vegetarian dish was most likely invented in egypt in the mid- s when cairo was a major multicultural trade port, which could explain the similarities to italian spaghetti as well as the indian rice-and-lentil comfort food khichdi. three toppings--a spicy tomato sauce (shatta), crispy onions and a garlicky vinegar...
(recipe adapted from zooba restaurant.) egyptian falafel with tahini sauce (taameya) the arabic word taameya translates to "tasty little bits." this version, made with fava beans, which are plentiful in the nile delta, is thought by some to be the original falafel....