Molokhiya

Description

Green leaf vegetable.

Ingredients

• ⅖ liter of soup (meat or chicken)
• 1½ teaspoon of garlic
• 2 teaspoons of ground coriander (kozbara),
• three tablespoons of tomato paste (tomato paste is optional, but preferable)
• 1½ tablespoon of butter (or 2 tablespoons of oil)
• salt
• black pepper.
• the molokhya, either green or dry.

Directions

1. Add the molokhya (one bag) to the ⅖ of soup and heat for about 15 minutes on not a very hot level.
2. It is not recommended to steer too much, so the molokhya doesn't drawn in the bottom (in case of green molokhya, not dry).
3. While cooking the molokhya prepare the ta'leya (no equivalent English term).

Ta'leya

1. In a soup pan, heat the butter, or the oil.
2. (make sure you don't burn the butter).
3. Add the garlic and steer until it gets yellowish, then add the coriander.
4. Add the tomato paste and steer until it gets brown, but not burned!.
5. Add the result to the molokhya and stir slowly.