Turmeric Rice

In Egypt, we have so many different rice dishes, the most common one is Egyptian white rice cooked with fried vermicelli. Turmeric rice is the second most common and it is very delicious.

Ingredients:
1- 350g of basmati rice.
2- 50g of unsalted butter.
3- 500ml water.
4- One teaspoon of salt.
5- 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.
6-One cinnamon stick.
7- A dash of ground cardamom.
8- One teaspoon of turmeric.

Preparations:
1- In a heavy bottomed pot, mix all of the ingredients together. Cook on medium heat, uncovered. Bring to boil and make sure that the butter melted.
2- Stir the rice for few seconds. Cover the pot and cook on low heat for 6 minutes.
3- Remove from heat. Keep the lid on for 5 more minutes.
Serve hot. Served as a side dish with fish.

Be Al-hana We Al-shafa!  

Shish Taook

I think it’s a perfect dish. It’s very easy to make, and it tastes delicious!

Serves 2 people

Ingredients:
1- Four chicken breasts
2- One cup of yogurt
3- Four or five tablespoons of soy sauce
4- Three quarters of a cup of orange juice
5- Salt
6- Black pepper
7- Chili powder
Spices to taste
8- One onion
9- Colored pepper


Preparations:
1- Bring a deep bowl and mix the first 7 ingredients together.
2- Keep it in fridge for 2 hours at least.
3- Cut the chicken to small pieces.
4- Cut the pepper and onion to small equal pieces.
5- Put a piece of pepper, onion and chicken on a skewer and repeat it until you finish it all.
6- Grill it.
And Be El-hana we El-shafa