Mloukhiyeh Picture

ImAli · September 18, 2011

Sorry it is not a recipe just a picture someone wanted to see......if you don't know what it is please refrain from rude comments.

Mloukhiyeh :D

Edited September 18, 2011 by ImAli

Gepetto_Zapata · September 18, 2011

Made me miss home...

Not bad, but still missing this... Or well, something like it... (Couldn't find a better pic)...

You could slice onions and put them in vinegar in a separate bowl... To use as a "sauce"... Yummeh!!! And also the color contrast of the purple onions and the dark green slime would go great... The eye eats before the belly brah...

Well the onion+vinegar sauce thingie is an Egyptian thing... But great... I recently found out... Give it a try... Mab tendameh insha'Allah...

BTW, with chicken and not meat... Good choice, thumbs up...

Blissful · September 19, 2011

:wub:

I love it with lotssssssssss of chilli :D

**Ya Aba 3abdillah** · September 19, 2011

Just like mama makes it :cry: even the sh3ayriyyeh in the riz :lol:

ji3it halla' :mad:

^ yup, with chilli it's awesome!

ImAli · September 19, 2011

Ahhhhh....that was my husbands bowl....but this picture was too neat. Soon after I had to add tons of chopped onions and lemon with alot more juice :D

Aly ReZa · September 19, 2011

Salam to all

I have heard and seen all this thing first time.

Will you plz tell me which type of dish it is.

And which food it is.

I mean where pepl like all these

Blissful · September 19, 2011

Salam to all
I have heard and seen all this thing first time.
Will you plz tell me which type of dish it is.
And which food it is.
I mean where pepl like all these

(wasalam)

It's made from a leaf called Corchorus (mloukhiye in Arabic). It's cooked with chicken, onions, garlic and sometimes chilli and served with rice. It's originally an Egyptian recipe and they make it with rabbit, instead of chicken/meat and they also blend it sometimes. We tweaked it a little (and made it better of course :P) and now it's a favourite in every Lebanese home.

Edited September 19, 2011 by Blissful

**Ya Aba 3abdillah** · September 19, 2011

it's a favourite in every Lebanese home.

except the druze, the druze aren't allowed to eat it

Aly ReZa · September 19, 2011

(wasalam)
It's made from a leaf called Corchorus (mloukhiye in Arabic). It's cooked with chicken, onions, garlic and sometimes chilli and served with rice. It's originally an Egyptian recipe and they make it with rabbit, instead of chicken/meat and they also blend it sometimes. We tweaked it a little (and made it better of course :P) and now it's a favourite in every Lebanese home.

Thank you (shukriya)

For the info.

wonderer · September 19, 2011

YUMMMY!!!! haven't had it in AGES! I only made it ONCE few years ago! I mostly make sabzi instead coz spinach is so easy to find.. but I am so tempted to make melkoiah now! :D

Blissful · September 19, 2011

except the druze, the druze aren't allowed to eat it

Why can't they?

Thank you (shukriya)
For the info.

Most welcome.

Edited September 19, 2011 by Blissful

ImAli · September 19, 2011

Why can't they?
Most welcome.

This is all I found.... https://sites.google.com/site/aehorsman/everard-1/everard1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulukhiyah

For reasons that remain unclear, the dish was banned by the Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah sometime during his reign (996-1021 CE). While the ban was eventually lifted after the end of his reign, the Druze, who hold Al-Hakim in high regard and give him quasi-divine authority, continue to respect the ban, and do not eat mulukhiyah of any kind to this day.

Oh well....it's their loss....means more for us! :shaytan:

Gepetto_Zapata · September 19, 2011

What's the name of Mloukhiyyeh in English? I always wondered but forget to ask, for years now, I always forget to ask... When people ask me what it is, I'll usually say it's a cousin of Spinach or something...

