Falastin: A Cookbook - Keyword Index
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apricots
arayes
aubergines
- Aubergine, chickpea and tomato bake (Musaqa'a) 170
- Baby gem lettuce with burnt aubergine yoghurt, smacked cucumber and shatta 96
- Baked kofta with aubergine and tomato (Kofta bil batinjan) 230
- Bulgar, tomato and aubergine pilaf (Shulbato) 140
- Burnt aubergine with tahini and herbs (M'tabbal) 82
- Butternut squash m'tabbal (M'tabbal qarae) 86
- Grilled aubergine and lemon soup 152
- Hummus: two ways 36
- Pomegranate cooked lentils and aubergines (Rummaniyya) 176
- Preserved stuffed aubergines (Makdous) 56
- Roasted aubergine, feta yoghurt, Aleppo chilli and pistachio 111
- Roasted aubergine with tamarind (Batinian bil tamer hindi) 118
- Roasted cauliflower and burnt aubergine with tomato salsa 110
- Stuffed aubergines and courgettes in a rich tomato sauce (Baatingan w kusaa bil banadoura) 244
avocados
- Ful medames 32
baharat
baklava
béchamel
- Spicy pasta bake 256
beef
- Arabic samosa (Sambousek) 294
- Baked kofta with aubergine and tomato (Kofta bil batinjan) 230
- Hummus: two ways 36
- Kofta with tahini, potato and onion 234
- Kubbeh 71
- Meatballs and peas in tomato sauce 243
- Meat dumplings in yoghurt sauce (Shush barak) 220
- Meaty vine leaf pie 270
- Spicy pasta bake 256
beetroot
- Beetroot and feta galette with za'atar and honey 173
- Beetroot and sweet potato dip with pistachio bulgur salsa 77
bread
- Chicken musakhan 247
- Jerusalem sesame bread (Ka'ak Al Quds) 282
- Na'ama's buttermilk fattoush 99
- Sumac onion and herb oil buns 292
- Sweet tahini rolls (Kubez el tahineh) 287
- Za'atar bread (Agras za'atar) 285
broad beans
- Braised broad beans with olive oil and lemon (Foul akdar) 123
- Molokhieh with broad beans (Besara) 150
- Upside down spiced rice with lamb and broad beans (Maglubet el foul el akdhar) 264
bulgur wheat
- Baked fish kubbeh (Kubbet samak bil siniyeh) 201
- Beetroot and sweet potato dip with pistachio bulgur salsa 77
- Bulgar, tomato and aubergine pilaf (Shulbato) 140
- Bulgur mejadra (Mjaddarat el burgul) 178
- Green tabbouleh (tabbouleh khadra) 102
- Kubbeh 71
- Winter tabbouleh with a blood orange dressing (tabbouleh shatwieh) 104
buns
buttermilk
butternut squash
- Butternut squash and saffron soup with caramelised pistachios and herb salsa 153
- Butternut squash m'tabbal (M'tabbal qarae) 86
- Fragrant Palestinian couscous (Maftoul) 267
- Roasted squash and courgettes with whipped feta and pistachios 114
- Upside down spiced rice with lamb and broad beans (Maglubet el foul el akdhar) 264
cakes
- Pistachio harisa 309
cardamom
cashews
cauliflower
- Cauliflower and cumin fritters 67
- Open meat (or cauliflower) pies (Sfiha) 226
- Rice with yoghurt, roasted cauliflower and fried garlic (Labaniet alzahar) 181
- Roasted cauliflower and burnt aubergine with tomato salsa 110
- Yoghurt-roasted cauliflower with quick pickled chillies, sultanas and red onions 116
cavolo nero
- Turnip mash with greens, caramelised onions and feta 138
- Winter tabbouleh with a blood orange dressing (tabbouleh shatwieh) 104
cheese
- Beetroot and feta galette with za'atar and honey 173
- Fresh herb omelette with caramelised onions (ljeh) 24
- Knafeh Nabulseyeh 302
- Labneh 48
- Labneh balls (Labneh tabat) 49
- Meatballs and peas in tomato sauce 243
- Pan-fried okra with tomato, olives and haloumi (Bamia bil siniyhe) 162
- Roasted aubergine, feta yoghurt, Aleppo chilli and pistachio 111
