Arabs and M.E people: What did I have??? Confused here...

Question

Middle Eastern people: please answer my question about your cuisine

I went to an arabic restaurant the other day. The food was lovely. Anyway, so in this restaurant, there was a buffet on. Now I don't know any of the names of the dishes. If I describe the dish, can you give the name?

Spinach curry type thing. Very watery, delicious

s****. of some type, watery, with things shaped like gherkins in it

Tomato rice stuffed aubergines (VERY TASTY. I'd be grateful for a recipe)

Some kind of beans in tomato

Pilau rice of some kind. It was yellow coloured, with very few raisins in it (it wasn't sweet though, it was savoury)

Some kind of barbecued fish. It was quite salty

An arabic version of bombay potatoes, minus the spices?? It had bell peppers in it, and I think it was flavoured with herbs. I've eaten this in almost every Middle Eastern restaurant I've visited

OH AND, can you star the question so it gets passed around the ramadan yahoo community so everyone can see it and answer? THANKS !!

Answer 1

Stuffed eggplant:

http://www.yemek-tarifi.info/english/rec...

You can find other spinach and bean recipes here, too.

The yellow rice must be rice with saffron. Saffron exists in Turkey, but not widely used.

Still, check for pilav recipes. You may find something you like.

Answer 2

i think the stuffed aubergines is called Dolma, it is of a Turkish origin, it is also a main dish in Syria, we make it here in Jordan.

sorry, i dont have the recipe.

Answer 3

im not sure abuot these but ill give some guesses..

Pilau rice of some kind. It was yellow coloured, with very few raisins in it (it wasn't sweet though, it was savoury) - i think this is ris bilkhalta.. not sure..

An arabic version of bombay potatoes, minus the spices?? It had bell peppers in it, and I think it was flavoured with herbs. I've eaten this in almost every Middle Eastern restaurant I've visited.. - im not sure about this but i think potatna and butna.. its very nice..salam..

Answer 4

:@ Dawn... domeh is actually from persian origins :)

erm the abergine i sed to you is called mirza ghasemi which is also persian but they have it in arab countries too ofcourse.

the spinach one? hmmm if it had yogurt with it then its burani esfenaj which is yogurt and spinach

ooh the s****. one i think u mean doogh! thats like a yogurty drink with herbs in it i have that all the time :) lol thats all iranian are u sure u went to an arabic restuarant??

the rice thing thats yello the yello is saffron and its called keshmesh polo. but u sed its not sweet so its probs not that

i dont know about the fish sorry :)

i recomend that u find a persian restaurant and have the following

chelo kabab and pick  barg or koobideh or chenjeh kebab

then have kashke-bademjaan which is sooooo tasty im tellin u now my mouth is watering thinking about it lol

and have doogh for a drink.... and if the have any have a persian icecream :)

Answer 5

did u mean beans in tomatoe soup or somthing?

cuz iv never heard of beans in tomatoes.

im glad you enjoy our foods