Ramadan Recipe- Khushaf- ألخشاف- وصفه رمضانيه

Khaleejia said: Well Ramdan is started and our lives has been changed by  the new schadule. Today i was asked to prepare a very nice iftar that starting with "khushaf". I think for arabs it is very popular drink while for the west still uknown. Here i want to share the recipe and hope you will enjoy the meal after! I think i will post a lot about food this month))

(im happy to find ready post here))
Al-Khushaf is a dish that is associated with the month of Ramadan. It is a very well known recipe in Egypt and some Arab countries. It is a very easy recipe that only needs your personal touch while preparation. You personalized this recipe by adding your choice of different kinds of dried fruit and nuts . Al- Khushaf is eaten without cooking, it is done by saturating the dried fruits and nuts in apricot drink. It is a very satisfying meal especially during Suhoor.

Ingredients:
-- Half a cup each of your choice of dried fruits such as apricot, figs, raisins and prunes. You may chop the big sized fruits since it plumps up while soaking in the apricot drink for hours.
-- Half a cup of your choice of un-toasted nuts such as walnuts, almonds, pistachios and pine nuts. You can use less or more of your favorite nuts. You may add some pomegranate seeds if they are in season.
-- Six cups of apricot drink (Amar al deen). You can increase the amount of the drink used according to the quantity of fruits and nuts used.
-- 2 Tablespoons Rose water or orange blossom water, optional

Directions:
* Pour apricot drink in a deep container
* Add dried fruit.
* Add nuts.
* Cover container and place in the fridge between 8-12 hours.
* Serve cold.
My note: my friend use fresh apricot puree made from fresh apricots mixed in blender then mix it well with sugar and some milk- tastes AMAZING like nothing you have ever tried before! 

My note: If you do not have apricot drink,can use milk just as the next video

according to these steps /milk-1litr dates-0.5 kg/n

Step1-

:Prepare dates and add some milk/0.5litr/ to them. put in the frige from 30min to 2 hour(can be more)

  (after this time the milk will change color to brownish )then mix this dates and milk well using bllender.

- step 2:
 prepare other dried fruits according to what you have and like. Put them in the another bowl with milk. (some add sugar, but for me it's fine without it). and pure over that mix of dates and milk you have just mixed.

- step 3: serve it at the time of iftar /optional- can serve with some nuts, coconut powder, and even sugar.

this is very tasty drink. with apricot or with milk it tastes like a nectar!! so tasty and natural!

من الوصفات الرمضانيه المعروفه في مصر و بعض الدول العربيه. الوصفه سهله جدا و تحتاج الى اضافة اللمسه الشخصيه عند التحضير. لكم حريةألأختيار لأضافة انواع مختلفه من الفواكه المجففه و اضافة المكسرات. يقدّم الخشاف كنقيع بدون طهي و هو من الوجبات المشبعه خصوصا أذا قُدّم على السحور. 

ألمقادير:  
-نصف فنجان من كل نوع من انواع عديده من الفواكه المجففه مثل المشمش, التين, الزبيب و القراصيه. بأمكانك تقطيع الفواكه اذا كان حجمها كبيرا لأنها تنفش في الشراب بعد النقع. -نصف فنجان من أختيارك من المكسرات النيئه, غير المحمّصه, مثل الجوز,اللوز, الفستق الحلبي و الصنوبر. يمكنك استعمال اقل او اكثر من المكسرات المفضله لديك. 
٦ أكواب من شراب قمر الدين المحضّر, يمكن زيادة كمية الشراب حسب كمية الفواكه و المكسّرات المستعمله. 
- ماء الورد و ماء الزهر, أختياري 
الطريقه: * أسكبي الشراب في وعاء غميق. 
*أضيفي الفواكه المجففه. 
*أضيفي المكسّرات. 
*غطي الوعاء و ضعيه في البرّاد ل 8 الى 12 ساعه. 
* قدّمي النقوع باردا.

habibti OUM ALi -how I cook

Khaleejia said: My family tastes always bring me to my grand mom receipts! I don't know what happened these last days with them but istuck in the kitching by their demand to cook Oum Ali ..DAiLY!! p.s.this is hot sweet meal so may be because  of "winter" is coming?! Anyway yesterday i decided to share this matbah part of my private life as it's still khaleejia's life blog. I wasn't planning to write any cooking book on this thing so as photos, thats why the pics are not from the very beginning of the process. 

