Molokheya

                      Molokheya leaves                                        special knife to chop it

This is a traditional Egyptian dish. It is an interesting dish; it looks like a green soup. Moloheya itself it's a plant with small green leaves and it is full of vitamins and minerals. We prepare it with much garlic which is essential for giving the dish a nice taste. We can serve it with white rice or we can just eat it like that, with Egyptian bread. 

We use 2 mugs of chicken soup, water is not enough; the soup gives a nice taste to molokheya.  The soup is already adjusted with salt (maybe a cube of Knorr or Maggie), while the chicken is boiling.

 Ingredients:

 -half kg molokheya (molohia)

-6-7 cloves garlic – crushed

-1 tablespoon crushed coriander seeds

-1 little cube of butter

I.Firstly,  we take the leaves of moloheya, we wash them well and we put them on a piece of clean cotton to be dry. This will take some time, meanwhile we can do something else.

II. Then, when the moloheya is dry, we chop it with a special knife until it is small, small pieces.  Then we put it into a small pan and pour soup until it has the consistency of a soup, not too thick; adjust seasoning and boil under small fire like about 3-5 minutes.

Do not overcook, as this makes leaves fall to the bottom of the pot.

III. Mix crushed garlic with salt and coriander and fry it for 3-4 min (in Arabic ta'liya) until golden. Then toss into the boiling molokheya and stir 2 more minutes.

We serve it hot. It is enough for 6 persons. Enjoy it! 

 

cooked molokheya 

Folosim aproximativ 2 cani de supa de pui sau de vita; doar apa nu este sufficient, supa da gustul aparte mancarii.

Ingrediente:

-1/2 kg molokheya

-6-7 graunti de usturoi, pisati

-o lingura de coriandru

-un cub de unt

I. Mai intai adunam frunzele de molokheya, le spalam bine si le punem la uscat pe o carpa de bumbac. O sa ia ceva timp pana se usuca, asa ca intre timp putem face altceva.

II. Apoi, cand molokheya este uscata, o maruntim cu un cutit special pana se facem frunzele mici, mici, dupa care o punem intr-o cratita micuta si turnam supa peste ea pana facem o supa, nu prea groasa si nu prea subtire. Ajustam sarea si fierbem la foc mic 3-5 minute.

Nu fierbeti prea mult, altfel frunzele de molokheya se lasa pe fundul cratitei!

III. Intr-o craticioara punem unt si il punem pe foc. Dupa ce s-a topit, adaugam usturoiul pisat si coriandrul si lasam sa se prajeasca pana devine auriu (2-3 min). Amestecam apoi cu molokheya si mai fierbem 2 minute.

Se serveste fierbinte, cu orez alb sau lipie. Pofta buna!