not burn or dry out. Do not brown for more than 5 minutes.

Then add the diced tomatoes and the salt and allow the tomatoes to soften. When softened add the tomatoe paste and 2 cups of water and let simmer under low heat unitl the sauce is thickened and the oil rises to the surface. This should take about 10 minutes. Make sure the patatoes are cooked through, if they are then it is ready.

To serve place the angel hair pasta on a platter and pour the sauce on top–garnish with finely chopped cilantro and lemon pieces. You can also sprinkle parmesan cheese instead of the cilantro.

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