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Israeli Cuisine Recipes

Sambusak Hilo and Sambusak B'Jaben

    INGREDIENTS

    Dough

    • 2.2 lbs. white flour
    • 3 tablespoons dry yeast
    • Oil
    • Sugar
    • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
    • Salt
    • Water
    • Sesame seeds (optional)

    Cheese filling

    • 1 lb. Iraqi cheese or farmers cheese
    • 1 cup grated mozzarella
    • 1 egg

    Nut filling

    • 2 cups crushed walnuts 
    • Sugar
    • Ground cinnamon or grounded cardamom
    • Rose water (optional)
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    Gondi - Persian Chickpea Dumpling Stew with Chicken

      INGREDIENTS

      • 1 cup of chickpeas – soaked over night OR canned chickpeas OR frozen chickpeas
      • Turmeric
      • Salt
      • 1 1/4 pounds of ground chicken
      • 1 1/2 cup chickpea flour
      • 1/2 cup bread crumbs
      • 1 onion
      • Black pepper
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      Moroccan Fish

        INGREDIENTS

        • 4-7 fish fillets of your choice (any white fish without bones)
        • Olive oil
        • Paprika
        • Turmeric
        • Salt
        • Pepper
        • 5-10 garlic cloves
        • 5 lemons
        • Cilantro
        • 3 sweet red peppers
        • 1 red chili pepper (or more, if you like it spicy!)
        • 3 tomatoes
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        Sabich Sandwich

        Sabich Sandwich

          INGREDIENTS

          • 1/2 cup tahini
          • 5 eggs
          • 1 – 2 eggplant (1 large or 2 medium)
          • 2 lemons
          • 2 garlic cloves
          • 3 potatoes
          • 2 cucumbers
          • 2 tomatoes
          • 1 red onion
          • Parsley
          • 2 tablespoons olive oil
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          Laffa

            INGREDIENTS

            • 4 cups flour
            • 1 1/2 tablespoons dry yeast
            • 1/2 cup sparkling water
            • Sugar
            • Honey
            • Water
            • Salt
            • Oil
            1

            Coconut Macaroons

              INGREDIENTS

              • 3 egg whites
              • 3/4 cup sugar
              • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
              • 200 grams unsweetened shredded coconut
              • 1 1/2 tablespoon vanilla sugar
              • 150 grams dark chocolate (optional)
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              (Makes about 30 cookies)

              For more information, please contact Israeli Emissary Shani Aslan at saslan@ywashhts.org.