Palestinian chef Sami Tamimi shares recipes from his first solo book 'Falastin'

Palestinian chef Sami Tamimi has released his first solo recipe book as a “love letter” to his homeland. “I wanted to do a book that’s all about the people and the place and the ingredients,” he told fans in a video call hosted by the Arab British Centre. The long-time business partner of Yotam Ottolenghi is currently staying inside his London home, as all his restaurants have shut amid the coronavirus outbreak. Tamimi is still cooking, however, for himself and his neighbours and has encouraged others to do the same. With writer Tara Wigley, he has created Falastin , a cookbook with 122 recipes. Here are three to try yourself at home: Serves four as a main or six as a side Ingredients 5 medium aubergines 120ml olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 6 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tsp chilli flakes 1 tsp ground cumin ½ tsp ground cinnamon 1½ tsp tomato puree 2 green peppers, deseeded and cut into 3cm chunks 1 x 400g tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 1½ tsp caster sugar 15g coriander, roughly chopped, plus 5g extra to serve 4 plum tomatoes, trimmed and sliced into 1½cm-thick rounds (350g) Salt and black pepper to taste Method Serves four Ingredients 1 chicken (about 1.7kg), divided into 4 pieces or 1kg chicken supremes (between 4 and 6, depending on size), skin on, if you prefer 120ml olive oil, plus 2 to 3 tbsp extra, to finish 1 tbsp ground cumin 3 tbsp sumac ½ tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground allspice 30g pine nuts 3 large red onions, thinly sliced 2 to 3mm thick 4 taboon breads, or any flatbread (such as Arabic flatbread or naan bread) 5g parsley leaves, roughly chopped Salt and black pepper To serve: 300g Greek-style yoghurt 1 lemon, quartered Method Makes 10 rolls Ingredients Dough 1½ tsp fast-action dried yeast 1 tsp caster sugar 110ml whole milk, lukewarm 300g plain flour, plus extra for dusting 75g unsalted butter, melted 1 egg, lightly beaten Olive oil, for greasing Salt Filling 100g caster sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon 120g tahini Topping 1 egg yolk, beaten 1 tbsp white sesame seeds Method Falastin: A Cookbook by Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley is out now (published by Ebury) _____________ Try more recipes:

Palestinian chef Sami Tamimi shares recipes from his first solo book 'Falastin'

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