Sultan's Kitchen

[sarahaziz 0]

Arab food here never tastes the same back home. Even the arab bakeries/restaurants use processed ingredients here and american spices added. Sometimes it tastes good sometimes like you're eating american food in Arab disguise. Sometimes craving that specific bourbousha - couscous i wanna take a plane to my grandma's house and eat. damn!

[♥JP♥ 5]

Arab food here never tastes the same back home. Even the arab bakeries/restaurants use processed ingredients here and american spices added. Sometimes it tastes good sometimes like you're eating american food in Arab disguise. Sometimes craving that specific bourbousha - couscous i wanna take a plane to my grandma's house and eat. damn!

The stuff we make here tastes the same. We bring all our spices from back home so we don't use anything from here.

As far as arab bakeries, they all suck in America. I wastn even all that impressed with Shatila in Detroit. Restaurants...there are some good ones. Depending on where they are from. The best arabic food I have eaten in restaurants was in Chicago and Houston.

[sarahaziz 0]

I don't know why but I tried "instant couscous" from the box Oh wow..I don't recommend anybody trying it tastes so wierd!

[mybackpages 0]

I don't know why but I tried "instant couscous" from the box Oh wow..I don't recommend anybody trying it tastes so wierd!

Have you tried Rice Select's Original Couscous? It is the only instant couscous that we use and comes pretty close to made from scratch couscous. Better to steam it than to follow the directions of adding boiling water though. It comes in a plastic container not a box.

[AlHayatZween 2]

Salaam all,

i just did a quick search for Moroccan bread, and this is what hit... i'm sure it's be discussed throughout the forum so please excuse me in advance if my question is a tired repeat.

ready to try Meriem's recipe, see below... but the thing is that, i don't have a bread machine. any thoughts on how to make Moroccan bread... khubz... any good recipes or ideas, please send them my way...

oh, by the way, it will be my first time trying this so please wish me luck!

thanks!!

hz

I found this recipe for moroccan bread and I cooked it yesterday. It was pretty good and Hachemi liked it. You can use the dough cycle of your bread machine, which makes it much easier to make.

7/8 cup of warm water (7ounces)

2 1/4 cups of bread flour

3/4 cup of semolina flour

1 tsp of anise seed

1 1/2 tsp of salt

1/2 tsp of sugar

2 tsp of active dry yeast

Place these ingredients into you bread maching in the order that is recommended by the instuctions on your machine.

Select DOUGH cycle and press start.

When the dough cycle is done, take the bread from the machine and punch it down. Divide dough into 2 halves, and shape into balls. Flatten the balls to a 3/4 inch thickness. Place them on a floured baking sheet. Cover with towels and let them rise until double in size. (about 30 mins)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brush the top of each loaf with olive oil, and sprinkle with sesame seeds (optional)

####### the tops of the loaves all over using a fork.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the loaves are golden and sound hollow when tapped. Best when served warm.

Meriem

[♥JP♥ 5]

I'm pretty sure you can use the same recipe without the bread machine.

Salaam all,

i just did a quick search for Moroccan bread, and this is what hit... i'm sure it's be discussed throughout the forum so please excuse me in advance if my question is a tired repeat.

ready to try Meriem's recipe, see below... but the thing is that, i don't have a bread machine. any thoughts on how to make Moroccan bread... khubz... any good recipes or ideas, please send them my way...

oh, by the way, it will be my first time trying this so please wish me luck!

thanks!!

hz

I found this recipe for moroccan bread and I cooked it yesterday. It was pretty good and Hachemi liked it. You can use the dough cycle of your bread machine, which makes it much easier to make.

7/8 cup of warm water (7ounces)

2 1/4 cups of bread flour

3/4 cup of semolina flour

1 tsp of anise seed

1 1/2 tsp of salt

1/2 tsp of sugar

2 tsp of active dry yeast

Place these ingredients into you bread maching in the order that is recommended by the instuctions on your machine.

Select DOUGH cycle and press start.

When the dough cycle is done, take the bread from the machine and punch it down. Divide dough into 2 halves, and shape into balls. Flatten the balls to a 3/4 inch thickness. Place them on a floured baking sheet. Cover with towels and let them rise until double in size. (about 30 mins)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brush the top of each loaf with olive oil, and sprinkle with sesame seeds (optional)

####### the tops of the loaves all over using a fork.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the loaves are golden and sound hollow when tapped. Best when served warm.

Meriem

[JeanneVictoria 55]

I don't know why but I tried "instant couscous" from the box Oh wow..I don't recommend anybody trying it tastes so wierd!

Have you tried Rice Select's Original Couscous? It is the only instant couscous that we use and comes pretty close to made from scratch couscous. Better to steam it than to follow the directions of adding boiling water though. It comes in a plastic container not a box.

I use this also !!

[Henia 11]

Does anyone have recipe for somethin called Damascus Rose, it's a dessert made from eishta and puff pastry! Thanks!

[RAKASA 0]

Does anyone have recipe for somethin called Damascus Rose, it's a dessert made from eishta and puff pastry! Thanks!

Could it be under another name? Ashtalie? I'm searching my cookbooks but don't see anything under that name.

[Sassy1natl 0]

Does anyone have recipe for somethin called Damascus Rose, it's a dessert made from eishta and puff pastry! Thanks!

Baked filo, rose water(? I think), has orange blossom jam, eishta, topped with pistachio? I may have the recipe...Delish.

[hollyw 0]

Does anyone have recipe for somethin called Damascus Rose, it's a dessert made from eishta and puff pastry! Thanks!

This was all I could find!

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[♥JP♥ 5]

I'm in the mood to cook....but I need ideas!

[Nasturtium 500]

I'm in the mood to cook....but I need ideas!

what kind of food are you thinking about? what kind of meat?

[♥JP♥ 5]

I'm in the mood to cook....but I need ideas!

what kind of food are you thinking about? what kind of meat?

I changed my mind...I'm too lazy to cook now. LOL I tried to make the effort!

[Nasturtium 500]

I changed my mind...I'm too lazy to cook now. LOL I tried to make the effort!

LOL! I get in moods at inappropriate times-- like i want to cook while I am at work. Come home and I don't want to do ANYTHING.