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 :)