Today I will share with you the wonderful Egyptian Fattah recipe, which is distinguished by its wonderful taste and delicious shape.
There are many recipes for the Egyptian gesture made by non-Egyptians.
But since I am of Egyptian origin, I will share with you the original recipe for the Fattah as we Egyptians do
What is Egyptian Fattah?
Fattah is authentic Egyptian food.
I don’t think this recipe is found this way anywhere in the world. Fatta is associated with the Egyptians with beautiful occasions.
It is attended at weddings and parties and is also the main dish in Eid al-Adha (Eid al-Adha is an Islamic fest ) for the Egyptians.
Al-Fattah is distinguished by its wonderful taste and full of authentic Arabic spices
Most people who visit Egypt for the first time must try it.
Egyptian Fattah served with Green Salad
What is Egyptian Fatta Made Of?
Fattah is white rice, meat and pita bread served in layers and covered with tomato sauce with garlic.
In this recipe, I will share with you how to make and prepare each ingredient.
First, we will make the meat broth, then we will prepare the pita bread, tomato sauce then the white rice.
In order to get the wonderful taste of the Egyptian Fattah, we must start making the meat broth, because we will use it in the rest of the ingredients.
Tips to make the Egyptian Fattah Faster
The Egyptian Fattah, as we mentioned, has four ingredients, and this may give the impression that it may take a long time, but this is not true.
For example, making meat and soup may take about 55 broth, of which 45 minutes are cooking time.
My advice here is to use this time to prepare the pita bread as well as the tomato sauce, so you can make the best Egyptian Fattah dish in less than an hour and a half
Now let’s start preparing our Meat broth for the Egyptian Fattah
Preparing Meat broth for the Egyptian Fattah.
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INGREDIENTS
- 1 Kilo Beef Shank (without bones )
- 1 small sliced carrot
- 1 tomatoes cut into four parts
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 large onion, cut into four parts
- 4 Laura paper
- Half teaspoon cardamom powder
- Half teaspoon sugar
- 2 cloves mastic
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- 4 cups hot water
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a pot on the fire, put a spoon of ghee and two cloves of mastic, and stir them
- When the mastic lobes melt, add the meat and stir well
- After stirring the meat, add all the spices except for the salt (cardamom powder, black pepper ,and sugar).
- Add all the vegetables (tomatoes, onions, garlic, fresh celery and carrots)
- Stir all ingredients, then add hot water
- If you find foam on the surface of the meat, remove it with a spoon
- cover the pot and when it begins to boil, reduce the temperature and leave it
- After 30 minutes, add a teaspoon of salt
- After 45 minutes, put the meat in another bowl
- drain the broth from the vegetables

Preparing Meat broth for the Egyptian Fattah
Equipment
- cooking pot
- Wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 1 Kilo Beef Shank (without bones )
- 1 small sliced carrot
- 1 tomatoes cut into four parts
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 large onion, cut into four parts
- 4 Laura paper
- Half teaspoon cardamom powder
- Half teaspoon sugar
- 2 cloves mastic
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- 4 cups hot water
Instructions
- In a pot on the fire, put a spoon of ghee and two cloves of mastic, and stir them
- When the mastic lobes melt, add the meat and stir well
- After stirring the meat, add all the spices except for the salt (cardamom powder, black pepper ,and sugar).
- Add all the vegetables (tomatoes, onions, garlic, fresh celery and carrots)
- Stir all ingredients, then add hot water
- If you find foam on the surface of the meat, remove it with a spoon
- cover the pot and when it begins to boil, reduce the temperature and leave it
- After 30 minutes, add a teaspoon of salt
- After 45 minutes, put the meat in another bowl
- drain the broth from the vegetables
Egyptian Fattah Pita Bread Preparation
Pita bread takes only 10 minutes to prepare. All you have to do is cut the bread as shown and put it in a hot oven at a medium temperature.
Result after ten minutes
Egyptian Fattah Tomato Sauce .
INGREDIENTS
- 5 tomatoes, blended
- 8 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 spoon of oil
- 1 spoon of butter
- 3 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- half teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon seven spices
- 1 chopped red pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a frying pan over medium heat, put a tablespoon of butter, a tablespoon of oil and chopped garlic
- Stir the garlic well until it reaches a light golden color (do not make the garlic reach the brown color so that it is not bitter)
- Add white vinegar
- Divide the previous mixture in half and put the tomatoes and spices on one half
- Stir the tomatoes well and leave them for 15 minutes on a medium heat
NOTES
Half the garlic and vinegar mixture, we will add it to the soup later
When the soup are cooked, we will take a cup of soup and put it on the tomato sauce and leave it on the stove for 10 minutes ( will include this step in the main Egyptian Fattah Recipe) in the next step.

