Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, balila. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Balila (Arabic: بليلا) is a town in far northwest Jordan, between Irbid and Jerash located in the Jerash Governorate. Balila is Turkish for "high point". It is located at the foot of the mountains bordering Syria known as Huran, which translates to "flat land".
Balila is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Balila is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have balila using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Balila:
- Make ready 2 cups canned chickpeas
- Prepare 1 clove garlic, crushed
- Take 8 tablespoons lemon juice
- Get 5/16 cup olive oil
- Make ready 1 teaspoon cumin
- Prepare 1 teaspoon salt
- Make ready For garnishing:
- Make ready 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
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Steps to make Balila:
- Empty the chickpeas and the water into a pot and put over low heat until warm. Drain the chickpeas and put them in a serving bowl. Keep half a cup of the water for the dressing.
- To prepare the dressing: combine the lemon juice and olive oil with the reserved water. Add the crushed garlic, salt and ½ teaspoon of cumin.
- Mash three tablespoons of chickpeas and add them to the dressing and mix well.
- Pour the dressing over the chickpeas and stir.
- Sprinkle the rest of the cumin on the balila and garnish with chopped parsley.
- Serve warm with pita bread.
I feel so nourished and cared for each time I come here. The lady who works the counter always has a smile and a kind word for me - and that's just the start! The food is delicious and abundantly portioned. Balila is a salad style dish that you want to put out, along with some other mezze items, like Baba ganoush or Tsaziki and spend your time enjoying it. This weekend So it was a cricket test series weekend, hubby with a tortured shoulder and pretty much feeling miserable needed some pep up.
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