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Learn how to make best oriental Sambousek filled with fried meat.

Preparation time : 30 minutes
Cooking time : 15 minutes

Ingredients


For the dough:
3 cups plain flour or 420 g
1 tablespoon sugar
1½ teaspoons salt
½ cup butter or 110 g, softened
¾ cup water or 185 ml

For the stuffing:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 medium onions or 250 g, chopped
500 g minced lamb
2 cubes MAGGI® Mutton Bouillon, crumbled
2 tablespoons pine seeds, toasted
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon seven spices
½ teaspoon dried mint
2 cups oil for deep frying

Preparation

Place flour in a deep bowl, add sugar, salt, butter and mix well with your fingertips until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.

Gradually add little quantities of water and mix thoroughly until a dough forms. Cover with kitchen cloth and set aside for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in saucepan and sauté onion for 2 minutes then add the minced lamb and fry for 5 minutes or until brown in color. Add the crumbled MAGGI® Mutton Bouillon cubes, toasted pine seeds, spices and dried mint. Stir for few seconds or until all are well combined then set aside to cool.

Roll the dough into around 3 millimeters thin pastry. Using a medium size cup or dough cutter, cut round pieces of the dough. Place 1 tablespoon of the stuffing in the center of each piece and seal the edges by twisting them or pressing with fork.

Deep-fry the sambousek in 190°C preheated oil for 5-6 minutes or until golden brown in color. Remove from oil and place in kitchen tissues to absorb excess oil then serve.

Cooking tips : Mixing 1 tablespoon of labneh with the stuffing will result in a better taste.

Nutrition Information

Fats : 25.00 g
Protein : 11.00 g
Carbohydrate : 30.00 g
Energy : 394.00 Kcal

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Learn how to make best oriental Baklawa recipe filled with Pistachio.

Ingredients

For the syrup:
2 cups sugar or 400 g
1 cup water or 250 ml
1 tablespoon lemon juice

For the baklawa:
15 sheets filo pastry, thawed if frozen
¾ cup butter or 150 g, melted
¼ cup caster sugar or 50 g
1 cup ground almonds or 100 g, mixed with the caster sugar

For the filling:
2½ cups pistachio nuts or 375 g
1 tablespoon blossom water
2 tablespoons rose water
1 tin NESTLÉ® Sweetened Condensed Milk or 397 g
3 slices toast bread, crust removed

Preparation

To prepare the syrup:

In a small pot, dissolve sugar in water and bring to boil then simmer until it becomes a syrup. Stir in lemon juice and set aside to cool.

To prepare the filling:

Combine all ingredients for the filling in a blender; beat until well combined and set aside.

To prepare the baklawa:

Grease a 40cm x 30cm oven tray, place 1 sheet of filo pastry, brush with butter and repeat the same with 5 more sheets.

Carefully spoon the filling all over the pastry.

Place 1 sheet of filo pastry to cover the filling, brush with butter and sprinkle with a little of almond mixture.

Top with another sheet. Sprinkle with little almond mixture and repeat method with the remaining sheets.

Brush the surface with melted butter, then cut parallel lines through pastry and filling to get diamond shaped pieces.

Bake in a 185°C preheated hot oven for 25-30 minutes or until it becomes golden color.

Pour the cool syrup over the baklawa as soon as it comes out of the oven.

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Preparation time : 20 minutes
Cooking time : 1 hour, 30 minutes

Ingredients

6 boneless and skinned chicken breasts or 500 g
3 medium potatoes or 600 g, cut into medium slices
1 medium green bell pepper or 150 g, cut into rings
1 medium onion or 150 g, cut into round slices
2 medium tomatoes or 300 g, sliced
2 cups water or 500 ml
1 tablespoon garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons coriander leaves, chopped
2 cubes MAGGI® Chicken Less Salt Bouillon
¼ teaspoon white ground pepper
1 tablespoon corn flour
¼ cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped for garnish

Preparation

In a 30cm x 24cm baking dish arrange chicken breasts, potato slices, bell pepper rings, onion slices and tomato slices on top of each other.

In a saucepan add water, crushed garlic, chopped coriander, MAGGI® Chicken Less Salt Bouillon cubes, white pepper and corn flour. Bring to boil with constant stirring and simmer for 5 minutes or until the sauce slightly thickens.

Pour prepared sauce into the baking dish, cover with foil and bake in a 200˚C oven for 1 hour 30 minutes or until potatoes become tender.

Pour lemon juice on top of the baked dish and garnish with chopped parsley then serve.