- Roasted figs and onions with radicchio and goat's cheese 100
- Roasted squash and courgettes with whipped feta and pistachios 114
- Spicy pasta bake 256
- Turnip mash with greens, caramelised onions and feta 138
- Za'atar bread (Agras za'atar) 285
cherries
chicken
- Chicken meatballs with molokhieh, garlic and coriander 239
- Chicken musakhan 247
- Chicken shawarma pie 260
- Fragrant Palestinian couscous (Maftoul) 267
- Freekeh soup with chicken meatballs (Shorbet freekeh) 156
- Lemon chicken with za'atar 254
- Spiced chicken arayes 228
chickpeas
- Arabic samosa (Sambousek) 294
- Aubergine, chickpea and tomato bake (Musaqa'a) 170
- Falafel with sumac onion 62
- Fragrant Palestinian couscous (Maftoul) 267
- Marrow and chickpeas cooked in yoghurt (Kousa bit lobon) 120
- Oxtail stew with chard, sumac and tahini (Sumaqqiyeh) 273
- Spiced chickpeas (Balilah) 125
- Warm chickpeas with green chilli sauce and toasted pita (Musabaha) 39
- Warm hummus with toasted bread and pine nuts (Fattet hummus) 34
chillies
- Baked fish kubbeh (Kubbet samak bil siniyeh) 201
- Chopped salad: three ways (Salata Arabieh) 92
- Crispy onion 126
- Fish kofta with yoghurt, sumac and chilli (Koftet samak) 192
- Prawn and tomato stew with coriander sauce 212
- Preserved stuffed aubergines (Makdous) 56
- Shatta (red or green) 73
- Spiced za'atar squid with tomato salsa (Habar bil za'atar) 191
- Spicy olives and roasted red pepper (Zaytoun bil shatta) 73
- Stuffed sardines (Sardine ma'daggit banadora) 194
- Warm chickpeas with green chilli sauce and toasted pita (Musabaha) 39
- Yoghurt-roasted cauliflower with quick pickled chillies, sultanas and red onions 116
chocolate
cod
- Baked fish in tahini sauce (Siniyet samak bit tahineh) 208
- Fish kofta with yoghurt, sumac and chilli (Koftet samak) 192
- Roasted cod with a coriander crust (Samak mashew bit cozbara w al limon) 204
coffee
cookies
coriander
- Prawn and tomato stew with coriander sauce 212
- Roasted aubergine with tamarind (Batinian bil tamer hindi) 118
- Roasted cod with a coriander crust (Samak mashew bit cozbara w al limon) 204
- Stuffed sardines (Sardine ma'daggit banadora) 194
courgettes
- Chunky courgette and tomato salad (Mafghoussa) 117
- Courgettes, garlic and yoghurt (M'tawameh) 122
- Roasted squash and courgettes with whipped feta and pistachios 114
- Stuffed aubergines and courgettes in a rich tomato sauce (Baatingan w kusaa bil banadoura) 244
couscous
cream
- No-churn strawberry ice cream (Bouza) 312
- Orange blossom, honey and baklava semi-freddo 314
- Sticky date and halva pudding with tahini caramel 320
cream cheese
cucumber
- Baby gem lettuce with burnt aubergine yoghurt, smacked cucumber and shatta 96
- Chilled cucumber and tahini soup with spicy pumpkin seeds 149
- Chopped salad: three ways (Salata Arabieh) 92
- Na'ama's buttermilk fattoush 99
- Rice tabbouleh (tabboulet ruz) 103
- Spicy herb salad with quick-pickled cucumber 93
cumin
dates
- Fruit and yoghurt with sesame crumble and tahini-date syrup 25
- Ma'amoul bars (Ma'amoul maad) 310
- Sticky date and halva pudding with tahini caramel 320
dill seeds
dip
- Beetroot and sweet potato dip with pistachio bulgur salsa 77
- Roasted red pepper and walnut dip (Muhammara) 83
dumplings
eggs
- Fresh herb omelette with caramelised onions (ljeh) 24
- Ful medames 32
- Green shakshuka 29
- Hassan's easy eggs with za'atar and lemon 22
- Scrambled red shakshuka 28
falafel
fava beans
- Ful medames 32
feta
figs
filo
fish
