Homemade Sweet Ricotta Cheese

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easy recipes, homemade, making cheese at home, ricotta cheese, sweet recipes

Making Ricotta at home is very easy,  does not require a lot of techniques, and take no time at all.

As it’s known that ricotta made from the whey of other cheeses, but here I used whole milk and some buttermilk to make it.
However this sweet version contain no salt and does not use any acidic liquids or lemon juice to form it. So the shelf life for this cheese is very short 1-2 days only. Usually, I make this cheese once I want to make sweets that require cheese in it, especially the Middle Eastern sweets like Qatayef, Konafa, Pudding. It’s great also to serve this cheese with fresh fruits or preserves.

Ingredients:

• 8 cups whole milk
• 2 cups buttermilk

Directions:

1. Combine milks in a large pot and bring to boil, stirring occasionally. After 10 – 15 minutes the milk will begin to curdle. Stop stirring, but occasionally, scrap the bottom of to release curds. When you starts to see curds separate from the whey, remove from the heat.
2. Line streamer with the cheese cloth and place over a bowl. Carefully pour or spoon the contents from the pot into cheesecloth allowing the liquid to drain into the bowl. Save the forming liquids.
3. Gather the cheesecloth around the curds and gently squeeze to extract any remaining liquid. Allow to set in strainer for 2 hours to drain.

هذا النوع من الجبنه رائعه جدا لحشو القطايف والكنافه والكتير من الحلويات العربيه والوصفاتةالتي تتطلب اضافة الجبنه لها

جبنة الريكوتا الحلوه

٨ كوب حليب كامل الدسم
٢ كوب بتر ملك

نخلط الحليب مع البترملك ونضعه على النار لحتى يغلي نحرك بين الحين والاخر حتى لا يلصق ويحترق
عندما ينفصل البروتين عن الماء نرفعه عن النار ونصعه بمصفاة مغلفه بقماش الجبنه وموضوعه في طبق عميق . نصب الخليط و نصفيه من الماء او عرق الحليب المتكون
ونحتفظ بماء الجبنه
نغلق قطعة القماش بالجبنه جيدا ونضغطها ونتركها لتزل باقي مائها

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Roasted Strawberry & Rhubarb Compote

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easy recipes, Fruits, jam, quick breakfast ideas, Rhubarb, Rhubarb jam, Roasted rhubarb and strawberry, strawberry, sweets, topping ideas, مربى الراوند, نبات الراوند

Very easy to make tangy sweet compote that pairing two delicious fruits roasted to full flavor.

After making Rhubarb Berry Crumble, I wished I could bought some more rhubarb to make as many recipes as I can. It was my first use of rhubarb. Frankly, it’s not known in middle east and it’s new to me that I never taste it before.

Last week, I was lucky to come by some pretty bunch of rhubarb. This time I will not waste the opportunity, so I took the whole stack (honestly, I left 1 or 2 sticks in case somebody was craving it like me).

The rhubarb is well known in it’s low calorie content and high fiber, makes it perfect for weight loss diet. It can be used as a strong laxative, most often taken to treat constipation. Rich in several B-complex vitamins such as folates, riboflavin, niacin. Red color stalks contain more vitamin A than in the green varieties, vitamin A is a powerful natural anti-oxidant and is required by the body for maintaining the integrity of skin and mucus membranes. rhubarb stalks also provide good amounts of vitamin-K, which has established role in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. It also contain many other vitamins and minerals, calsium and potasium.

Rhubarb is not only a pie plant. Yes,it makes a devine pie filling, that is soft and delectable once baked. It’s tart taste makes it perfect also in many savory dishes too. Beside sweet tarts and juices, it also makes a delicious sweet and sour jam, top it on your choice of bread with some cream or butter and enjoy. Use it as a healthy natural sauce to top on ice cream and cakes, it makes a perfect breakfast mate though if you top it on pancakes and waffles.

This time I want to try roasting the rhubarb, preserving the intensity of it’s flavor. Paired it with strawberry to inhance more beautiful pink color. Adding rosewater to enhance more flavors in it, the result is the most adorable pleasant jam i have ever made.

