Tired of having rice or bread on dinner and looking for something new? Looking for a new easy, healthy dessert or may be you want a simple kick to your salad. Make Palestinian Maftoul ,and enjoy the authenticity of the East in this scrumptious kind of pasta.
Maftoul was this month's daring cook challenge presented by Sawsan. At first I've read it as meatloaf then I said huh!!! a meatloaf challenge !!! then with a little concentration I got it :). Maftoul is made from rolling a mixture of whole wheat and plain flour around bulgur granules then steaming it and now it is ready to be cooked in so many different dishes.
This is my first time to contribute in this challenge so imagine how excited I was, but after working on making the Maftoul for more than 30 minutes I was about to cry. I was so so disappointed, the granules - due to my lack of experience- turned out very different in size, some and nice and small and some are huge in the size of chickpea!!! This was devastating, what did I do wrong?. Then I knew from Sawsan that this is because it is my first time and I am not used to it yet..... darn. But in the middle of my self empathy here comes the light bulb. I just used my hand mixer and Voilà, I ended up with the perfect Maftoul granules. Oh boy was I proud of myself :)... sorry guys about bragging I am just sooooo excited.
More about how to make my 5 minutes Maftoul is in the video... I really hope you'll try it. Thanks for listening- reading- my adventure of making the Maftoul. Enjoy the rest of the week.
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Liz
This is a new dish to me, too! So glad you were able to pull it off!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
What an interesting dish! It's great that you figured it all out in the end too! 😀
Lawyer Loves Lunch
We were getting tired of rice and regular ol' pasta so this looks just great!
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
I gazed at Sawsan's post and had quite a bit of envy. I'm pleased to know you sorted out my worries in only five minutes. looks great.
Fran @ G'day Souffle'
Thanks so much for showing us also your fast 5-minute version. I would definitely try the quick version!
Ruby @ The Ruby Red Apron
I absolutely love bulgur so this sounds like something I'd like to try! Looks delicious!
Krista
Good for you figuring out how to do it better! 🙂 And thank you for visiting my blog today. It's so lovely to meet you. 🙂
GourmetGetaways
What a delicious looking dish... it is something I will have to try! So pleased to find your website 🙂
Krissie - Pearls of Style
What a great authentic dish. I'll definitely give this one a try.
Krissie x - http://pearlsofstyle.blogspot.com.au
Lea Ann (Cooking On The Ranch)
I've never heard of maftoul let alone tried it. Sounds too easy not to try. Thanks for posting this recipe.
Amira
With this new technique it can be done in very short time. I hope you will give it a try soon.
Denise Browning@From Brazil To You
I have never tried this type of pasta but I'd love to...
Amira
Try making it Denise, very easy and does not require a pasta machine.
didi
Woow this really is super. I've always wanted to make maftoul but it was really hard for me. I will try your 5 minutes today. Thanks for sharing.
Amira
The 5 minute way is so so easy and simple I highly encourage you to try it.
Lail | With A Spin
I've never tried this dish but had fun learning form the video. Thanks a lot.
Amira
Hi Lail, it is indeed a very fun dish to try, I had some little helping hands with me when I was first making it by hand.
henna
LOL about the meatloaf!
Looks great! I love that you turned this into a dessert as opposed to a salad or main dish. Looks great mA!
Amira
Thank you Henna, it is really a fun recipe to try.
Nami | Just One Cookbook
Hi Amira! Haha I thought meatloaf too when I first glanced the title! It's a new ingredient for me and it was fun learning how to cook this from your video! Now I wish to taste this... 🙂
Amira
Thanks Nami, recipes are always easier to follow when it is seen rather than read :).
Sawsan@ Chef in disguise
Hello Amira
Welcome to the daring cooks 🙂
Thank you so much for taking on this challenge with me
I love your 5 minute maftoul, I need to try that next time. I am really glad you enjoyed this challenge
Amira
I highly recommend that you try it Sawsan, so easy. Thanks for the lovely challenge.
John@Kitchen Riffs
I've never cooked maftoul before, but it looks so interesting. What a fun challenge! And what a great dish you created -- thanks!
Manal
Wow..thank you for posting this Amira...really need to give it a shot...this was one amazing challenge 🙂