Tag Archives: Arabic

Yogurt Cheese Salad

Here is another recipe for the yogurt cheese which I shared with you in a previous post.  I love yogurt cheese and I add it to anything.  I sometimes make scrambled eggs and mix the yogurt cheese with it.  This … Continue reading

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How to Make Yogurt Cheese?

I previously introduced you to Yogurt Cheese Fatayer (Pies). Today, I will show you how to make yogurt cheese at home. Yogurt Cheese Fatayer Ingredients: 2 Liters of Plain, Full Fat Yogurt (about 8 cups.) Salt Water How to Prepare: … Continue reading

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Yogurt Cheese Fatayer (Pies)

A very light and delicious dish you can prepare easily at home and serve as an appetizer or side dish. I will post later how to make the yogurt cheese for the filling.  Ingredients: Yogurt Cheese Diced Onion One Cup of Flour Half … Continue reading

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Chicken Eggplants

This is a very Syrian dish. Easy, quick and tasty. I bet some Syrians who are overseas and see this post will drool :). Ingredients: Chicken (I used drumsticks and wings.) Eggplants Diced Onion Butter Vegetable Oil Salt and Pepper … Continue reading

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Cooking Class!!!

When I was in Doha, I had the chance to teach some colleagues a few Arabic dishes. We cooked for almost two hours. It was so much fun to cook and taste the food that we prepared from scratch which … Continue reading

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Fattet Hummus

Yummy dish!! In Syria, you can find this dish without chicken and usually served in the morning especially in Damascus. I find it is way too heavy to eat in the morning so I add the chicken pieces to it … Continue reading

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Spinach Triangles

Spinach Triangles or Spinach Fatayer are essential in every Arabic restaurant. Today, I will introduce you to homemade spinach fatayer. Homemade ones are rich in ingredients and more delicious than the ones you eat at a restaurant. Let’s do it… … Continue reading

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Arabic Salad

This is the Classic Arabic Salad that you can find in every Arabic restaurant. It is easy to prepare, rich on vegetables and has a tasty dressing. Ingredients: One Tomato 1/2 Cucumber A bushel of Lettuce One cup of Artichoke Hearts … Continue reading

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Sheesh Burak

Sheesh Burak is meat dumplings with yogurt/rice sauce. It is just to die for. We love it in our household. My brother today asked me when will I do it again as we were eating it. Ingredients for Dumplings: One … Continue reading

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Beef Stew Syrian Way

Dinner today was beef stew. This is a recipe for the Syrian style of beef stew. It is a very good dish especially in the cold days of winter. Ingredients: Beef Tomatoes Onion Garlic Salt Pepper Butter How to Prepare: … Continue reading

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