Gebnamakleyahegyptianovenfriedcheese Recipes

SAGANAKI (FRIED CHEESE) GREEK STYLE

Steps:

• Cut the cheese into strips 2 " wide and 1/2" thick.
• Place strips one by one under the cold water tap and coat lightly with flour, set aside until you have dredged all the strips.
• Heat oil in a heavy skillet and pan fry the cheese, turn once until golden brown on both sides.
• Remove dab with paper towels and serve immediately with lemon wedges.

KHEEMA: INDIAN GROUND BEEF WITH PEAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, warm the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until golden. Add the garlic and ginger, and saute for another minute. Stir in the coriander, paprika, Garam Masala, cumin and cayenne, if using and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the beef, breaking up lumps with a spoon, and saute until the meat is no longer pink. Add the tomatoes, 1 cup of water and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle in the fresh English peas. Stir well and simmer, partially covered, about 10 minutes or if using frozen peas, add them now, and cook another 5 minutes, partially covered.
• Stir in the vinegar and chopped cilantro. Garnish with torn cilantro leaves and serve with warm chapatis or pita bread.
• Combine the cinnamon sticks, cloves, green cardamom seeds, black cardamom seeds, if using, in a spice grinder or coffee grinder and grind until fine. Store the spice mix in an airtight container away from direct sunlight.

GEBNA MAKLEYAH (EGYPTIAN OVEN-FRIED CHEESE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Place the cheese, flour, egg, salt, and pepper in a bowl and mix well with very clean hands. Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls. If the mixture seems too loose to hold its shape, add a little more flour. If the mixture seems too dry, add a bit of lemon juice, vinegar, or water.
• Pour 2 or 3 Tablespoons olive oil onto a cookie sheet to grease. Arrange the cheese balls on cookie sheet, rolling them around to coat thoroughly with the oil. Bake 5 minutes at 400°.
• Wearing an oven mitt, shake the baking sheet to turn the cheese balls, and bake 5 more minutes or until golden brown.
• With a spatula, transfer the cheese balls to a paper towel.
• Serve the cheese balls while still warm, with lemon wedges and triangles of pita bread.

GEBNA MAKLEYAH EGYPTIAN OVEN BAKED CHEESE

Steps:

• On a baking sheet, line with parchment and drizzle the Olive oil on the parchment. Heat the oven to 400F
• In a bowl, combine the feta, flour, egg, lemon juice, salt and lemon pepper. Mix it up well.
• Next, roll the cheese mixture into little flat balls.
• Place the balls on top the oil coated parchment paper.
• Bake the little disks for about 10 minutes. They will become a light golden brown.
• Take out the oven, let them cool slightly then Enjoy!

PHILADELPHIA 3-STEP GUAVA CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat cream cheese, guava paste, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs; mix just until blended.
• Pour into crust.
• Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

LOVELY CHEESY PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C/ gas mark 6
• Grab a saucepan, pour all the pasta in and fill with cold tap water until the pasta is submerged. Cook the pasta until "al dente" or done. But just before it is done, add the vegetables into the saucepan.
• While the pasta is cooking, place the flour, the margerine, the mustard powder and the milk into another clean saucepan and stir well until smooth.
• Set the sauce on a cooker and start to boil, stirring continuously until the sauce thickens. Keep simmering until smooth.
• Add the cheese to the sauce, and stir in in.
• Remove the pasta and veg from the cooker, and drain it using a colander. Put the pasta and veg back in the saucepan and mix in the cheese sauce.
• Mix in all up then pour it into the oven proof tray, and put it in the oven for 10 minutes.
• Take the tray out, take the pasta out the tray and put on a plate. Sprinkle the bacon all over, then serve.