ImAli · September 19, 2011

What's the name of Mloukhiyyeh in English? I always wondered but forget to ask, for years now, I always forget to ask... When people ask me what it is, I'll usually say it's a cousin of Spinach or something...

Jute leaves (I think)

Gepetto_Zapata · September 19, 2011

Jute leaves (I think)

Mother of Ali, stop being moronical... Why not just say cucumber or watermelon leaves then? Hehe...

ImAli · September 19, 2011

Mother of Ali, stop being moronical... Why not just say cucumber or watermelon leaves then? Hehe...

LOL......they don't eat mloukhiyeh in those countries so there isn't an equivalent description.

**Laayla** · December 16, 2011

What's the name of Mloukhiyyeh in English? I always wondered but forget to ask, for years now, I always forget to ask... When people ask me what it is, I'll usually say it's a cousin of Spinach or something...

Bismehe Ta3ala,

Assalam Alikum.

In the states, they call it Jew's mellow.

M3 Salamah, FE AMIN Allah

south-lebanon · December 17, 2011

This is all I found.... https://sites.google...rard-1/everard1 http://en.wikipedia....wiki/Mulukhiyah
For reasons that remain unclear, the dish was banned by the Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah sometime during his reign (996-1021 CE). While the ban was eventually lifted after the end of his reign, the Druze, who hold Al-Hakim in high regard and give him quasi-divine authority, continue to respect the ban, and do not eat mulukhiyah of any kind to this day.
Oh well....it's their loss....means more for us! :shaytan:

wow how funny, i thought it was a joke that they dont eat it because they would probably try and smoke it instead :) or is that the baalbakeyeh :) ....

anyway yummy i love it, Its my second favorite food, definetly a distant second to my all time favorite. kibeh nayeh.. with zeit zaytoun and 5oudrah yum,yum.

Bismehe Ta3ala,
Assalam Alikum.
In the states, they call it Jew's mellow.
M3 Salamah, FE AMIN Allah

There you go again Laayla your sooooo anti patriotic, now your calling our national food "Jew's mellow" whats wrong with you!!!!! :P :P :P Just jocking, its true that what its called, but im waiting for someone to jump all over you for that :lol:

Quranist · December 17, 2011

@ op,looks yummy....I like lemon in every chilly dishes :D

Gepetto_Zapata · December 17, 2011

Bismehe Ta3ala,
Assalam Alikum.
In the states, they call it Jew's mellow.
M3 Salamah, FE AMIN Allah

Do you like it at least, or no because it's overdone by the Lebs? Too over-rated? Is your favorite dish even Leb? What do you think of Leb food?

Nah, jokes... I'm sure you do... Thanks for the name of that, yeah I searched it, Jew's mAllow aparently... I wonder where it got it's name from...

Why did you guys revive this thread? It's too early for me to start getting hunGrehhh....

**Laayla** · December 17, 2011

Bismehe Ta3ala,

Assalam Alikum.

I like mloukeya spicey. I don't like it in small pieces, I like the leaves long. My favorite dish is shish barak. (I think that was m3weeya's fav. dish :shaytan: too) I'm sure you will disagree with me, but I find lebanese food bland. I like variety. I wish I could cook variety. My husband is not adventurous with food, he only knows Lebanese food. He thinks Iranian food is just plain rice with butter, rice and raisens, and more rice with zaffron. lol

I like eating new food. I like Iranian, indo/paki, chinese, italian, yemeni, khalaji...I have yet to try African food, I wish I would meet someone from Ethiopia, Ivory Coast or any African nation to try their food.

I like the different flavors I get from those international dishes. Sometimes I get cravings for fast food/junk food, that's where American food sounds good. You know the pizza, cold cut sandwiches, nacho cheese & chips, chocholate chip cookies, ice cream....oh oh don't forget cinammon buns.