Nutrition Information
Fats : 2.80 g
Protein : 27.00 g
Carbohydrate : 31.00 g
Energy : 255.00 Kcal

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Enjoy cooking a main dish recipe of Chicken and Vegetables Rice, it's delicious.

Ingredients

¼ cup wild rice or 50 g
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 small onion or 100 g, chopped
350 g boneless and skinned chicken breasts, cut into cubes
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 stick celery or 30 g, sliced
1 medium carrot or 100 g, cut into cubes
1 medium zucchini or 100 g, sliced
2 tomatoes or 300 g, peeled and cut into small cubes
2 cubes MAGGI® Chicken Less Salt Bouillon
¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon white ground pepper
¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
¼ teaspoon ground coriander
3 cups boiling water or 750 ml
1½ cups basmati rice or 300 g

Preparation

Boil wild rice with water for 40 minutes, strain and cool.

Meanwhile, warm oil and fry chopped onions for 2 minutes. Add chicken cubes, garlic, celery, carrot cubes and zucchini slices and stir for 5 minutes. Add tomato cubes, MAGGI® Chicken Less Salt Bouillon cubes and spices. Stir and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Add Basmati rice and water with stirring occasionally until it boils. Cover and simmer on low heat for 20-25 minutes or until rice becomes tender. Mix with boiled wild rice and serve.

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Cooking Time 25 minutes

Ingredients (serves 4)

1 x 200g pkt falafel mix
60ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
4 rounds Greek pita bread (Buttercup brand)
1 large green zucchini, ends trimmed, coarsely grated
1 x 200g punnet grape tomatoes, halved
1 x 250g container hummus
1/3 cup loosely packed fresh continental parsley leaves

Method

1. Make up the falafel mix following packet directions. Divide falafel mixture into 8 equal portions and shape into 5cm patties. Heat 2 tbs of the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Add the patties and cook for 4-5 minutes each side or until golden. Transfer patties to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
2. Heat the remaining oil in the frying pan over high heat. Add the pita bread and cook for 1 minute each side or until golden brown. Place pita bread on serving plates. Top with zucchini, tomato and falafel. Top with a dollop of hummus and sprinkle with parsley leaves.

Notes & tips

Leftovers: Brush the pita bread with garlic oil and grill on the barbecue.

Source
Good Taste - February 2004, Page 71
Recipe by Jane Charlton

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Ingredients (serves 4)

4 multigrain wraps
1/2 cup hommus dip
1/2 baby cos lettuce, leaves separated, torn
150g tabouli
1 Lebanese cucumber, cut into ribbons
6 (225g) falafel with sesame seeds, halved

Method

1. Place wraps on a flat surface. Spread hommus along centre of each wrap. Top with lettuce, tabouli, cucumber and 3 falafel halves. Roll up firmly to enclose filling. Serve.

Notes & tips

* You can use any type of bread or rolls. For kids, use wholemeal, wholegrain or light rye.
* Wrap sandwiches in plastic wrap. Store in the fridge until ready to pack into lunch boxes. Pack sandwiches with ice bricks or frozen drinks to keep the fillings cool.

Source
Super Food Ideas - February 2009, Page 40
Recipe by Liz Macri

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Ingredients (serves 8)

4 Lebanese bread rounds
1 cup plain Greek-style yoghurt
1 teaspoon ground cumin

Lamb kofta

800g lean lamb mince
1 large brown onion, finely chopped
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/3 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 egg
3/4 cup dried breadcrumbs
olive oil cooking spray

Tabouli
2 large tomatoes, finely chopped
1/2 cup burghul (cracked wheat)
1/4 cup lemon juice
4 cups chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup olive oil

Method

1. Make tabouli: Place tomato, burghul and lemon juice in a bowl. Stand for 30 minutes or until burghul has softened. Add parsley, mint, onion and oil. Toss to combine.
2. Meanwhile, make lamb kofta balls: Place lamb, onion, cumin, allspice, parsley, egg and breadcrumbs in a bowl. Using hands, roll tablespoons of mixture into balls. Spray a barbecue plate or chargrill with oil. Heat over medium-high heat. Cook kofta in batches, turning, for 5 to 7 minutes, or until cooked through.
3. Cook bread on barbecue for 2 minutes each side or until heated through. Tear into large pieces. Combine yoghurt and cumin in a bowl. Place bread and yoghurt mixture on a platter with kofta. Serve with tabouli.

Notes & tips
Tip: You could serve baba ganoush, tahini dip or hommus with the bread instead of the yoghurt.

Source
Super Food Ideas - February 2009, Page 80
Recipe by Claire Brookman

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