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Grooveshark - Listen to Free Music Online - Internet Radio - Free MP3 Streaming. Mesir Wat Lentil Stew with Ayib. Mesir Wat Lentil Stew with Ayib Throw open that spice cabinet and give your spice-jar tower a spin; we’re putting them to good use today! ClassicEthiopian Recipes are a celebration of exotic spices and slow-cooked flavor. Mesir Wat, a traditional Red Lentil Stew, is both bold and comforting with a generous dollop of creamy Ayib cheese on top. Ethiopian cuisine relies heavily on sophisticated melodies of spice. It elevates simple staple foods, like chicken, lentils and common veggies, to new heights with the proper use of ground spices, chiles, seeds and herbs. My older brother introduced me to Ethiopian food about 15 years ago. He described it as, “Like Indian food, but better.” After sampling various Ethiopian recipes, I must correct his evaluation. Both Indian and Ethiopian cuisine use similar spices and ingredients. This common red lentil stew, is a staple in Ethiopian cuisine.

To top this wonderful stew, I’ve made Ethiopian Cheese called Ayib (sometimes Iab.) Print Save Ingredients: Chicken Fried Zucchini Flowers With Basil, Mozzarella. Photo: jouste (Flickr) If you pick these flowers straight out of your garden do it in the early morning to get the best flowers. When they get hit by the midday sun they will close. I love zucchini and other squash blossoms. I usually stuff them with something before battering them and frying them but they are also good stuffed with fish or chicken and steamed for a lighter dish. I learned about cooking zucchini flowers in Milan when staying at a friend’s house. I was taught the fine art of Risotto Milanaise and fried zucchini flowers stuffed with fresh mozzarella and anchovies in a light tomato sauce.

If you pick these flowers straight out of your garden do it in the early morning to get the best flowers. Chicken Fried Zucchini Flowers With Basil, Mozzarella Ingredients Cooking Directions Open the flowers by ripping them down one side. Herbs With Fruit, How Sweet It Is. Photo: Andrew Olanoff/WFIU Sandy soils here in southern Indiana produce great cantaloupes. This perfect summer food is topped with thyme and lime syrup, garnished with flowering thyme, currants and gooseberries. When you think of herbs, you probably think of savory things. But, they’re also great to make syrups with.

We’re going to make two different syrups that you can use for breakfast or throughout the whole day. Both of these sauces start with a simple syrup made with 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water. Mint And Orange Syrup Over Raspberries Ingredients simple syrup (see above)1 small bunch peppermint zest of one orange juice of 1/2 orange pinch of salt Cooking Directions Turn down heat on the simple syrup once sugar has dissolved. Thyme And Lime Syrup Over Melon simple syrup (see above)1/2 bunch thyme (still on twigs) zest of one lime juice of 1/2 lime pinch of salt Turn down heat on the simple syrup once sugar has dissolved.

Photo: Andrew Olanoff/WFIU. Vegetables | Ethiopian Food Recipes. IngredientsDough 3/4 cup butter 3/4 cup oil 5 cups white flour 2 teaspoons salt 1/2-3/4 cup cold water Meat filling 1 1/2 lbs ground beef 3/4 cup of finely chopped onion 1/4 cup oil 1/2 cup pine nuts 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon pepper 1/2 cup of finely chopped parsley 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon Cheese Filling 1 1/2 lbs feta cheese, crumbled 3/4 cup fresh herb, finely chopped (dill, mint, chives, parsley, cilantro) 3 tablespoons water 3/4 teaspoon pepper Vegetable Filling 1/4 cup olive oil 3/4 cup of finely chopped onion 1 1/2 lbs leafy greens, coarsely chopped (spinach, chard, dandelion or nettles) 2 teaspoons salt 1/2 cup walnut, coarsely chopped and lightly toasted 1/4 cup currant 3/4 teaspoon pepper Sweet Filling 3 cups almond, finely ground 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons cardamom 1/4 teaspoon saffron, dissolved in 1 tablespoon of water 2 tablespoons rose water Directions—-To Make the Dough—- Melt the butter with the oil.

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