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Home » Appetizers

Easy Egyptian Kishk

Published: May 20, 2017 · Modified: Oct 18, 2020 by Amira · This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission.

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Kishk is widely spread dried sour milk balls. It is a famous dish in the middle east and across the Mediterranean as well. It is made and prepared differently in each country. For Egyptians, kishk is mainly made in Upper Egypt, by fermenting bulgur in sour milk or yogurt then formed into balls and dried. To cook kishk you take these balls soak them in water, separated by hand then dropped into boiling broth. After that you'll add flour dissolved in some water and stir until you get something like pudding.

In the United states, you cannot find this type of kishk, that's why this easy handy kishk recipe is great as a sub to the authentic one. My family did not eat much kishk as we were young, my mom did not cook it regularly as her mom did. My husband, on the other hand, had been exposed more to kishk. He told me once that one of his grannies (actually the grandma of his best cousin), made a delicious kishk. So when I made this to him, it brought back good old memories.

This is a great recipe cold in summer and hot in winter days, so it will suit the season in whichever part of the world you are in. I posted this recipe long time ago, so pardon me for the pictures' quality. I wanted to take some new clicks for this recipe but actually both me and my husband are following a diet these days before the beginning of Ramadan.

I hope you'll like this recipe and please if you make this recipe, snap a pic and hashtag it #amiraspantry — I love to see your creations on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter!

---------------------This post was originally posted on January 30-2013 ----------------------------------

Kishk, is a famous dish that is prepared differently according to each country. In Egypt there are 3 different ways to prepare it - or at least 3 that I know of - depending on the region you are coming from. I am from Cairo, the capital, and this is the way I used to see mom and even her mom do it.

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You will need:

  • 1 cup of all purpose flour.
  • 1 cup of plain yogurt.
  • ½ cup of milk- any % will do.
  • 5 cups of chicken broth - you can make it with chicken bouillon.
  • salt and pepper to taste.
  • a dash of cinnamon.
  • 1 cup of diced onion - about 1 whole big yellow onion.

To make the Kishk:

  • Mix the flour,milk and yogurt together in a bowl and let it set for 2 hours.
A bowl of mixture
  • Boil the broth, adjust the salt,pepper and cinnamon then add the flour mixture and whisk vigorously until it thickens and forms something like pudding.
Easy kishk recipe
  • In a skillet over high heat, brown the onion in about 5 Tbs of vegetable oil.
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  • Pour the mixture in a plate and let it cool, then garnish with the brown onions.
A bowl of mixture and onions
  • It should be eaten cold -some people prefer to cool it in the fridge before serving - with pita bread.
A bowl of mixture and onions

Try it and tell me what do you think.

A bowl of Kishk and onions

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  1. Bonnie Omar

    November 30, 2021 at 9:54 am

    Dear Amira
    I was sooo happy to receive your recipe for Kishik. I’m Lebanese having to mail to order jars of it.
    Very expensive!!
    I’m very excited to make it more often. Thank you so much
    Bonnie

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    • Amira

      December 06, 2021 at 10:41 am

      Thank you so much Bonnie for your comment, I hope you will like it.

      Reply
  2. Erin

    September 08, 2021 at 12:49 pm

    Hi Amira.

    What about the dried balls of kishk that can be saved for later use ?

    Perhaps you know the recipe for those ?

    I love your website... I am from Argentina and am caring fir an older Egyptian man with cancer. I try to make Egyptian dishes tge bezt I can learn for his comfort.

    Shukran

    Erin Gonzalez-Hicks

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    • Amira

      September 09, 2021 at 7:45 pm

      Erin, you are so sweet to do this, oh my such a wonderful person. I do not have a recipe right now but I will look for one and I have a friend who loves this type of kishk. Would you allow me to email you when I find one?

      Reply
  3. Ann22

    January 21, 2021 at 7:22 pm

    My family comes from both Cairo and Alexandria and I can definitely say that none add cinnamon to this dish. They all use a homemade chicken stock and add a tiny bit of rice to the yogurt mixture. We do serve it with the fried onions as you’ve indicated but we also serve with salsa hamra, tomato, garlic, vinegar sauce. And of course chicken and rice on the side. I haven’t had this in almost a decade. You’ve inspired me to make it. Thanks !

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    • Amira

      January 22, 2021 at 10:17 am

      Yes, you know what when I made it the first time my husband (Cairo-based family) said that's it, while another friend (Alexandria based) said we do not add cinnamon :). And you are absolutely right many people eat Kishk with meat cooked in tomato sauce. It has been long since I did this so I think this will go into our menu for next week.

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