Authentic Egyptian Cooking: From the Table of Abou El Sid

Nehal Leheta is an interior designer in Cairo with a strong interest in cuisine. She has designed a number of restaurant interiors in Egypt, and is a co-founder of Design Point, an interior and architecture design and consulting firm.

Classic Egyptian favorites from one of Cairo's leading restaurants, in a new soft cover edition Traditionally, Egyptian cooking has been best practiced and enjoyed at home, where generations of unrecorded family recipes have been the sustaining repertoire for daily meals as well as sumptuous holiday feasts. Abou El Sid, one of Cairo's most famous restaurants, here presents more than fifty of its most classic recipes in a cookbook for the enjoyment of home cooks all over the world. Egyptians will recognize their favorites, from holiday dishes such as Fettah to the arrays of appetizers like aubergine with garlic, special lentils, and tahina; those new to Middle Eastern food will find the recipes simple and simply delicious, and enjoy the Egyptian table even if they don't have the heritage of the pharaohs in their family backgrounds.

ContentsIntroduction to Abou El SidIntroduction to Egyptian CuisineCommon IngredientsSoupsChicken Soup with OrzoLentil SoupAppetizers/MezzeAbou El Sid Eggplant SaladTahina (Sesame Cream Dip) Baba Ghanoug Dip (Eggplant Dip) Yogurt, Cucumber, and Mint DipOriental SaladBessara (Fava and Coriander Dip) Abou El Sid LentilsKishk with YogurtSpicy Cheese DipStuffed Vine LeavesFried EggplantOriental Fuul (Fava Beans with Bell Peppers and Onions) Fuul with Tahina (Fava Beans with Tahina Sauce) Taameya (Falafel) Fried Eggs with PastramiLamb Kofta or TarbSpicy Oriental SausageKobeba (Fried Cracked Wheat and Lamb Meatballs) Chicken Livers Alexandrian StyleGrilled QuailMini Veal Kebab BrochetteStuffed Mombar SausageVeal liver Alexandrian StyleMahshi (Stuffed Vegetables) Main CoursesMesakaa (Eggplant with Minced Meat) Spinach and Veal TaginArtichoke and Veal TaginVeal Tagin with FireekOkra and Veal TaginVeal and Orzo TaginVeal and Pearl Onion TaginWhite Bean TaginRoasted Veal Abou El Sid StyleGreen Peas TaginVeal Tagin with ShaareyaMolokheyaMolokheya with ChickenMolokheya with RabbitMolokheya with MeatballsStuffed Pigeon with Rice or FireekCircassian Chicken with Walnut SauceGrilled Veal ChopsAbou El Sid Taurnedos FilletKoshariFish SayadeyaGrilled FishShrimp Tagin with Red RiceSeafood Tagin with Red RiceFettah (Egyptian rice with yogurt, meat, and tomato sauce) DessertsOm Ali with Mixed NutsMohalabeya (Oriental Milk Pudding) Fiteer Meshaltet (Oriental Pancakes) Ashoura with Mixed NutsPumpkin Gratin