M3 Salamah, FE AMIN Allah

south-lebanon · December 17, 2011

Bismehe Ta3ala,
Assalam Alikum.
I like mloukeya spicey. I don't like it in small pieces, I like the leaves long. My favorite dish is shish barak. (I think that was m3weeya's fav. dish :shaytan: too) I'm sure you will disagree with me, but I find lebanese food bland. I like variety. I wish I could cook variety. My husband is not adventurous with food, he only knows Lebanese food. He thinks Iranian food is just plain rice with butter, rice and raisens, and more rice with zaffron. lol
I like eating new food. I like Iranian, indo/paki, chinese, italian, yemeni, khalaji...I have yet to try African food, I wish I would meet someone from Ethiopia, Ivory Coast or any African nation to try their food.
I like the different flavors I get from those international dishes. Sometimes I get cravings for fast food/junk food, that's where American food sounds good. You know the pizza, cold cut sandwiches, nacho cheese & chips, chocholate chip cookies, ice cream....oh oh don't forget cinammon buns.
M3 Salamah, FE AMIN Allah

I've tried them all and nothing comes even remotly close to Lebanese food in taste, No Italian, Chinese, Thai or Indian. When it comes to food, Lebanon is blessed with a combination of fertile vegetation and an ancient culture which has perfected the taste over thousands of years.

This is a map of the fertile crescant, and look, Lebanon lies right in the heart of it.

fertile%20crescent.jpg

ImAli · December 17, 2011

I'm cooking this again this weekend..... :wub:

Gepetto_Zapata · December 17, 2011

Bismehe Ta3ala,
Assalam Alikum.
I like mloukeya spicey. I don't like it in small pieces, I like the leaves long. My favorite dish is shish barak. (I think that was m3weeya's fav. dish :shaytan: too) I'm sure you will disagree with me, but I find lebanese food bland. I like variety. I wish I could cook variety. My husband is not adventurous with food, he only knows Lebanese food. He thinks Iranian food is just plain rice with butter, rice and raisens, and more rice with zaffron. lol
I like eating new food. I like Iranian, indo/paki, chinese, italian, yemeni, khalaji...I have yet to try African food, I wish I would meet someone from Ethiopia, Ivory Coast or any African nation to try their food.
I like the different flavors I get from those international dishes. Sometimes I get cravings for fast food/junk food, that's where American food sounds good. You know the pizza, cold cut sandwiches, nacho cheese & chips, chocholate chip cookies, ice cream....oh oh don't forget cinammon buns.
M3 Salamah, FE AMIN Allah

Yeah a little spiciness makes it a tad better even, I agree with that... Shish barak is nice as well...

Gosh wow, we all love variety, and to try something new... But Lebanese food is not kind of bland, you could ask most westerners even... You just find Lebano and anything that has to do with it "bland" and "thumbs down"...

Forget Ethiopian food, And pretty much of west African food are the same or close to each other, plenty are very good, but these people can't eat anything if the pepper in it doesn't hurt... Pepper here is not just meant for a spicy taste, but is meant to literally make you feel you have knives in your mouth, then intestines then... It is good sometimes though, lol...

But again, not because I'm from Lebanon, it's when I grew up especially that I realized that no, Leb do know their food... It's good that your husband is making you cook and eat mostly that, I'm sure you feel punished by it hunh? Also I'm sure you what you make is nasty because it's apparently not pouring out from your heart as you hate making it, food has to be made with the main ingredient... Luvvv... In no way nafsik tayyeb 3al akel enteh...

;-D

ImAli · December 18, 2011

My husband is not adventurous with food, he only knows Lebanese food.

Yeah mine is the same.......only Lebanese food. Sometimes I can slip in a little bit of Italian.....but I better not cook enough to have leftovers of Italian food.....because he expects Lebanese food again the next day and sometimes the same day LOL.

It makes me sad because I like to BBQ fajitas with warm tortillas and homemade salsa (mexican dish for those of you who don't know).....but once again....he's not having or putting up with any of that.....ROFL....so stubborn.