Roasted rhubarb and strawberry compote

1 pound fresh rhubarb, cut into 1 inch slices
1/2 pound fresh strawberries, sliced or chopped
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon rose water

Preheat the oven at 400 f. Toss the rhubarb with the sliced strawberries, rose water, and sugar in a baking dish and roast for half an hour.
Once the dish comes out of the oven, mash it all up with a potato masher and let it cool (it gets thicker as it cools).

وما هو معروف بالعربيه نبات الراوند Rhubarb
نبات صيفي يعتبر من فصيلة الفواكه لاستعماله كتيرا في اطباق الحلويات ومصاحبا لكثير من الفواكه في استعماله
يحتوي على نسبة حموضه عاليه لهذا يكثر استعماله في اطباق الحلويات والفطائر المحلاه والعصائر والمربيات
تعتبر الاوراق سامه وما ياخد منه للاستعمال فقط السيقان
من فوائده انه يحتوي على نسب من الفيتامينات والملينات القابضه يستعمل لعلاج حالات الامساك ومغلي الراوند يستعمل
كمنشط للمعده
كما انها تستعمل في الحميات الغذائيه حيث يقال انها تخفف من نسبة الجلوكوز بالدم

مربى الرواند والفراوله المشوي

حوالي ١/٢ كيلو من الراوند مقطع بطول ١ انش
٢٠٠ غرام من الفراوله الطازجه مقطعه ارباع
٣/٤ كوب من السكر
١ ملعقه صغيره ماء الورد

يحمى الفرن على ٤٠٠ ف
في صينية الفرن، تخلط جميع المقادير جيداً
توضع بالفرن لتخبز لمدة ١/٢ ساعه
باستعمال هراسة البطاطا يسحق المزيج لكي يصبح قوامه انعم
يعبأ بمرتبانات معقمه ويحفظ بالتلاجه للاستعمال

Oven Roasted Okra with Tomato

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beef, easy recipes, main dish, meat, okra, quick recipes, stew meat, tomato

A very well-known dish in the eastern mediterranean, called Bamya. As it also known to english speaking countries as Gumbo.

In spite of many healthy benefits of okra: rich in fiber that helps the digestive system work orderly, rich in minerals especially iron, calcium, and vitamin A, some people don’t like okra because of its slimness texture (that’s including my husband).

Some tips to reduce the slimness; keeping the pods intact and cooking quickly, cook it with acidic ingredients like tomato, citrus or drops of lemon juice will do well. When buying okra pick the fresh ones (not spotted), small buds have smaller seeds than longe buds.

Okra can be found fresh in farmers markets or in super grocery store either fresh or frozen. to prepare fresh okra you just cut the upper half of the cone (don’t reach the bud otherwise it will release its slime during cooking) and try not to squish or damage the bud. Wash the okra and wrap it with paper or cloth towel and keep it in the fridge for a week. If you decide to freeze it, make sure they are dry no water residues by spread it on cloth towel for an hour or so, then pack it in plastic bags and keep it in the freezer for 6 months.

Okra can be cooked in many ways. You can fry it, braise it, grill it, or oven roasted. My family (especially my DH) like it pan style roasted in the oven with stew meat, fresh tomato, pepper, and garlic.

Oven Roasted Okra with Tomato

fresh or frozen okra
stew meat
minced onion
chopped garlic
chunky fresh tomato
green pepper
olive oil
black pepper
cumin
ground dried coriander
cinnamon
all spice
paprika
cardamom

On the pan sear the onion and meat with 2 tablespoon olive oil for 10 minutes stir occasionally, add the okra stir gently for a couple more minutes with squishing the buds, season with salt and the other spices.

layer the tomato, garlic, and pepper season with salt and the same spices, drizzle another 1 tablespoon of oil on the top and 1\4 cup of water. Cover the pan tightly and put it in the oven on 400 f for an hour. Uncover and transfer it to the top rack to broil for 10 more minutes.

Serve it with your kind of bread (we like it with pita) or with side of white rice.