- Baked fish in tahini sauce (Siniyet samak bit tahineh) 208
- Baked fish kubbeh (Kubbet samak bil siniyeh) 201
- Fisherman's dish (Sayyadieh) 215
- Fish kofta with yoghurt, sumac and chilli (Koftet samak) 192
- Fish spice mix (Beharat samak) 190
- Roasted cod with a coriander crust (Samak mashew bit cozbara w al limon) 204
- Seared sea bass with lemon and tomato sauce 205
- Whole baked mackerel in vine leaves (Samak bil waraka) 211
freekeh
- Freekeh soup with chicken meatballs (Shorbet freekeh) 156
- Stuffed turnips with turkey, freekeh and spicy tamarind sauce (Mahshi lift) 241
fritters
fruit
galette
garlic
- Butternut squash m'tabbal (M'tabbal qarae) 86
- Chicken meatballs with molokhieh, garlic and coriander 239
- Courgettes, garlic and yoghurt (M'tawameh) 122
- Pulled lamb shawarma sandwich 259
grey mullet
haddock
halva
herbs
- Butternut squash and saffron soup with caramelised pistachios and herb salsa 153
- Fresh herb omelette with caramelised onions (ljeh) 24
- Sumac onion and herb oil buns 292
hibiscus
honey
hummus
ice cream
kale
kofta
- Baked kofta with aubergine and tomato (Kofta bil batinjan) 230
- Fish kofta with yoghurt, sumac and chilli (Koftet samak) 192
- Hummus: two ways 36
- Kofta with tahini, potato and onion 234
labneh
- Beetroot and sweet potato dip with pistachio bulgur salsa 77
- Labneh 48
- Labneh balls (Labneh tabat) 49
- Labneh cheesecake with roasted apricots, honey and cardamom 322
lamb
- Baked kofta with aubergine and tomato (Kofta bil batinjan) 230
- Kofta with tahini, potato and onion 234
- Lamb bolognese with okra (Sinniyat bamia bil lahmeh) 236
- Meaty vine leaf pie 270
- Open meat (or cauliflower) pies (Sfiha) 226
- Pulled lamb shawarma sandwich 259
- Stuffed aubergines and courgettes in a rich tomato sauce (Baatingan w kusaa bil banadoura) 244
- Upside down spiced rice with lamb and broad beans (Maglubet el foul el akdhar) 264
leeks
lemon
- Braised broad beans with olive oil and lemon (Foul akdar) 123
- Chard, lentil and preserved lemon soup (Shorbet adass w sliq) 157
- Ful medames 32
- Grilled aubergine and lemon soup 152
- Lemon chicken with za'atar 254
- Pea, spinach, za'atar and preserved lemon fritters 66
lentils
- Bulgur mejadra (Mjaddarat el burgul) 178
- Chard, lentil and preserved lemon soup (Shorbet adass w sliq) 157
- Crispy onion 126
- Pomegranate cooked lentils and aubergines (Rummaniyya) 176
lettuce
macaroni
- Spicy pasta bake 256
mackerel
marzipan
meat
meatballs
- Chicken meatballs with molokhieh, garlic and coriander 239
- Freekeh soup with chicken meatballs (Shorbet freekeh) 156
- Hummus: two ways 36
- Kubbeh 71
- Meatballs and peas in tomato sauce 243
milk
- Muhallabieh with cherries and hibiscus syrup 327
- Rice with yoghurt, roasted cauliflower and fried garlic (Labaniet alzahar) 181
- Roasted aubergine, feta yoghurt, Aleppo chilli and pistachio 111
molokhieh
nuts
oats
okra
- Lamb bolognese with okra (Sinniyat bamia bil lahmeh) 236
- Pan-fried okra with tomato, olives and haloumi (Bamia bil siniyhe) 162
olive oil
- Labneh balls (Labneh tabat) 49
- Spiced salmon skewers with parsley oil 202
- Sumac onion and herb oil buns 292
olives
- Pan-fried okra with tomato, olives and haloumi (Bamia bil siniyhe) 162
- Spicy olives and roasted red pepper (Zaytoun bil shatta) 73
omelettes
onions
- Bulgur mejadra (Mjaddarat el burgul) 178
- Crispy onion 126
- Falafel with sumac onion 62
- Fresh herb omelette with caramelised onions (ljeh) 24
- Kofta with tahini, potato and onion 234
