The Palestine you don't know

حيث يمكنك أن تجد سببا آخر لتقع في حب فلسطين - جمالها

where you can find another reason to fall in love with Palestine - it’s beauty !

From my mother’s kitchen ” Mska’a ” . It’s a fried eggplant filled with meet , later it’s put in oven with tomato sauce .

From my mother’s kitchen ” Mska’a ” .

It’s a fried eggplant filled with meet , later it’s put in oven with tomato sauce .

 ” Lefteh ” usually cooked in the villages in Palestine at this time of the year , women go to the near land to pick it while chatting .It’s a wild plant . It is cooked with olive oil and onions .mom made it today

 ” Lefteh ” usually cooked in the villages in Palestine at this time of the year , women go to the near land to pick it while chatting .

It’s a wild plant . It is cooked with olive oil and onions .

mom made it today

Mujaddara -Ingredients1 large onion, cut into thin strips3 tablespoons vegetable oil1/2 cup lentils, washed and soaked for 30 minutes1 teaspoon salt3 tablespoons vegetable oil4 cups water1 1/2 cups Basmati rice-MethodFry the onions in oil until tender. Remove the onions and spread on a plate covered with paper towels to absorb the extra oil. To the oil, add the lentils, salt, 3 tablespoons oil and water. Bring to a boil with occasional stirring. Add the rice, bring back to a boil and let boil until most of the water is absorbed. Reduce the heat to low and let simmer 15-20 minutes or until rice and lentils are tender. Add more water if needed. To serve, spoon rice mixture onto a large platter then sprinkle the fried onions on top of the rice. Sprinkle with a dash of salt.

Mujaddara 

-Ingredients

1 large onion, cut into thin strips
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup lentils, washed and soaked for 30 minutes
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 cups water
1 1/2 cups Basmati rice

-Method

Fry the onions in oil until tender. Remove the onions and spread on a plate covered with paper towels to absorb the extra oil. 
To the oil, add the lentils, salt, 3 tablespoons oil and water. Bring to a boil with occasional stirring. 
Add the rice, bring back to a boil and let boil until most of the water is absorbed. 
Reduce the heat to low and let simmer 15-20 minutes or until rice and lentils are tender. Add more water if needed. 
To serve, spoon rice mixture onto a large platter then sprinkle the fried onions on top of the rice. Sprinkle with a dash of salt.