Thankfully, my BF has been experimenting with Lebanese food and I have been reaping in the benefits. The following recipes are Nick's. These dishes are all keepers -and healthy too.
The one non-traditional alteration I have made is the addition of roasted garlic to replace raw. It still lends a pungent and aromatic quality to the dishes, but without the same intense acrid sharpness on your tongue. (I'd probably toss some parsley on all of it too- just saying!)
If you’re too lazy to roast your own garlic, go ahead and do it the traditional way. I don’t want to hear any whining about your breath though!
PS This food is recessionalicious because it’ll serve you for a few robust meals. Once you have the basic ingredients, all you need to purchase are canned beans ($3), onion($2), tomato ($3), lemons ($2) and pitas ($4) = $14. It’s a good basic.
Shopping List
2 cans of chickpeas
1 can of broad beans
2 tomatoes
2 onions
1 bunch fresh cilantro
1 bunch fresh Italian parsley
1 pkg pitas
any missing spices for Baharat spice recipe (see below)
1 jar of tahini
Baharat recipe
ground all spice
ground black pepper
ground cinnamon
ground cloves
ground nutmeg,
ground fenugreek
ground ginger
Blend.
If you’re feeling adventurous, you can buy the spices whole and grind them yourself in a coffee grinder or morter and pestle.
Bean Dish Recipe with roasted garlic
1 cup chick peas
1 cup broad beans
1/3 cup lemon juice (juice of one lemon)
4-5 cloves roasted garlic
freshly ground pepper and kosher salt
Chop Garlic. Mix with all ingredients.
Hummus
2 cups chick peas (1 can)
5 cloves of roasted garlic
1/4 cup of Tahini
juice of one lemon (about a 1/4 cup)
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper or 1 tsp cayenne sauce (Frank's Red Hot)
pinch of cumin
Drain chick peas, rinse residual liquid off. Add all ingredients to food processor. Grind until texture of the hummus is smooth and silky.
Serve with lots of stuff, like veggies, pita, sandwiches etc.
(If you want to try another flavour, toss in a roasted red pepper.)
Falafel
1 cup broad beans
1 cup chick peas
1 tsp baking soda
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp ground coriander
1 med-sized onion, chopped
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
1/2 cup Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
1/4 tsp Baharat (see above)
salt & pepper
1 tsp ground cumin.
Blend all together in food processor. Ball up falafel mixture to walnut-sized balls.
Traditional Method
Deep fry balls in a deep pan with oil.
Alternative Method
Pan fry the falafels with vegetable oil. Flatten like pancakes to cook each side evenly.
Serve inside a pita with hummus, tomato, onions, cumin, salt and pepper.
1 pkg pitas
any missing spices for Baharat spice recipe (see below)
1 jar of tahini
Baharat recipe
ground all spice
ground black pepper
ground cinnamon
ground cloves
ground nutmeg,
ground fenugreek
ground ginger
Blend.
If you’re feeling adventurous, you can buy the spices whole and grind them yourself in a coffee grinder or morter and pestle.
Bean Dish Recipe with roasted garlic
1 cup chick peas
1 cup broad beans
1/3 cup lemon juice (juice of one lemon)
4-5 cloves roasted garlic
freshly ground pepper and kosher salt
Chop Garlic. Mix with all ingredients.
Hummus
2 cups chick peas (1 can)
5 cloves of roasted garlic
1/4 cup of Tahini
juice of one lemon (about a 1/4 cup)
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper or 1 tsp cayenne sauce (Frank's Red Hot)
pinch of cumin
Drain chick peas, rinse residual liquid off. Add all ingredients to food processor. Grind until texture of the hummus is smooth and silky.
Serve with lots of stuff, like veggies, pita, sandwiches etc.
(If you want to try another flavour, toss in a roasted red pepper.)
Falafel
1 cup broad beans
1 cup chick peas
1 tsp baking soda
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp ground coriander
1 med-sized onion, chopped
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
1/2 cup Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
1/4 tsp Baharat (see above)
salt & pepper
1 tsp ground cumin.
Blend all together in food processor. Ball up falafel mixture to walnut-sized balls.
Traditional Method
Deep fry balls in a deep pan with oil.
Alternative Method
Pan fry the falafels with vegetable oil. Flatten like pancakes to cook each side evenly.
Serve inside a pita with hummus, tomato, onions, cumin, salt and pepper.
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