Fataa with meat chunks!

The grilled bread cubes sprinkled with cooked garlic and meat stock.

Garlic cloves used for fataa's delicious flavour.

Cooked white rice.

Boiled meat cubes with all the flavours.

Grilled bread cubes.

Preparing this dish always reminds me of Eid and being around the family :)

This recipe can be altered, removing the meat and adding chicken breast, chicken quarters or shredded meat like shawerma.

The recipe:

1 kilo meat chunks

4 cups of water

2 bay leaves
5 pieces cardamom

4 pieces cloves

1 piece cinnamon stick

1 cup egyptian rice

1 tablespoon oil

1/2 teaspoon salt

1-2 pieces arabic bread (pita)

3 cloves garlic

1/4 cup vinegar

1. Boil the water, add the whole spices and the meat pieces.

2. Cook the meat until tender, remove from stock and keep.

3. Wash the rice until the rice turns clear, soak in warm salted water for 15 minutes.

4. Heat the oil in medium saucepan, drain the rice and add to oil.

5. Mix until rice is dry, add 1/2 cup meat stock and 1-1/2 cup water as needed. Let boil, lower heat and cover. Cook ab out 15 minutes until rice is tender.

6. Cut bread into squares, fry or grill in oven. Spread in serving plate.

7. Heat 1 tablespoon oil, add crished garlic, cook until browned. Add vinegar.

8. Spread 2 tablespoons garlic over bread.

9. Ladel 1/2 cup stock over bread.

10. Layer rice over bread.

11. Heat 2 tablespoons oil, add meat and turn until golden. Layer ontop of rice.

12. Sprinkle remaining garlic on top.

13. Another method is to mix 1 cup yoghurt with 1 crushed garlic and layering to over the rice then adding the meat.

Bon appetit :)

grilled peppers :)

chocolate revel bars :)

Ingredients
• 1 cup butter or margarine
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons liquid vanilla
• 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1-1/4 cups sweetened condensed milk
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate pieces
•1 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Directions
1. Set aside 2 tablespoons of the butter or margarine. In a large mixing bowl beat the remaining butter or margarine with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar; beat until well mixed. Beat in eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla. In another large bowl stir together flour and baking soda; stir in oats. Gradually stir dry mixture into beaten mixture. Set aside.

2. In a medium saucepan combine the reserved butter or margarine, the sweetened condensed milk, and chocolate pieces. Cook over low heat until chocolate melts, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in walnuts and the 2 teaspoons vanilla.

3. Press two-thirds of the oat mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 15x10 inch baking pan. Spread chocolate mixture over the oat mixture. Using your fingers, dot remaining oat mixture over the chocolate.

4, Bake in a 180 *C oven about 25 minutes or until top is lightly browned (chocolate mixture will still look moist). Cool on a wire rack. Cut into 2x1-inch bars. Makes about 75 bars.