Ramadan Joy

Habeeba's Samosa



Samosa (Arabic Samosa)

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 lb. ground beef or lamb
• 2 onions chopped
• 1/2 bunch of chopped parsley and coriander
• 2 grated carrots
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1 tsp. salt
• package of samosa wrappers or egg roll wrappers 
• oil for frying

Directions 

• Heat olive oil in frying pan add onions and saute over medium high heat until transparent
• Add meat and carrots and cook until meat browns, stir continuously
• Add remaining ingredients and cook until there are no more juices
• Check seasoning adding salt if necessary
• Wrap according to wrapper instructions and fry in hot oil for about 2 min on each side until golden in color

Makes about 30

Ramadan Soup

Mauritanian Chicken and Vegetable Soup

 

The recipe is from my daughter Habeeba, who lives in Jeddah. She makes this hearty soup during Ramadan as part of their fast breaking and is served along with dates, crepes and somosa's. 

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp. olive oil 
• 1/2 uncooked chicken
• 2 onions quartered
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 3 potatoes cut into quarters
• 4 carrots cut in half
• 1 sweet potato cut in quarters
• 3 tomatoes cut in quarters
• 3 sprigs of green onions
• 5 sprigs of parsley and coriander
• 1/4 cup uncooked vermicelli
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 cube chicken bullion
• salt to taste 

Directions

• Heat 3 tbsp of olive oil and saute onions and garlic for 3 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, green onion, parsley and coriander cook for 2 more minutes.
• Add chicken carrots, potatoes and sweet potatoes cover with 1 inch of water.
• Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Remove chicken from pot, place soup in blender and blend until smooth.
• Return to pot, add vermicelli and spices.
• Remove chicken from bones and shred, add to the soup, stir.
• Cook for 15 min until vermicelli is cooked.  Serves 6