- Na'ama's buttermilk fattoush 99
- Roasted figs and onions with radicchio and goat's cheese 100
- Sumac onion and herb oil buns 292
- Turnip mash with greens, caramelised onions and feta 138
orange blossom water
oranges
- Orange blossom, honey and baklava semi-freddo 314
- Winter tabbouleh with a blood orange dressing (tabbouleh shatwieh) 104
orzo
parsley
- Butternut squash and saffron soup with caramelised pistachios and herb salsa 153
- Rice tabbouleh (tabboulet ruz) 103
- Spiced salmon skewers with parsley oil 202
- Stuffed sardines (Sardine ma'daggit banadora) 194
- Sumac onion and herb oil buns 292
- Tahini parsley sauce (Bagdunsieh) 87
pasta
- Pasta with yoghurt and parsley breadcrumbs (Ma'caroneh bil laban) 184
- Spicy pasta bake 256
- Spinach and toasted orzo, with dill and green chilli salsa 182
pastries
- Filo triangles with cream cheese, pistachio and rose (Warbat) 306
- Knafeh Nabulseyeh 302
- Labneh cheesecake with roasted apricots, honey and cardamom 322
peas
- Meatballs and peas in tomato sauce 243
- Pea, spinach, za'atar and preserved lemon fritters 66
- Upside down spiced rice with lamb and broad beans (Maglubet el foul el akdhar) 264
peppers
- Aubergine, chickpea and tomato bake (Musaqa'a) 170
- Chopped salad: three ways (Salata Arabieh) 92
- Open meat (or cauliflower) pies (Sfiha) 226
- Roasted red pepper and walnut dip (Muhammara) 83
- Scrambled red shakshuka 28
- Spicy olives and roasted red pepper (Zaytoun bil shatta) 73
- Spicy pasta bake 256
- Upside down spiced rice with lamb and broad beans (Maglubet el foul el akdhar) 264
pesto
pickles
pies
- Arabic samosa (Sambousek) 294
- Chicken shawarma pie 260
- Meaty vine leaf pie 270
- Open meat (or cauliflower) pies (Sfiha) 226
- Spinach pies (Fatayer sabanekh) 296
pilaf
pine nuts
- Fisherman's dish (Sayyadieh) 215
- Kubbeh 71
- Open meat (or cauliflower) pies (Sfiha) 226
- Pasta with yoghurt and parsley breadcrumbs (Ma'caroneh bil laban) 184
- Prawn and tomato stew with coriander sauce 212
- Warm hummus with toasted bread and pine nuts (Fattet hummus) 34
pistachios
- Beetroot and sweet potato dip with pistachio bulgur salsa 77
- Butternut squash and saffron soup with caramelised pistachios and herb salsa 153
- Filo triangles with cream cheese, pistachio and rose (Warbat) 306
- Knafeh Nabulseyeh 302
- Ma'amoul bars (Ma'amoul maad) 310
- Orange blossom, honey and baklava semi-freddo 314
- Pistachio harisa 309
- Roasted aubergine, feta yoghurt, Aleppo chilli and pistachio 111
- Roasted squash and courgettes with whipped feta and pistachios 114
- Stuffed sardines (Sardine ma'daggit banadora) 194
pita
- Ful medames 32
- Pita bread (Khubez) 278
- Spiced chicken arayes 228
- Warm chickpeas with green chilli sauce and toasted pita (Musabaha) 39
- Warm hummus with toasted bread and pine nuts (Fattet hummus) 34
pomegranate seeds
- Orange blossom, honey and baklava semi-freddo 314
- Pomegranate cooked lentils and aubergines (Rummaniyya) 176
- Stuffed turnips with turkey, freekeh and spicy tamarind sauce (Mahshi lift) 241
potatoes
- Chicken shawarma pie 260
- Kofta with tahini, potato and onion 234
- Spicy roasted new potatoes with lemon and herbs (Batato bil filfil) 137
- Turnip mash with greens, caramelised onions and feta 138
prawns
preserved onion
pumpkin seeds
radicchio
radishes
rice
- Buttery rice with toasted vermicelli (ruz bil sh'arieh) 143
- Fisherman's dish (Sayyadieh) 215
- Meaty vine leaf pie 270
- Rice tabbouleh (tabboulet ruz) 103
