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Been wanting to expand my recipe list, what are your favorites?

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[–] NotMushroomForDebate@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Egypt's national dish, Koshary. Uses lots of pots and pans so make sure you have a few (and probably someone to help you do the dishes).
Koshary in a takeaway dish

Also, Egypt's most popular/commonly consumed dish, Ful Medames (Fava beans).
A dish of Ful Medames with tahini and a bright red chili pepper in the middle

And, of course, Egyptian-style Falafel.
A couple plates of Egyptian Falafel, they are green on the inside and crispy brown on the outside

[–] Cowbee@hexbear.net 8 points 3 weeks ago

Never had Koshary, may have to try! But Ful Medames is shooting to the top of the list, I adore beans and I already love falafel, so that seems like an easy enough dish to love that I haven't had yet. Thanks!

[–] Frivolous_Beatnik@hexbear.net 6 points 3 weeks ago

Falafel, my beloved

[–] woodenghost@hexbear.net 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I always liked how Koshary has all kinds of carbs: rice, pasta, lentils and you even eat it with bread (and your hands). It tastes great and with the typicall serving size, it's impossible to be hungry afterwards.

[–] NotMushroomForDebate@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Interesting. I've never seen or heard about anyone eating Koshary with bread (or using their hands for that matter). Usually you'd just eat it with a spoon.

An upside with the dish is that you can control the carb/protein ratio by adjusting the amount of lentils and chickpeas compared to pasta and rice, for example.

[–] woodenghost@hexbear.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, Egyptians eat it with a spoon. When I was there we used bread because we shared this and other stuff and I enjoyed adding more carbs, because I was very hungry.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago

I thought fava beans only grew on Bajor