1.I take a cup of flour, add a little water to the dough  it should become as for the pasta.
 then roll out so that the dough sheet thickness was 3-2 millimeters.2.I put this dough sheet on the baking sheet and put in the oven until it browns.3.at the same time start making cream-from pint of milk& half cup of sugar and a pinch or less of vanilla sugar. put on the fire and stir until sugar  dissolved and milk got hot.the secret of success, to taste!. the cake must be absolutely fresh and the milk is very sweet.

4. when the cake become ready  grind it and put in Clay pot 

5.pour over the hot sweet milk. (the quantity of  milk should be more because then the cake  swell and oum ali will become too thick and it should not be.)Last step is to 

6.put the pot filled with halawa in the oven for 7-10 minutes 180 degrees.It should be lightly browned on top.and served hot. eat with a spoon))bon appetite!

Shopping in Dubai

Khaleejia said: A wonderful program about shopping in Dubai.

Shopping and spending time at the malls is a very popular activity with many people in the UAE. I love it too for sure!  In this country  where the weather is unbearably hot half of the year shopping malls present good conditions for spending time "outside" of the house :)  Although still in-doors there's a lot of space for walking -can you believe some people jog in the malls in the mornings? :)  Dubai Mall has a skating rink and aquarium, in the Mall of the Emirates you can go skiing. Ibn Battuta Mall has a beautiful interior design and museum expositions. Several malls have cinema. All malls have a variety of coffee shops, fast food and quality restaurants with world most famous cuisines.  Children enjoy going to the Malls too - pop-corn, ice-cream, sweets and playgrounds :)

Sweet&Flower IDEAS FOR EL-EID

Khaleejia said: If you re settled in Kuwait then you re lucky to have this Lavish gift creations for el-Eid
they work since October 2008 so the idea is simple and gorgeous the same time - by one word brilliant! I just wonder who was the idea developer -man or woman? as men are usually those who use to buy flowers and chocolates for their women and the women are those who always like it to receive despite  the calories and popular comparison of woman's beauty with flowers' wilting ...hmm  Oh yeah, so abt the sweets..nice, they are just nice ,aren't they? So you want to make something original but you re not in Kuwait? Ok i have an idea...heh.. place any sweets  you have got for the Eid on the big plate, flat basket or tray and in the middle put some Ramadan lantern, Egyptian Fallahah, or even Islamic doll-Fulla next in the row are- flowers or vase of flowers..aha and decorative laces... easy sah?

 

*FUALA* Emirati choice!

Khaleejia said:

Fuala is an Emirati company that produces very tasty chocolate sweets- THE BEST! ;-)  But its not the only thing Fuala became famous for. Fuala has shops all over the Emirates and its a big pleasure to visit them as they are very beautifully decorated. There you can choose a delicious  gift for your family, friends, relatives or neighbours on any occasion! It's  a nice treat for celebrating  Ramadan nights. One box like on the first pic costs 120 Dh. Also its possible to buy a smaller box for 60 Dh. Also Fuala makes amazing cakes, cookies, biscuits. One big box of mouth watering tasty cookies costs 140 Dh. Also they sell high quality tammar(dates) filled with different kinds of nuts (almonds,pistachio,and other) and also  dry figs and apricots.

Yummmy;)If you need to make an official gift Fuala makes brilliant gift- sets, perfectly decorated on the big tray or in a basket. Fuala is basically famous for  their chocolate sweets. (i adore 'em!). Usually local Emirati buy them for el-Eid, weddings, baby birth. I often buy them when I go visit my dear friends.


p.s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_HHXLKnd3M

here is Fuala site for more information http://www.fuala.ae/en/default.asp