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Cabbage Maqmoura
A quick, budget-friendly vegetarian cabbage Maqmoura. A traditional, economical dish with ingredients found in every kitchen.
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Cabbage Maqmoura—an easy, quick and very economical recipe!
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Half a medium cabbage, cut into medium pieces
- 1 onion, sliced into crescents
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon hot pepper powder
- 1/2 cup water
- Red bell pepper (optional)
- Recipe by a friend and cook on Sho Tabkhin Al-Youm:
- Umm Taha Al-Hamwi
- Click Umm Taha’s name to visit her profile on our site.
- For more pastry recipes try: Thyme Cake Fingers
- To make Umm Taha’s thyme and olive bread click the link
- For Umm Taha’s sfiha (meat pies) recipe click: Sfiha (meat pies)
Method
- In a pan on the stove add the oil and onion and sauté until they soften without changing color
- Add the cabbage and toss, then add the spices and salt while continuing to stir
- Pour water over them and cook on medium heat until the water evaporates
- Serve cabbage maqmoura cold or hot according to preference
- Cabbage maqmoura recipe and method from a friend and cook on Sho Tabkhin Today website:
- Umm Taha Al-Hamwi
- Click on Umm Taha's name to visit her profile on our site
- For delicious pastry recipes see: How to make za'atar pastry fingers
- To make za'atar and olive flatbread from Umm Taha click the link
- For Umm Taha's method of making laham b'ajin see this link: Laham bi'ajeen
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Notes and serving ideas
- Thyme Cake Fingers
- thyme and olive bread
- Sfiha (meat pies)