- Rice with yoghurt, roasted cauliflower and fried garlic (Labaniet alzahar) 181
- Stuffed aubergines and courgettes in a rich tomato sauce (Baatingan w kusaa bil banadoura) 244
- Upside down spiced rice with lamb and broad beans (Maglubet el foul el akdhar) 264
ricotta
- Knafeh Nabulseyeh 302
- Labneh cheesecake with roasted apricots, honey and cardamom 322
- Roasted squash and courgettes with whipped feta and pistachios 114
rose water
runner beans
salads
- Baby gem lettuce with burnt aubergine yoghurt, smacked cucumber and shatta 96
- Chopped salad: three ways (Salata Arabieh) 92
- Chunky courgette and tomato salad (Mafghoussa) 117
- Green tabbouleh (tabbouleh khadra) 102
- Na'ama's buttermilk fattoush 99
- Rice tabbouleh (tabboulet ruz) 103
- Roasted figs and onions with radicchio and goat's cheese 100
- Spicy herb salad with quick-pickled cucumber 93
salmon
salsas
- Beetroot and sweet potato dip with pistachio bulgur salsa 77
- Butternut squash and saffron soup with caramelised pistachios and herb salsa 153
- Orange blossom, honey and baklava semi-freddo 314
- Roasted cauliflower and burnt aubergine with tomato salsa 110
- Spiced za'atar squid with tomato salsa (Habar bil za'atar) 191
sardines
sauces
- Baked kofta with aubergine and tomato (Kofta bil batinjan) 230
- Kubbeh 71
- Spicy pasta bake 256
- Stuffed turnips with turkey, freekeh and spicy tamarind sauce (Mahshi lift) 241
- Tahini parsley sauce (Bagdunsieh) 87
- Tahini sauce 87
- Warm chickpeas with green chilli sauce and toasted pita (Musabaha) 39
sea bass
semi-freddo
semolina
sesame seeds
- Fruit and yoghurt with sesame crumble and tahini-date syrup 25
- Jerusalem sesame bread (Ka'ak Al Quds) 282
shakshuka
shatta
- Baby gem lettuce with burnt aubergine yoghurt, smacked cucumber and shatta 96
- Shatta (red or green) 73
- Spicy olives and roasted red pepper (Zaytoun bil shatta) 73
soups
- Butternut squash and saffron soup with caramelised pistachios and herb salsa 153
- Chard, lentil and preserved lemon soup (Shorbet adass w sliq) 157
- Chilled cucumber and tahini soup with spicy pumpkin seeds 149
- Freekeh soup with chicken meatballs (Shorbet freekeh) 156
- Grilled aubergine and lemon soup 152
- Molokhieh with broad beans (Besara) 150
spinach
- Pea, spinach, za'atar and preserved lemon fritters 66
- Spinach and toasted orzo, with dill and green chilli salsa 182
- Spinach pies (Fatayer sabanekh) 296
- Turnip mash with greens, caramelised onions and feta 138
squid
stews
- Oxtail stew with chard, sumac and tahini (Sumaqqiyeh) 273
- Prawn and tomato stew with coriander sauce 212
strawberries
- Fruit and yoghurt with sesame crumble and tahini-date syrup 25
- No-churn strawberry ice cream (Bouza) 312
- Palestinan Bakewell tart (Al mabroushy) 319
sumac
- Falafel with sumac onion 62
- Na'ama's buttermilk fattoush 99
- Pulled lamb shawarma sandwich 259
- Sumac onion and herb oil buns 292
sunflower seeds
sweet potatoes
Swiss chard
- Chard, lentil and preserved lemon soup (Shorbet adass w sliq) 157
- Green shakshuka 29
- Oxtail stew with chard, sumac and tahini (Sumaqqiyeh) 273
tabbouleh
- Green tabbouleh (tabbouleh khadra) 102
- Rice tabbouleh (tabboulet ruz) 103
- Winter tabbouleh with a blood orange dressing (tabbouleh shatwieh) 104
tahini
- Baked fish in tahini sauce (Siniyet samak bit tahineh) 208
- Burnt aubergine with tahini and herbs (M'tabbal) 82
- Chilled cucumber and tahini soup with spicy pumpkin seeds 149
- Chopped salad: three ways (Salata Arabieh) 92
