Bulgur bel Sharia برغل بالشعرية

Salateh Naameh سلطة ناعمة

Roz bel Haleeb رز بحليب

[beef] Maldoum ملضوم
When researching this dish, I found a lovely description of it on the blog of Tony Tahhan, a Fulbright scholar who has spent time studying the food culture in Aleppo.

“One thing I learned about Syrian cuisine is that it is resourceful. Recipes were never exact; more like simple instructions that vary between neighbourhoods, and even families. A series of handfuls and pinches that, when executed properly, lead to extraordinary meals. One of the dishes that exemplifies this culinary ingenuity is called maldoum (ملضوم), an incredibly delicious layered meat and eggplant dish. The classic way to prepare this dish is over a grill, where you alternate meat patties and eggplant slices on a skewer. When the dish is prepared over the grill, it is called, kabob banjan (كباب باذنجان). But if you don’t have access to a grill, you can prepare kabob banjan in the oven, and call it maldoum.”

Maldoum can be found in kitchens from Turkey to Lebanon; this is a more rustic, summary version of of the dish, that take advantage of the lovely local eggplants, peppers, zucchini and tomatoes that are in season. All the sliced vegetables are traditionally arranged in attractive layered patterns in a large shallow round pan before baking.

[vegetarian] Maldoum ملضوم
The same dish, but with more veggies, no meat, and a generous splash of olive oil.

Both come with a side of bulgur bel sharia, bulgur wheat cooked with fried vermicelli

Salatah Naameh سلطة ناعمة
This “fine salad” can be found throughout the middle east, with tomatoes, cucumber, and white onion are finely diced and seasoned with olive oil, mint and lemon juice.

Roz bel Haleeb رز بحليب
Wherever you find rice, you’ll probably find a version of rice pudding. This creamy version is scented with cardamom, vanilla and rosewater, and garnished with fresh cherry.

$25 +HST

Newcomer Kitchen’s weekly pop-up take place on WEDNESDAYS.
Meals are available for pickup from The Depanneur, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm
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Newcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian newcomer women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide a source of revenue for the cooks.

We also offer “Guest Cook” spots on Wednesdays where you can help & hang out in the kitchen, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal. These can now be booked via AirBnB Experiences.

Proceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!

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