“Ajwa” is the other name of date paste in arabic. The name in arabic is “Ka’ak Bl Ajwa“, or “The Ring Ka’ak” , “The bracelet Ka’ak“, while others called it “The Easter Ka’ak“
They would all gather together at my grandma or mom’s home to bake the cookies while drinking fenjan ahweh (Arabic Coffee), gossiping about family members, and passionately discussing current events
The name Makrouta actually comes from the Arabic verb karata which means cut from the edges. Dates happen to be the centerpiece in many Palestinian cookies and baked goods, think maamoul, bracelet cookies -or kaek asawer-, mabroosheh, date bread rings and these makrouta cookies, just to name a few
ArabicDate and Honey Cake. +Rafeeda AR from The Big Sweet Tooth is the May month host, she have suggested varieties of Arabic bakes which all are interesting and new to me
Arabic Cardamom Shortbread Cookies (Ghorayebah). Ginger DateCookies {Grain Free}. You will find beautiful, delicious and easy cookies without eggs, all made from scratch of course
Arabic Cardamom Shortbread Cookies (Ghorayebah). Ginger DateCookies {Grain Free}. You will find beautiful, delicious and easy cookies without eggs, all made from scratch of course
Arabic Cardamom Shortbread Cookies (Ghorayebah). Ginger DateCookies {Grain Free}. You will find beautiful, delicious and easy cookies without eggs, all made from scratch of course
Arabic Cardamom Shortbread Cookies (Ghorayebah). Ginger DateCookies {Grain Free}. You will find beautiful, delicious and easy cookies without eggs, all made from scratch of course
The three sweet bakes were Umm Ali, ArabicDate Walnut Cake and Lebanese Sesame Cookies. After having some months of only-sweet challenges, I provided participants with a list of Arabic bakes, three savoury and three sweet dishes to enjoy baking and eating, of course
served with the mandatory glass of water, lokum and cookies. I was entranced when I realized they were not speaking Turkish amongst themselves but Ladino, the language of the Turkish and Balkan Jews which has evolved from the archaic Castilian dating from before the Spanish expulsion in 1492, influenced over time by French, Arabic, Spanish and Italian
The word kourabies (plural kourabiedes) originates from qurabiya in Azerbaijani, qurabiyə in Arabic, kurabiye in Turkish and of course you will find this “cookie” under a similar name in many other countries as well
If they love Middle Eastern recipes, make them a jar of Arabic seven spice blend , they’ll love it. honey and sesame, oatmeal and coconut (think anzac biscotti), pistachio and lemon,or date and oatmeal just to name a few