Egyptian Fattah Tomato Sauce Recipe.
Equipment
- Frying pan
- Wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 5 tomatoes, blended
- 8 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 spoon of oil
- 1 spoon of butter
- 3 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- half teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon seven spices
- 1 chopped red pepper
Instructions
- In a frying pan over medium heat, put a tablespoon of butter, a tablespoon of oil and chopped garlic
- Stir the garlic well until it reaches a light golden color (do not make the garlic reach the brown color so that it is not bitter)
- Add white vinegar
- Divide the previous mixture in half and put the tomatoes and spices on one half
- Stir the tomatoes well and leave them for 15 minutes on a medium heat
Notes
And now that we’ve prepared the pita bread and tomato sauce while the meat is cooking
We can now start with the main recipe right after the meat is done.
Step By Step Guide For Egyptian Fattah.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups Egyptian rice, washed well
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- half teaspoon sugar
- 5 Small cups boiled meat broth
- 1 Tomato sauce (which we prepared earlier)
- 2 pita bread (previously roasted)
- 1 teaspoon seven spices
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a saucepan over medium heat, put one tablespoon of oil and one tablespoon of butter
- when the butter and oil are heated, put the rice and stir very well (the goal of stirring is to reach all the rice grains, so that you get fluffy rice).then add half a spoonful of salt and a quarter of a spoon of sugar and keep stirring.
- After stirring well, you will get this result. Remember that the goal is to make sure that the rice is covered with a layer of oil and butter. The goal is not to change the color of the rice.
- Add 2 cups of boiled beef broth
- Cover the rice and leave it on the fire until it boils and the soup begins to reduce
- When the rice is boiled and the water is reduced, stir it once, then turn the heat very low and cover again and leave until it is set. (10 MIN)
- Put the tomato sauce on the fire and add a cup of meat soup to it and leave it on the fire for 10 minutes (the goal of adding the soup is to get a medium consistency of the sauce)
- In a frying pan on the fire, put the tablespoon of butter, the remaining and a tablespoon of oil, then add the meat
- Cover the pan and leave it for 3 minutes
- After 3 minutes, flip the meat on the other side and leave it for 3 minutes
- Add some seven spices, salt and black pepper
- Add half the amount of vinegar and garlic that we prepared earlier to the meat broth
- Heat the meat broth
- To serve the delicious Egyptian fattah dish, first put the toasted pita bread
- Put a layer of rice
- Add boiled meat broth (1 Cup )
- Put the Egyptian fattah tomato sauce
- Put the roasted meat
- And now you have the most delicious and delicious Egyptian Fattah dish

Step By Step Guide For Egyptian Fattah Recipe
Equipment
- cooking pot
- Wooden spoon
- serving dishes
Ingredients
- 2 cups Egyptian rice, washed well
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- half teaspoon sugar
- 5 Small cups boiled meat broth
- 1 Tomato sauce (which we prepared earlier)
- 2 pita bread (previously roasted)
- 1 teaspoon seven spices
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium heat, put one tablespoon of oil and one tablespoon of butter
- when the butter and oil are heated, put the rice and stir very well (the goal of stirring is to reach all the rice grains, so that you get fluffy rice).then add half a spoonful of salt and a quarter of a spoon of sugar and keep stirring.
- After stirring well, you will get this result. Remember that the goal is to make sure that the rice is covered with a layer of oil and butter. The goal is not to change the color of the rice.
- Add 2 cups of boiled beef broth
- Cover the rice and leave it on the fire until it boils and the soup begins to reduce
- When the rice is boiled and the water is reduced, stir it once, then turn the heat very low and cover again and leave until it is set. (10 MIN)
- Put the tomato sauce on the fire and add a cup of meat soup to it and leave it on the fire for 10 minutes (the goal of adding the soup is to get a medium consistency of the sauce)
- In a frying pan on the fire, put the tablespoon of butter, the remaining and a tablespoon of oil, then add the meat
- Cover the pan and leave it for 3 minutes
- After 3 minutes, flip the meat on the other side and leave it for 3 minutes
- Add some seven spices, salt and black pepper
- Add half the amount of vinegar and garlic that we prepared earlier to the meat broth
- Heat the meat broth
- To serve the delicious Egyptian fattah dish, first put the toasted pita bread
- Put a layer of rice
- Add boiled meat broth (1 Cup )
- Put the Egyptian fattah tomato sauce
- Put the roasted meat
- And now you have the most delicious and delicious Egyptian Fattah dish
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