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Al-mendi	Al-syadya (1)	Al-syadya (2)	Al-aqda	Al-aroz Al-hadhrami
Al-rebis	Moshekel Forn	-	-	-

Abbreviations:
	Tbsp: Tablespoon	Tsp: Teaspoon	Kg: Kilo gram	L: Liter	G: Gram

	Al-mendi

Prepared:

For 3 persons

ingredients:

1 kg	Meat
1/4 tsp	Black pepper
A pinch	Salt
1/2 tbsp	Cumin
10 clove	garlic
	Aluminum foil

Method:

Tips: Try as you can to get rid of fat which on the meat before cooking.

	Al-syadya (1)

Prepared:

For 4 persons

ingredients:

First Method:
2 kg	Zinob fish
2	Onion
4	Medium potato
2	Medium tomato
2 tbsp	Grounded red pepper
2 cups	Rice
10	smashed garlic
2 tsp	Grinded spices
	Spices: Smashed cardamom - Cloves - Cinnamon - Black pepper
3 cups	Oil for frying
	Salt
	A coal for censing
	Onion skin + Oil

Method:

Tips: Most of Yemeni food depend on the censing by an onion skin, little of oil and a live coal.

	Al-syadya (2)

Prepared:

For 4 persons

ingredients:

Second Method:
2 kg	Najel fish
1	Large onion
4 cups	Rice
10 cloves	Crush garlic
2 tsp	Ground spices
	Spices: Smashed cardamom - Naq oad - Cinnamon - Shiba
3 cups	Oil for frying
	Salt
2 tsp	Ghee (Optional)

Method:

Tips: Al-syadya is common in coastal regions such as Aden city and Hodeidah city.

	Al-aqda

Prepared:

For 6 persons

ingredients:

لحم رضيع	1 كجم
بصل متوسط الحجم	1
بطاطة كبيرة	1
طماط متوسطة	1
ثوم	1 فص
كمون	1/2 م/ط
هيل	2 حبات
حزمة كبزرة	1/4
بسباس عدني مطحون	1 م/ط
ماء دافئ	4 أكواب
زيت	1/2 م/ط
ملح
صلصة طماطم	3 م/ط

1 kg	Meat (young lamb)
1	Medium onion
1	Large potato
1	Medium tomato
1 clove	Garlic
1/2 tbsp	Cumin
2	Cardamom
1/4 bundle	Coriander
1 tbsp	Grounded Red pepper
4 cups	Warm water
1/2 tbsp	Oil
	Salt
3 tbsp	Tomato paste

Method:

Tips: Garlic is useful to decrease blood pressure.

	Al-aroz Al-hadhrami

Prepared:

For 10 persons

ingredients:

1 kg	Rice
2 cloves	Garlic
	Black pepper
	cinnamon
	cardamom
	Salt
	Red color
1	Onion
	Raisin
2 tbsp	Oil

Method:

Tips: To get rid of sedimentation and grease which stick on walls because of cooking effect, put a piece of coal (medium size) above the oven or cookery 5 meter high, this help you to get rid of fat that precipitate on the walls.

	Al-rebis

Prepared:

For 4 persons

ingredients:

1 kg	Fish
	Parsley
	Coriander
	Green pepper
2 cloves	Garlic
	Salt
2 tbsp	Olive oil
1	Limon
1 tbsp	Tomato paste

Method:

Tips: Fish contains Iodine substance and useful for the body specially Thyroid gland.

	Moshekel Forn

Prepared:

For 2 persons

ingredients:

2	Potato
1	Vegetable marrow (Zucchini)
1	Onion
	Okra
1/2 bundle	Coriander
	Oil for frying
1 tsp	Spices
A pinch	Salt
3 cloves	Hashed garlic
2 tbsp	Tomato paste
1	Tomato
1 cup	Water

Method:

Tips: You should eat vegetables a lot because they are beneficial for the body.