We do cooking classes and collaborations once in a while at PantryBee because well, they’re fun. It’s a nice way for us to learn from local chefs as well as being a great way to interact with our customers.
With Ramadan coming up we thought it would be fun to put together a Middle East inspired cooking class. So, we teamed up with Ayyame’s head Chef Ali Mahmoud Bitar at their newest AlShaheed Park II location to create a “Flavors of the Middle East” cooking class and dinner.
It’s a 2.5 hour event where you learn how to make green dough for their traditional fried bread, fattet badinjan, borek, lamb chops and more. Class ends with you enjoying your creations at a sit-down dinner accompanied by some of our favorite Ayyame sides and desserts.
If you’re interested in taking part, the event is this coming Tuesday at 6:30PM. For more details and to register, click [Here]
We’ve got limited seats for the event but for those that cant make it, here’s a fun little recipe to try out for yourselves at home that makes for a good appetizer all Ramadan long!
Fattet Hummus
2 chickpea cans- drained
3 Pita breads- cut into small rectangles
Olive oil
1/2 cup Pine nuts
1 cup yogurt
Fresh mint – small bunch
Pinch of Paprika
2 Garlic cloves – minced
3 Tbsp unsalted butter – melted
Pinch sumac
Heat oven to 400°. Toss pita rectangles with olive oil, salt and pepper to taste then lay on a baking sheet evenly and bake till golden around 10 mins. Toss with chickpeas and place in final serving dish. Heat 1 tsp olive oil in a pan on medium-high and brown pine nuts 3-4 mins. Stir yogurt, mint, paprika, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl; drizzle over pita mixture. Top with pine nuts and drizzle with butter and finish with sumac.
Post by Hind
CoFounder of PantryBee where home cooking is made easy.
7 replies on “PantryBee: Getting in the Ramadan Spirit with some Cooking”
Best way to get into that spirit is to stop shutting down shops and restaurants while arresting people for eating or even drinking in public. It’s summer and some people actually what to survive.
You do realize she’s promoting her product and is not a government official, right? Lol
Yeah. What I did is nothing to do with her food, it’s the title.
missing the point of Ramadhan aren’t we
the point of ramadan is to shut down shops and restaurants while arresting people eating or drinking in public?
Mark
Can you ask your lawyer friend to write about the actual law about eating during Ramadan for non-muslims and muslims. Most of us do not know what is the actual law. Many of the expats are bachelors and they need restaurants to survive.
It’s already been published, search for Ramadan law on the blog