- Crispy onion 126
- Fruit and yoghurt with sesame crumble and tahini-date syrup 25
- Kofta with tahini, potato and onion 234
- Sticky date and halva pudding with tahini caramel 320
- Sweet tahini rolls (Kubez el tahineh) 287
- Tahini parsley sauce (Bagdunsieh) 87
- Tahini sauce 87
- Warm chickpeas with green chilli sauce and toasted pita (Musabaha) 39
- Warm hummus with toasted bread and pine nuts (Fattet hummus) 34
tamarind
- Roasted aubergine with tamarind (Batinian bil tamer hindi) 118
- Stuffed turnips with turkey, freekeh and spicy tamarind sauce (Mahshi lift) 241
tomatoes
- Aubergine, chickpea and tomato bake (Musaqa'a) 170
- Baked kofta with aubergine and tomato (Kofta bil batinjan) 230
- Bulgar, tomato and aubergine pilaf (Shulbato) 140
- Chopped salad: three ways (Salata Arabieh) 92
- Chunky courgette and tomato salad (Mafghoussa) 117
- Lamb bolognese with okra (Sinniyat bamia bil lahmeh) 236
- Meatballs and peas in tomato sauce 243
- Meaty vine leaf pie 270
- Na'ama's buttermilk fattoush 99
- Pan-fried okra with tomato, olives and haloumi (Bamia bil siniyhe) 162
- Prawn and tomato stew with coriander sauce 212
- Roasted cauliflower and burnt aubergine with tomato salsa 110
- Sautéed tomatoes (Galayet banadoura) 129
- Scrambled red shakshuka 28
- Seared sea bass with lemon and tomato sauce 205
- Spiced chicken arayes 228
- Spiced salmon skewers with parsley oil 202
- Spiced za'atar squid with tomato salsa (Habar bil za'atar) 191
- Spicy pasta bake 256
- Spicy roasted new potatoes with lemon and herbs (Batato bil filfil) 137
- Stuffed aubergines and courgettes in a rich tomato sauce (Baatingan w kusaa bil banadoura) 244
- Stuffed sardines (Sardine ma'daggit banadora) 194
- Whole baked mackerel in vine leaves (Samak bil waraka) 211
turkey
turnips
- Stuffed turnips with turkey, freekeh and spicy tamarind sauce (Mahshi lift) 241
- Turnip mash with greens, caramelised onions and feta 138
vermicelli rice noodles
vine leaves
walnuts
- Grilled aubergine and lemon soup 152
- Hummus: two ways 36
- Orange blossom, honey and baklava semi-freddo 314
- Preserved stuffed aubergines (Makdous) 56
- Roasted red pepper and walnut dip (Muhammara) 83
yoghurt
- Arabic samosa (Sambousek) 294
- Baby gem lettuce with burnt aubergine yoghurt, smacked cucumber and shatta 96
- Chopped salad: three ways (Salata Arabieh) 92
- Chunky courgette and tomato salad (Mafghoussa) 117
- Courgettes, garlic and yoghurt (M'tawameh) 122
- Fish kofta with yoghurt, sumac and chilli (Koftet samak) 192
- Fruit and yoghurt with sesame crumble and tahini-date syrup 25
- Grilled aubergine and lemon soup 152
- Labneh 48
- Labneh balls (Labneh tabat) 49
- Marrow and chickpeas cooked in yoghurt (Kousa bit lobon) 120
- Meat dumplings in yoghurt sauce (Shush barak) 220
- Meaty vine leaf pie 270
- Pasta with yoghurt and parsley breadcrumbs (Ma'caroneh bil laban) 184
- Pulled lamb shawarma sandwich 259
- Rice with yoghurt, roasted cauliflower and fried garlic (Labaniet alzahar) 181
- Roasted aubergine, feta yoghurt, Aleppo chilli and pistachio 111
- Roasted squash and courgettes with whipped feta and pistachios 114
- Spicy pasta bake 256
- Spinach and toasted orzo, with dill and green chilli salsa 182
- Stuffed aubergines and courgettes in a rich tomato sauce (Baatingan w kusaa bil banadoura) 244
- Warm hummus with toasted bread and pine nuts (Fattet hummus) 34
- Yoghurt-roasted cauliflower with quick pickled chillies, sultanas and red onions 116