Cured salmon

Home cured salmon, homemade tzazki, homemade GF crackers

 

Market Summer May 2024

 

Farmers Market shuk prices

Morning glory lovely and fresh, identifiable by the hollow straw like stems

don't go for the yellow movie style sweet corn,

its the white milky corns are sooooo sweet and goooood

Just look at these beauties!!

Thursday morning therapy at the farmers market, the bustle, the vibrant colours and the smells...

greeting sellers and light chat...

This lot on the table cost 130 nis 

3 different venders

one vender all rejects, 'type B' veg and fruits. Dont look so good but so in their prime!!!
Took all his mangos. plus peaches, nectarines, cukes, and lovely ripe tomatoes for a fabulous onion and garlic sauce.  Two firm aubergines/ eggplant NOT from the 'B' category All for 60 nis!
kiwi big box 5 nis

mushrooms 4 x = 30 + lettuce + arugula + purslane = Total: 50 nis

need my greens

Maqluba

 

When you are beckoned by someone eating a dish and the restaurant owner invites you (later you discover for free) you know the universe loves you.

Yes of course i did ask him how he did it after i showered him with compliments

here's what he said and what i interpretred

its all in the layer

 Potatoes

Veggies - cauliflower 

Rice fry first - semi cooked

with spices

Paprika hot and sweet

Turmeric 

Cardamom 

White pepper

Chicken on top 

Bit of water 

Oil around edge

Towel around lid to seal

Four hours small fire

still not sure about the water thing.

here chicken on top, juices run down onto rice.....

burnt potatoes on top

The aroma of the cardamon was heavenly.

another way on YT - upside
chicken on top 
rice raw - mix spices

tomotoe paste and garlic with rice too

baking paper on bottom of pot . easy peel of when serving. non stick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRK3IQQbChQ&ab_channel=%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A8%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8AOurYemeniKitchen

WIth nuts on top and eggplant surround.
Nice spices of cinnamon and person lemons, cardamon, bay leaves, all spice, tumeric, lcoves 

(1:43) spice pic for chicken 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvnC_fWcipY&ab_channel=AbirzKitchen