Considered a Damascus delicacy, fattah makdus is a Syrian dish that features stuffed baby eggplants. It typically consists of crispy pita bread pieces that are covered with a mixture of minced meat, usually beef or lamb, pomegranate molasses, and tomato sauce, topped with fried, stuffed eggplants, and then finished off with a generous drizzle of garlic-yogurt sauce.
Fattah makdus uses a variety of small baby eggplants which are hollowed out and then filled with the meat mixture. This Middle Eastern savory delicacy is usually topped with toasted or fried pine nuts, pomegranate seeds, and some freshly chopped parsley or mint.
Fattah kaware'e is a Syrian dish consisting of a crispy flatbread, cooked cow feet, rice, and garlic sauce. The dish is usually made with toasted pieces of pita bread which are placed into a casserole dish and then covered with a mixture of melted ghee, mastic gum, garlic, ground coriander, and the liquid in which the cow feet have been cooked.
White rice is then spread evenly over the pita bread pieces, drizzled with garlic sauce, and topped with boiled and browned cow feet. This hearty specialty is eaten warm, usually as a main dish.
Fattah ma’adem is a Syrian layered dish made with crispy flatbread, lamb trotters, chickpeas, and a yogurt-based sauce. It typically consists of crispy pita bread pieces that are topped with cooked chickpeas and lamb trotters, generously drizzled with garlicky tahini-yogurt sauce on top.
This specialty is usually sprinkled with fried or toasted nuts, such as pine nuts or cashews, and eaten warm as a main dish. Fattah ma’adem is a version of fattah or fatteh, a dish consisting mainly of fresh, toasted, or stale pieces of flatbread combined with a variety of other ingredients.
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