January 2013 ~ NA/ME Explores OMAN!

[UmmBinat]

Dienia B. wrote:
umm binat if you can look over the recipes ive posted and then maybe i can fine tune them . thanks cause im finding more but sometimes they dont give the amounts of things or they are different than ours

I just sent one edit to your Facebook.

[UmmBinat]

Dienia B. wrote:
found 3 more if you can post picture of loomi which is a black lime and bezar which is the spice mix ive posted you would have to dial it back aways but at least i have ratios
Bezar Spice Mix Oman 493288
Fish Matchboos Oman 493287
Oman Meatball Subs 493279

I am Googling all day. How the heck do you find those? Especially the fish one?

[UmmBinat]

http://www.nestle-family.com/recipes/english/by-cuisine-arabian-gulf_Jazar-Halwa_47830.aspx
http://www.nestle-family.com/recipes/english/by-cuisine-arabian-gulf_Maho-Halwa_47832.aspx
http://www.nestle-family.com/recipes/english/by-cuisine-arabian-gulf_Mugasgas_47834.aspx
http://www.nestle-family.com/recipes/english/by-cuisine-arabian-gulf_Zeinabs-Fingers_47836.aspx
http://www.nestle-family.com/recipes/english/by-cuisine-arabian-gulf_Omani-Khabeesa_47826.aspx
http://www.nestle-family.com/recipes/english/by-cuisine-arabian-gulf_Halawet-Ahmad_47828.aspx

[Elmotoo]

Dienia B. wrote:
hi guys ive got some recipes for oman , im not sure how real they are but its all i could really find the fish soup was the hardest cause it was 4 pieces of tomato ect , something was lost in the translation lol it was interesting because of the king fish , they use it so much there that it is being overfished and they are trying to farm it like salmon . these are the recipes that i found
Mango Custard Oman Style 493092
Bapalo Omani Fish Soup 493090
Oman Zucchini Spinach Soup 493088
Spinach Mushroom Rice Bake Oman Style 492958
Tuna over Rice Oman 492955
Khabeesa Oman Cream of Wheat 492953

Welcome, Dee!! I have these all added to the cb & noted on p.1.

[Elmotoo]

Dienia B. wrote:

Elmotoo wrote:

UmmBinat wrote:
I made and reviewed,

Spinach Mushroom Rice Bake Oman Style #492958 by Dienia B. which btw is not in the cookbook. It doesn't seem authentic though.

Interestingly a spinach recipe again...

It's acceptably close. It calls for ajwain but Dee put in thyme with ajwain as a sub. *I* would like to see more recipes using this spice since i have some!

they said it was stronger than thyme is that your take ?

Cook's Thesaurus: "ajwain = ajwain seed = carom seed = bishop's weed = ajowan = ajowan seed = ajwon = ajwan Pronunciation: AHJ-a-wahn Notes: These look like small caraway seeds, but they taste like a pungent version of thyme. Indian cooks like to sprinkle them on breads. Look for them in Indian markets. Substitutes: dried thyme (use more) OR cumin OR caraway."

I went & dug mine out from under the fenugreek seeds...it looks like itty bitty aniseeds. it smells very vaguely like thyme. then I took a taste - POW! Those wee seeds pack a punch that reminded me of cumin. I can't say how it compares to caraway because I don't like the stuff.

[Annacia]

I have a couple more

Dates and Cream, a Dessert from Oman #493301
Omans' Gift: Frankincense Ice Cream #493308

[Elmotoo]

Dienia B. wrote:
found 3 more if you can post picture of loomi which is a black lime and bezar which is the spice mix ive posted you would have to dial it back aways but at least i have ratios
Bezar Spice Mix Oman 493288

please check the ingredient amount for the red chili pepper flakes... I assume 1/4 cup but a newbie to cooking may not.

All have been added to the cb & highlighted on p.1!

[Elmotoo]

Annacia wrote:
I have a couple more

Dates and Cream, a Dessert from Oman #493301
Omans' Gift: Frankincense Ice Cream #493308

interesting recipes! the dates & cream look MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM and so simple. the frankincense ice cream would be interesting...

both have been added to the cb & p.1

[Annacia]

You should see the post that I took the recipe from. It's really beautiful. There is a link to in in the intro.

[Dienia B.]

UmmBinat wrote:

Dienia B. wrote:
found 3 more if you can post picture of loomi which is a black lime and bezar which is the spice mix ive posted you would have to dial it back aways but at least i have ratios
Bezar Spice Mix Oman 493288
Fish Matchboos Oman 493287
Oman Meatball Subs 493279

I am Googling all day. How the heck do you find those? Especially the fish one?

i went to a blog that had resteruants in oman and looked at names of stuff they had then i tried to find recipes

[Dienia B.]

Annacia wrote:
You should see the post that I took the recipe from. It's really beautiful. There is a link to in in the intro.

i need to learn to link like that it would help on some of the recipes

[Dienia B.]

UmmBinat wrote:

Dienia B. wrote:
umm binat if you can look over the recipes ive posted and then maybe i can fine tune them . thanks cause im finding more but sometimes they dont give the amounts of things or they are different than ours

I just sent one edit to your Facebook.

i will fix that one tommorrow

[Dienia B.]

look at blogs of ginger and scotch ,fahad inc and celia ann brock al ansari her book is out of print but several people are using it the 2 bloggers i meantioned

[UmmBinat]

Elmotoo wrote:

Dienia B. wrote:

Elmotoo wrote:

UmmBinat wrote:
I made and reviewed,

Spinach Mushroom Rice Bake Oman Style #492958 by Dienia B. which btw is not in the cookbook. It doesn't seem authentic though.

Interestingly a spinach recipe again...

It's acceptably close. It calls for ajwain but Dee put in thyme with ajwain as a sub. *I* would like to see more recipes using this spice since i have some!

they said it was stronger than thyme is that your take ?

Cook's Thesaurus: "ajwain = ajwain seed = carom seed = bishop's weed = ajowan = ajowan seed = ajwon = ajwan Pronunciation: AHJ-a-wahn Notes: These look like small caraway seeds, but they taste like a pungent version of thyme. Indian cooks like to sprinkle them on breads. Look for them in Indian markets. Substitutes: dried thyme (use more) OR cumin OR caraway."

I went & dug mine out from under the fenugreek seeds...it looks like itty bitty aniseeds. it smells very vaguely like thyme. then I took a taste - POW! Those wee seeds pack a punch that reminded me of cumin. I can't say how it compares to caraway because I don't like the stuff.

Do they taste at all like thyme to you?

[UmmBinat]

Dienia B. wrote:
look at blogs of ginger and scotch ,fahad inc and celia ann brock al ansari her book is out of print but several people are using it the 2 bloggers i meantioned

Thanks.