Delicious winter recipes – Twice

In winter, the need for warm foods increases, which give the body the energy and warmth needed to face the cold weather. Winter recipes come with rich and filling dishes that vary between thick soups, slow-cooked meals, and hot desserts that bring comfort on cold days. Whether it is warm lentil soup, chicken casserole with vegetables, or even hot ginger drink, every winter recipe not only gives you a delicious flavor but also a sense of warmth and nostalgia for comfortable times inside the house.

Lentil Soup

Ingredients: Yellow lentils, onions, carrots, tomatoes, garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper.

Method: Wash the lentils well and cook with onions, carrots, tomatoes, and garlic. After cooking, blend the mixture using a blender until smooth, then return to the fire with the addition of spices such as cumin, salt, and pepper. Serve with a squeeze of lemon on top and toasted bread. 

Kabsa with Meat

Ingredients: Lamb, Basmati Rice, Kabsa Spices, Tomatoes, Onions, Garlic, Loomi (Dried Lemon).

Method: Boil the meat until cooked with the spices, then add the onions, garlic, and chopped tomatoes, and leave until combined, add the rice and cook with the broth until cooked, serve with yogurt salad or green salad.

Eggplant Moussaka

Ingredients: Eggplant, potatoes, bell peppers, minced meat, tomato sauce, spices.

Method: Cut the eggplant and potatoes and fry until golden, cook the minced meat with onions and garlic, then add tomato sauce and spices, arrange the layers in a tray, add the sauce and put in the oven until browned.

Chicken Casserole with Vegetables

Ingredients: Chicken pieces, potatoes, carrots, zucchini, onions, tomatoes, spices.

Method: Fry the chicken pieces until browned, then add the vegetables and spices, cover the tray with aluminum foil and place in the oven at medium heat until the chicken and vegetables are fully cooked.

Chicken Oatmeal Soup

Ingredients: Chicken breasts, oats, onions, garlic, chicken broth, cooking cream, salt and pepper.

Method: Cook the chicken with onions and garlic in a little oil until golden, add the chicken broth and oats and leave to boil and thicken, add salt, pepper and cream and leave on low heat for 10 minutes, serve the soup hot with toasted bread.

Hummus Fatteh

Ingredients: Boiled chickpeas, fried Arabic bread, yogurt, tahini, garlic, lemon juice, parsley.

Method: Mix the yogurt with the tahini, garlic and lemon juice, distribute the fried bread in a plate and pour the boiled chickpeas over it, then add the yogurt mixture, garnish with parsley and serve warm.

Meat Broth with Vegetables

Ingredients: Lamb pieces, onions, garlic, potatoes, carrots, zucchini, pumpkin, meat broth, spices.

Method: Boil the meat pieces with onions and garlic until cooked, add the chopped vegetables and leave to cook in the broth until tender, add salt, pepper and spices as desired, serve the broth hot with Arabic bread or rice.

Sahlab Drink

Ingredients: Milk, starch, sugar, orange blossom water, ground cinnamon.

Method: Heat the milk over medium heat with the sugar and starch until the mixture thickens, add orange blossom water and stir well, pour the sahlab into cups, sprinkle with cinnamon and serve hot.

Hot Chocolate Crepe

Ingredients: Flour, milk, eggs, butter, melted dark chocolate, powdered sugar.

Method: Mix flour with milk, eggs and butter until combined, pour small amounts of the mixture into a frying pan and cook on both sides until golden, spread melted chocolate over the crepe, fold and sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

Ginger and Cinnamon Drink

Ingredients: Grated fresh ginger, cinnamon sticks, water, honey, lemon juice.

Method: Boil ginger and cinnamon in water for 10 minutes, strain the drink and add honey and lemon juice, serve hot and it is an ideal drink to warm and boost immunity in winter.

Each recipe is warming and a great option for enjoying delicious winter meals.