Ramadan Recipes: #2 [Archives:2000/52/Last Page]

By: Faydah Abdul-Rahman Shaif.
Yemeni Filo 
Ingredients: 
8 Samboussek sheets cutting into triangles. 
3 cups ground beef. 
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup) 
1 clove garlic finely chopped. 
1/2 cup coriander, chopped 
1/2 teaspoon salt 
1/2 teaspoon cumin 
1/2 teaspoon curry 
3 tablespoon vegetable oil . 
1.Put the onions in a pan, add the oil and the ground beef. Stir together. Add the coriander. Put on a low heat for ten minutes. 
2.Stir the ground beef, adding the garlic, salt, cumin, and curry. Leave them on the heat for 10 minutes more or until the beef is tender. 
3.Put the triangle sheet on a surface place 2 tablespoons ground beef at the bottom of the triangle and roll the triangle to the top. At the end of the triangle sheet seal it with water. Place it in boiling oil until it takes a golden color. Remove them from the boiling oil and put them on a plate and add some decorative lettuce. 
 
Date Balls 
Ingredients: 
3/4 cup sugar 
1/2 cup stick butter 
1 pound pitted dates, chopped. 
1 teaspoon milk 
1 teaspoon vanilla 
1/2 cup chopped nuts. 
Finely chopped nuts or shredded coconuts for decorating. 
1.Mix sugar, butter and dates in saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until butter is melted; remove from heat. 
2.Stir in milk and vanilla. Cook over very low heat 4 minutes. Stirrings constantly; remove from heat. 
3.Stir in 1/2 cup nuts. Cool 5 minutes. 
4.Shap mixture by teaspoonful into balls. Roll balls in finely chopped nuts or shredded coconuts. 
Chocolate Brownies 
Ingredients: 
2/3 cup stick butter 
1/2 cup unsweetened baking chocolate 
1 3/4 cups sugar (powder) 
2 teaspoon vanilla 
3 large eggs 
1 cup flour 
1 cup walnuts chopped 
1 cup chocolate frosting or chocolate cream 
1.Melt butter and chocolate in saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Cool slightly. 
2.Beat sugar, vanilla and eggs in medium bowl with electric mixer on high-speed 5 minutes. Beat in chocolate mixture on low speed. Beat in flour just until blended. Stir in walnuts. Spread in a square pan greased bottom and sides of pan with shortening. 
3.Put in oven at a heat of about 200¼ C degree 
4.Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Spread with chocolate frosting or chocolate cream. Cut into about 2-inch squares. 
Chimichangas 
Ingredients: 
2 flour tortillas or 2 thick sambousek sheets. 
2 cups ground beef. 
1 clove garlic, finely chopped 
1 teaspoon chili powder 
1/2 teaspoon salt 
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 
1 medium tomato, chopped (3/4 cup) 
1 large egg, beaten 
vegetable oil (2 tablespoons) 
Salsa, if desired. 
1.Cook beef, onion and garlic in a skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. 
2.Stir in remaining ingredients except samboussek sheets, eggs, and salsa. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. 
3.Put the beef mixture onto center of the samboussek sheet and cover it with the other one and brush the top of it with egg to seal and put in the oven on low heat about 140¼ C. 
4.Cook in the oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown. 
5.Serve chimichangas with salsa, if desired. 

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