Egyptian Recipes

The ful medames (فول مدمّس), more simply called foul, are a vegan Egyptian breakfast consisting of cooked beans flavored with lemon juice, garlic and served with olive oil, chopped parsley and tomatoes. Ful is an Arabic word in the plural which means beans. Medames is a Coptic word which means…

The mahshi is a dish of vegetables stuffed with minced beef and rice cooked in a tomato and cumin sauce. Most often, it is Egyptian zucchini that is used for this dish but there are some variations based on squash, eggplant, peppers, even tomatoes or potatoes. Meat stuffing is not…

Have you heard of the farro , this  ancient grain that has been in fashion for a few years? It is delicious and full of benefits! Here is some information on farro as well as ideas for incorporating it into your menu. The farro is native to Italy, where it…

An Egyptian dessert that can be prepared in a few minutes. Mahalabia (مهلبية) is a dessert cream originally made from milk, cornstarch, sugar and rose water. You can add fruits like apricots. For my part I revisited this dessert by adding my little touch of my favorite fruit which is…

Today we offer you the traditional simmered beans one of the best recipe to make it at home especially in winter. It’s a warm and delicious dish that does not require big effort and we all have the ingredients at home as beans,  garlic, onions … the regular vegetables .…

In this recipe, we are going to show you one of the easiest and most simple ways to create a delicious Eggplant with Cod dish at home. Cooking the fish Preheat your oven to 200 degrees. Wash the eggplant and wipe it, put it on a plate and then put…

The Hawawshi is a famous sandwich to Egypt, it is made with spit breads and spicy ground meat, it is often sold on the street because of its popularity. Today we presents you the best recipe to try this famous Egyptian sandwich Making the dough To prepare the dough, mix…

Based on chickpeas and beans, the vegan Falafels is a kind of round wafer . They are served in pita bread . They are then garnished with salad, hot sauce and tahini sauce. They are sold everywhere in the streets of Egypt, a kind of street food and I promise…

Koshary, the most famous plate in Egypte, rich by its vegetables, tasty with the crunchy bites and very tempting. It’s the most consumable food all around Egypte, the first thing you would like to do when yo visit the country is to try its traditional plate. In this recipe we…