Fatteh

Chickpeas, Pita bread, Yogurt are the three main ingredients of Fatteh. Fatteh is a traditional Lebanese plate, it can be served either as a main dish or a side dish. My son-in-law likes it very much, then again he is a great fan of my cooking :). One time he had it with my daughter at a nice restaurant in Down Town Beirut, among some other orders. Apparently my daughter said that she preferred my Fatteh, and her husband replied :” well, let’s wait and see”. After a few days I prepared it and I had my daughter and her husband for dinner. After eating my daughter was waiting for her husband to react , and after he finishes his plate he said just one word”Yummy! This is Fatteh”.

Ingredients:

• 2 cans of chick peas
• 3 medium size pita bread
• 1 kg Yogurt
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon of cumin
• a handful of pine seeds
• 1 teaspoon of butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried mint, a pinch of ground cinnamon

Preparation:

• Drain the water of the chickpeas and wash them
• In a small pan heat the olive oil and fry the crushed garlic with a pinch of salt, for 1 minute
• Add the chickpeas to the garlic and the cumin and let it boil with 1/2 cup of water in a low heat
• In the meantime cut the pita bread in small pieces and fry until they become brown in color
• Separately, fry the pine seeds with butter until golden brown
• In a serving bowl place the fried bread, the the chickpeas, and lastly the yogurt
• On the top put the fried pine seeds, sprinkle the dried mint and the cinnamon

ET VOILA..C’EST TOUT.:)