{"id":33961,"date":"2020-07-02T15:02:10","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T13:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=33961"},"modified":"2020-07-02T15:02:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T13:02:10","slug":"middle-eastern-cuisine-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/middle-eastern-cuisine-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle Eastern Cuisine Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33962\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/middle-eastern-cuisine-recipe\/middle-eastern\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/middle-eastern.png?fit=400%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"middle eastern\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/middle-eastern.png?fit=400%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-33962 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/middle-eastern-300x150.png?resize=300%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/middle-eastern.png?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/middle-eastern.png?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>COURTESY KHATIJA EBRAHIM<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>MALAI SKEWERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wash fillets and slit down the center making 6-8 chunky cubes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marinated it with:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fresh cream<\/li>\n<li>Yogurt<\/li>\n<li>Green chilly<\/li>\n<li>Garlic<\/li>\n<li>Abit of red (ginger\/garlic) masala<\/li>\n<li>Lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>Lemon pepper<\/li>\n<li>Aromat<\/li>\n<li>Mixed herbs<\/li>\n<li>Salt to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Marinate overnight or for a few hours.\u00a0Skewer on sticks.\u00a0Can be braaied or I just popped it into a hot oven for 15- 20 mins. Just until done so that they don&#8217;t dry out.\u00a0Serve with a side salad, pitas, yogurt and hummus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HUMMUS RECIPE<br \/>\n<\/strong>Take a 2 Tablespoon of Sesame seeds and roast in pan.\u00a0Grind into paste in grinder.\u00a0Take a can of chickpeas and drain water.\u00a0 \u00a0Add the Sesame paste and chickpeas and liquidize. You can add abit of the liquid or little vinegar to get desired consistency.\u00a0 You could add a bit of yoghurt to this as well. Add salt, garlic and whatever spice like.\u00a0like chili or zaatar if you want. Drizzle with olive oil. Enjoy<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARINATED OLIVES<br \/>\n<\/strong>Fresh garlic<br \/>\nThyme<br \/>\nOriganum<br \/>\nOlive oil<br \/>\nDried red chillies<br \/>\nFresh green chillies<br \/>\nBrown vinegar<br \/>\nSugar<br \/>\nBlack pepper<\/p>\n<p>Heat Olive oil in a pan and add garlic, thyme, origanum, whole red chilled, green chillies and black pepper. Fry for a bit then add the sugar and brown vinegar.\u00a0Place Olives in a sealable container, pour oil over and seal, serve and enjoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; COURTESY KHATIJA EBRAHIM MALAI SKEWERS Wash fillets and slit down the center making 6-8 chunky cubes. 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