Melban Egyptian Turkish Delight
This extremely sweet desert is a favourite during celebrations like Ramadan and Christmas Ingredients 150g. Water 40g. ...
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lesley hammam
- Jul 7
- 2 min
Macaroni Bishamel
This dish is a classic in Egyptian cooking and is a staple during feast times. It's easy to cook and delicious! Ingredients • Ground beef....
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lesley hammam
- Jun 30
- 1 min
Potato Tagine
This wonderful dish is a staple in Egyptian house holds easy to make and delicious this may be why we actually call it delicious...
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lesley hammam
- Apr 14, 2022
- 1 min
Mashi Stuffed Vegetables
Once of the most favoured dishes during the feast season is the stuffed vegetables. This dish can be for meat eaters or vegetarian all...
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lesley hammam
- Sep 4, 2021
- 2 min
Egyptian Sun Bread
Aysh Shems or know in English as Egyptian Sun Bread has been part of the Egyptian diet since the time of the pharaohs we can often see...
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lesley hammam
- Mar 30, 2021
- 2 min
Koushari Egyptian Street Food
Koushari is an Egyptian street food brought which we started being sold on the streets of Cairo in the early 19th Century. It has...
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lesley hammam
- Feb 17, 2021
- 2 min
Egyptian Tahmayia aka Felafal
Tahmayia (felafal) is a famous Egyptian street food eaten at breakfast. mot can be eaten on its own in a sand or alongside other...
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lesley hammam
- Sep 12, 2020
- 2 min
Basbousa aka Egyptian Semolina Cake
Basbousa is a semolina cake that is traditionally flavoured with nuts and sugar water. A real favourite in Egypt especially around feast...
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lesley hammam
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
Hawawshi A True Egyptian Sandwich!
This fantastic meat sandwich is great for a snack or part of a main meal. Flavoured with scrumptious mince meat filling and toasted to...
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lesley hammam
- Aug 8, 2020
- 1 min
Strawberry Juice Dubai Style
This is one of my favourite juice drinks, it is not only refreshing but taste pretty good too! Ingredients Fresh or frozen strawberries ...
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lesley hammam
- Aug 2, 2020
- 2 min
Fasolia - Egyptian Baked Beans!
I do love good baked beans but always found the recipe a little complicated. So, when I came to Egypt and was shownFasolia, I got really...
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lesley hammam
- Jun 20, 2020
- 3 min
Egyptian Rice Made Easy
Over the years I have had a lot of trouble making Egyptian rice I can not tell you how many bags of rice I have thrown away because I...
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lesley hammam
- Jun 20, 2020
- 2 min
Egyptian Adas aka Red Lentil Soup
need some comfort food try some Red Lentil Soup
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lesley hammam
- Jun 20, 2020
- 2 min
Chicken Shawarma
Shwarma is a great dish that can be eaten in a simple sandwich or made in to a full blown meal. It can also be made nice and mild or hot...
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