Edited December 18, 2011 by ImAli

**Laayla** · December 18, 2011

Yeah a little spiciness makes it a tad better even, I agree with that... Shish barak is nice as well...
Gosh wow, we all love variety, and to try something new... But Lebanese food is not kind of bland, you could ask most westerners even... You just find Lebano and anything that has to do with it "bland" and "thumbs down"...
Forget Ethiopian food, And pretty much of west African food are the same or close to each other, plenty are very good, but these people can't eat anything if the pepper in it doesn't hurt... Pepper here is not just meant for a spicy taste, but is meant to literally make you feel you have knives in your mouth, then intestines then... It is good sometimes though, lol...
But again, not because I'm from Lebanon, it's when I grew up especially that I realized that no, Leb do know their food... It's good that your husband is making you cook and eat mostly that, I'm sure you feel punished by it hunh? Also I'm sure you what you make is nasty because it's apparently not pouring out from your heart as you hate making it, food has to be made with the main ingredient... Luvvv... In no way nafsik tayyeb 3al akel enteh...
;-D

Bismehe Ta3ala,

Assalam Alikum Brother Violent,

If you ask a westerner what is Lebanese food most typical answer is hummous, falafeel, and tabboli, that's if they don't mistake it as "Isreali". You think you will get an answer like kibbe neya, mjadara, ou yakhnet bamya. Come on, who is going to give an answer like that except a food critic.

Anyways, if you say African food is like that then no thank you. I like some food spicey but if it is going to be burning my mouth, I'd rather save that moment in hell,

Allah

lay adeer.

About cooking for my husband, Insh'

Allah

my heart is in the right place.

Allah

swt yib3thlak wahdee 3la ad khatrak. Ask your mom to start looking. :)

Sister Im Ali, Assalam Alikum.

Sounds like he is ibn al Jnoub.

Allah

haneekoun la b3idth.

Brother South Lebnan, Assalam Alikum.

Would you say, technically Lebanese food really is from Greater Syria or Turkey?

M3 Salamah, FE AMIN Allah

**baradar_jackson** · December 18, 2011

Yeah mine is the same.......only Lebanese food. Sometimes I can slip in a little bit of Italian.....but I better not cook enough to have leftovers of Italian food.....because he expects Lebanese food again the next day and sometimes the same day LOL.
It makes me sad because I like to BBQ fajitas with warm tortillas and homemade salsa (mexican dish for those of you who don't know).....but once again....he's not having or putting up with any of that.....ROFL....so stubborn.

Lebanese have way too much food pride.

ImAli · December 18, 2011

Sounds like he is ibn al Jnoub.

that wasn't hard to figure out was it ROFL

ImAli · December 19, 2011

MMMMMM just had a bowl with lots of lemon, chilis, and onions added in.............good migraine cure :D

south-lebanon · December 19, 2011

MMMMMM just had a bowl with lots of lemon, chilis, and onions added in.............good migraine cure :D

Thanks for that!!!, im now haveing severe carveings for mlou5iyeh :(

This time of the year in Sydney its very "bbqish" for us Lebanese over here, mainly because of the holiday period and the normaly fine outdoor weather (weather sucks this year though), so i dont think i'l be haveing mlou5iyeh till next year unfortunatly, hopefully not too long into it :)

Brother South Lebnan, Assalam Alikum.
Would you say, technically Lebanese food really is from Greater Syria or Turkey?
M3 Salamah, FE AMIN Allah

The answer is deffinetly yes, Not Turkey as much, although i believe the the turks influenced us with the meat dishes like shish kebab and lahme ba3ajin. But the real native dishes of Lebanon/Syria are the more predominantly vegeterian dishes, like Tabouli, falafal, houmos, eggplant and war2 3inab.... etc.

**Laayla** · December 19, 2011

Bismehe Ta3ala,

Assalam Alikum Im Ali,

Sa7tain! A good source of iron. :) From start to finish, how long does it take for you to cook mlou5eya?

