A delicious selection of Arabic mezze (antipasti and apperatifs)
From the top, clockwise: lentil soup, samboosa, wara ‘inab (rice stuffed vineleaves), Syrian Makdous (spicy, walnut stuffed, pickled aubergines), Kalamata olives, Palestinian style felafel (stuffed with spicy onions) and M’batan (Libyan potato wedges stuffed with spiced meat).
Perfect for breaking the fast during Ramadan.
14 responses so far ↓
Ines // September 2, 2009 at 3:29 am
please please please tell me you did not cook them all… mashallah if you did but it just makes me feel soooooooooooo inadequate….
Only joking
How is Ramadan so far? mine very quiet, haven’t started the cooking for others rounds yet and I’m dreading it lol
SusieOfArabia // September 2, 2009 at 7:03 am
That sure looks yummy. You are putting me to shame! Thank goodness my hubby is a good cook!
carimah // September 2, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Is there a difference between a samoosa and samboosa ? Can yo send me the lentil soup recipe ? Lots of stuffed things
Rainbow In the grey sky // September 2, 2009 at 2:32 pm
i was going to say you didn’t eat them all did you? Anyhow they look lovely enjoy sis!
Aalya // September 2, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Mashallah that all looks so good! Do you have a recipe for the stuffed potato wedges? That seems so interesting…well actually they all do!
Umm Ibrahim // September 3, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Salaam,
Ines… LOL, I only made the soup! The other things I bought although my neighbour made the m’batan.
Susie… No shame, as I said, I bought most of it. That’s the beauty of Saudi Arabia, lots of yummy take away thing like this even in the supermarkets!
Carimah… Essentially no difference. Different countries have different names for similar things. Borek in Algeria, Samosa in India/Pakistan, Samboosa or samboosak in the Gulf areas… they are all filo type pastry with tasty filling, fried before eating although I have taken to baking them quite often now. Will send you the lentil soup recipe inshaAllah.
Rainbow... I sure DID!
Aalya… will let you know the basic recipe/idea for the wedges insha’Allah.
um almujahid // September 4, 2009 at 7:46 pm
assalamu alaykum
yummi!! Those kind of things are perfect for iftar… aren’t they?
insha’Allah I’ll post the recipe of the Harira with olives asap!!!! sorry!
hugs
Hajar Alwi // September 6, 2009 at 2:55 am
These look so good! It’d be really nice if you can share the recipes.
Queen O'Danile // September 10, 2009 at 2:50 pm
We also make the Libyan mubutton a few times a year, along with their soup and of course cous-cousi with lamb. Yum!
Henia // September 27, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Esalaamu Aleikoum,
MachAllah my kind of meal – bits of everything to pick at … so now where are the recipes? I am esp interested in the M’batan and the spicy onion filling for the falafel. PlZ PLZ post them! =)
Umm Ibrahim // September 30, 2009 at 1:40 am
Assalaamu alaikum
Umalmujahid: Yes, they are PERFECT for iftar! Little nibbles.
Hajar: Sadly the only thing in the photos I made myself was the soup.
Queen O’Danile: I love Libyan couscous too!
Henia: I can give you an idea of how to make the m’batan but the felafel was bought so I have no clue about that one unfortunately.
muslimah trying to home edu // October 13, 2009 at 2:59 am
Assalamu alaykum ukhti,
long time! Mash’Allah the mezze looks tasty! Are the ones with the vine leaves filled with rice and mint? I love those, very nice as a starter or side dish and very healthy too!
Jazakillah for sharing
wa alaykum assalam
x
um almujahid // November 5, 2009 at 12:13 am
assalamu alaykum
I’m “fed up” with this Mezze… LOL! Can you update the blog please!!??
Umm Ibrahim // November 6, 2009 at 9:09 pm
LOL… when I get some spare, quiet blogging time insha’Allah!