
Caponata
Aubergine cubes are salted to weep, fried hard in olive oil to deep gold, and reserved
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Aubergine cubes are salted to weep, fried hard in olive oil to deep gold, and reserved

Onion is softened in oil; garlic, ginger and curry powder bloom

Cooked chickpeas (tinned for speed, OR overnight-soaked and home-cooked for the best texture) toss with diced red onion…

Dried chickpeas soak overnight (never cooked, chickpeas must remain raw)

Dried chickpeas (or a chickpea-fava blend) soak overnight

A torn pita is brushed with olive oil and grilled or fried until golden and crisp

The Saudi take on foul medames, somewhere between the Egyptian original and the Yemeni daal-like versions

Ripe tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper and stale bread soak in red wine vinegar with garlic, then blitz with olive oil…

Yellow split peas (chana dal) simmer with onion, turmeric and tomato until very soft

Day-old crusty bread is torn into rough pieces and briefly moistened with water-and-vinegar, just enough to soften without making mush

Tameya is the Cairo version of Egyptian falafel, sold by every street vendor across the city, stuffed into pita with…

Diced onion and garlic sweat in sunflower oil