Sabah Al Yasmine - Ramblings of a Chef

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   Fadi chats with the legendary Massimo Bottura about Food for Soul, the importance of giving back in dignity, the strength of communities and Bethlehem. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   This morning Chef Fadi Kattan makes ful medemaes, a traditional fava bean dip you can find all over Palestine fromm the small roadside eateries to the best tables. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   Fadi chats with Mohamed Hadid about his life, his passion for Palestinian identity and of course food. Mohamed gets us all hungry with his love for warak enab (vine leaves), balah (dates), safarjal (quince) and so much more. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. In this episode, Chef Fadi Kattan takes you back to his great-grandmother's kitchen. Maryam cooked this recipe and her children loved it so much that it became known as "Rosto Maryam".    

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   Today Fadi chats with Anissa Helou about her career and Levantine cuisine. Anissa has published 9 books on Levantine cuisine ranging from her Lebanese recipes  to cuisines of the wider Levant. 

Mahshis are all the stuffed vegetables. In Palestine they are stuffed either vegetarian or with meat or rice and meat of the rice is replaced by freekeh, cooked as is or with tomatoes or with laban. In this episode, Chef Fadi Kattan shares with you the Sheikh el Mahshi recipe, eggplants stuffed with meat and pine nuts cooked in the oven in a tomato sauce. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   Chef Damien Despres runs two Parisian restaurants, Aubergine & cie and Des Tapas and is an active member of the College Culinaire de France. He came last year to Palestine and cooked with Chef Fadi Kattan. 

Sabah Al-Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   A comfort recipe from the kitchens of the Levant. A kifta with parsley and onion cooked slowly in an unctuous tomato sauce. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   A passionate discussion between two lovers of Levantine food, Kamal Mouzawak, founder of Souk El Tayeb in Lebanon and Fadi Kattan, Chef and founder of Fawda in Palestine. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   A memory from childhood, that nice fluffy sweet fragrant brioche that tastes so much like Palestine. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   We start the second series with a discussion between Chef Fadi Kattan and François Roboth. François, a culinary journalist, was also the precursor of televised cooking shows with his legendary show, Quand c'est bon ?...il n'y pas pas meilleur 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. In today's episode, we prepare two recipes, the Mutabla, this unctuous aubergine cream and kmaj, one of the traditional Palestinian breads.  

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. Lubna Wardeh went from being an executive in top international organisations to becoming a chef. She talks this morning with Chef Fadi Kattan about the importance of transforming Palestinian cuisine and showcasing it to the world.  

  Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. Makloubeh, a love story! Each and every home in Palestine cooks makloubeh differently. Which vegetables to use? which meats? which spices? but everyone enjoys this easy to make dish. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. Chef Mohamad Orfali, a culinary genius who is modernising his native cuisine, the rich Aleppo kitchen or Al-Matbakh Al-Halabi. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. In Bethlehem it is called Zoungol, elswhere it is called Zalabiya or Awameh. A delicious easy to make sweet.

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. Today Fadi is joined by Chef Nojoud Saadeddin, a succesfull chef in Amman, Jordan to talk about the role of women in kitchens. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. In Palestine, we stuff all vegetables in their seasons. Today Chef Fadi talks you through a simple recipe for the classic dish stuffed courgettes and vine leaves. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. Fadi's guest, Chef Abdallah Al-Yaqout takes you to the old market of Kuwait city. Abduallah is a young Kuwaiti chef who discusses with Fadi the influences that shaped Kuwaiti cuisine and gives us a recipe of a mythical dish.

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. Musakhan, an emblematic Palestinian dish. Simple, easy to do and delicious.   

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. Today Fadi takes you to Santiago, Chile to meet Chef Sofia Halabi to talk about Palestinian cuisine in the largest Palestinian community on the Diaspora. Hear about recipes that were preserved there and lost in Palestine and vice versa, recipes that did not travel with the Diaspora. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. In the series about Laban Jameed and Mansaf, Fadi hosted Omar Saratawi and Suleiman Mlehat. Today Fadi shares with you his Mansaf recipe.     

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. In the series about Laban Jameed and Mansaf, Fadi chats with Suleiman Mlehat, a fascinating arts and food lover, about the process of making Laban Jameed and its particular role in the culinary culture of Palestinians.

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. Fadi chats with creative genius Omar Sartawi about their passion for Laban Jameed.    

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. Lentils, one of the oldest pulses in the world and a fabulous recipe for Mujadara, a fragrant and healthy rice and lentil dish from the Palestinian kitchen.