M3 Salamah, FE AMIN Allah

MMMMMM just had a bowl with lots of lemon, chilis, and onions added in.............good migraine cure :D

Gepetto_Zapata · December 19, 2011

Wa 3alayki al'salam sister Laayla...

If you ask a westerner what is Lebanese food most typical answer is hummous, falafeel, and tabboli, that's if they don't mistake it as "Isreali". You think you will get an answer like kibbe neya, mjadara, ou yakhnet bamya. Come on, who is going to give an answer like that except a food critic.

What about wara2 3inab and shawarmas and farroujj and stuff? And meza w la7meh meshwiyyeh w taouk etc... You just named a very few up there sis, and mjaddarra and stuff, plenty know it... Well depends where you are... Bass halla2 bayneh w baynik, bel sharq el awsat ayya aandaf w atyab shi? There are two... Leb and Turkey, holeh andaf shi bet 7esseh w mesh khabissa... Turks have new things I never saw before, they use plenty eggplant in many different ways... Not bad... but still doesn't compare... They're clean but their foods lack a burst of flavors like Leb food... Anyways, to each his own... In each country there's the good and bad I suppose...

Anyways, if you say African food is like that then no thank you. I like some food spicey but if it is going to be burning my mouth, I'd rather save that moment in hell, Allah lay adeer.

Yareit, baddo 7are2 lsenik aw2at la2enn... Lah 3amb emza7, Allah laa yi adder...

About cooking for my husband, Insh'Allah my heart is in the right place. Allah swt yib3thlak wahdee 3la ad khatrak. Ask your mom to start looking. :)

Not necessary, mat khafeh 3andeh wa7di, bass adrab mennik bi kteer... Mech enno btetbokh men doun aleb, ma bta3ref tetbokh shi... ;-) Shmateh w M'bossteh...

Y'Allah salam...

ImAli · December 19, 2011

Bismehe Ta3ala,
Assalam Alikum Im Ali,
Sa7tain! A good source of iron. :) From start to finish, how long does it take for you to cook mlou5eya?
M3 Salamah, FE AMIN Allah

When it was only my daughter I could do everything in about 6 hours (cause I'm alone here)...with a few breaks here and there. Now that I have my son it takes 2 days because he doesn't like me to do anything except look at him LOL. But when I'm in Lebanon it takes no time at all to do everything....lots of help.

This last time took me one day to pull the sticks out because I always had to stop and do something else (children)......then I washed and cooked it the second day (day two took six hours again because of children)

This last time 12 hours total because of bad children LOL :mad:

Edited December 19, 2011 by ImAli

**Laayla** · December 19, 2011

Bismehe Ta3ala,

Assalam Alikum Sister Im Ali,

Twelve hours to cook, and 5 minutes to consume it. That's why I don't cook it, because it is beyond me why I should prepare a meal for so long and it is devoured in 5-10 minutes. I ate ml5eyea today at my aunt's house. I let someone else go through the hassle to prepare it. :D

Assalam Alikum Brother Happy,

I take it you will be the cook in the family then, Insh'

Allah

. :) leish 3ndak hal fikra innou bus al lebnaneeya hina ndthaf? fee hada ma by2ibal innou aklou yakoun mratab wa dtheef? ya sateer ya rab keel she bt3male innou lebananeeya ahla be kil shee. 3n jad fahmit, wa hafazit al dras. :P Lebnan wa bus wa bakee 5ass. shou ra2yak?

Sm3ou, ma hada by3rif y3mil farrouj wa lahm mishweeya 2illa nahna? ma kil al nass bt3moul nafis al shee! Bek shi?

M3 Salamah, FE AMIN Allah

ImAli · December 19, 2011

farrouj wa lahm mishweeya 2illa nahna
M3 Salamah, FE AMIN Allah

:cry: :cry:

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