Vegetarian Egyptian Recipes
Every dish here is Egyptian cooking that is naturally vegetarian, no swaps required, each tied to a real region and its culinary story. Prefer to wander wider? Toggle vegetarian on any recipe on the site and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
6 recipes
Ta'ameya (Egyptian Falafel)Cairo, Egypt · medium · 1 h 10 minEgypt’s own falafel, made from split fava beans instead of chickpeas, packed with herbs for a vivid green centre and fried to a shattering crisp.
Ta'ameya (Egyptian Falafel) KoshariCairo, Egypt · easy · 1 hCairo’s carb-on-carb street food: lentils, rice, and pasta under spiced tomato sauce and crispy onions.
Ful MedamesAlexandria, Egypt · easy · 35 minSlow-cooked fava beans mashed with cumin, lemon, and olive oil, the breakfast that has powered Egypt for millennia.
Om AliCairo, Egypt · easy · 45 minA warm bread pudding of flaky pastry soaked in sweet spiced milk with nuts and coconut, Egypt's national dessert.
Shorbet Ads (Egyptian Red Lentil Soup)Cairo, Egypt · easy · 55 minRed lentils simmered with onion, carrot, tomato, garlic and cumin, blended velvety smooth and served with lemon and crisp toasted pita croutons.
Termis (Egyptian Brined Lupini Beans)Alexandria, Egypt · easy · 4 daysDried lupini beans soaked, boiled until bright yellow and leached in fresh water for days until the bitterness is gone, then kept in salty brine with lemon, cumin and chili.
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