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Fattah

فتة/FAH-tah/
Fattah
About this dish

A layered dish of crisp fried bread, rice, and meat, topped with a garlicky vinegar tomato sauce.

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Ingredients
🍞2 pita breads, torn and fried until crisp
🍚2 cups cooked rice
🥩500g beef or lamb, cooked and sliced
🧄4 cloves garlic, minced
🍶3 tbsp vinegar
🍅1 cup tomato sauce
Method
Serves 2
1
Layer the crisp fried bread in the base of a serving dish.
2
Top with a layer of cooked rice.
3
Fry garlic briefly, then stir in vinegar and tomato sauce to make the sauce.
4
Pour the garlic tomato sauce over the rice.
5
Top with sliced meat and any reserved cooking broth before serving.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Fattah is a traditional Egyptian dish, often prepared for celebrations such as Eid, notable for its distinctive layered presentation.

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