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An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook of the 13th Century

Translated

by Charles Perry

 

Recipe for Mirkâs (Merguez Sausage)

Recipe for Making Ahrash, Fried Lamb Patties

A Type of Ahrash

Meatball Dish

A Recipe of Isfîriyâ

Simple Isfîriyâ

Counterfeit (Vegetarian) Isfîriyâof Garbanzos

Royal Sanhâji

Mirkâs with Fresh Cheese

Recipe for the Dish Mentioned by Al-Razi

The Dish Sinâbi

The Dish Misri (Egyptian)

The Dish Jimli

The Dish Mukhallal

Recipe of Fartûn

Sweetened Mukhallal

'Ujja (Frittata) of Pigeons

Note on the Kinds of Roast

Roast in a Tajine

Recipe for Roast Chickens

Hen Roasted in a Pot in the Oven

Hen Roasted in a Pot at Home

Chicken Called Madhûna, Greased

Cooked Fried Chicken

Stuffed and Roast Mutton; Called "The Complete" [or "The Inclusive"]

Roast Lamb

Lamb Roast Badî'i

Lamb Roast with Its Skin

Roast Calf, which was made for the Sayyid Abu al-'Ala in Ceuta

Recipe for Roast Hare

Recipe for Small Birds Made of Sheep's Meat

Roast Lamb Breast [literally, "flank"]

Another Kind of Lamb Breast

Another Extraordinarily Good Lamb Breast

Recipe for an Extraordinary Sausage

On the Making of Marrow

The Making of Marrow Without Marrow, Which No One Will Suspect

The Making of Another Marrow

The Making of Another Marrow

The Making of a Good Marrow, Which Will Not Be Doubted

Recipe for Roasting It

Recipe for Roasting Other Dishes of the Same ( from Abu Salih al-Rahbani in His Kitchen)

Recipe for Zîrbâja

Recipe for Kâfûriyya, a dish made with camphor

Maghmûm, The Veiled Dish

The Making of Mu'affara Dusted which is Also Called Munashshiya Starched

Recipe for Murûziyya

Recipe for Ja'fariyya

Recipe for Jullâbiyya, a Dish with Julep [Rosewater Syrup]

The Making of Rafî', a Fine Dish

The Making of a Dish of Small Birds

The Making of a Dish of Pigeons, Doves, or White Starlings

A Dish of Young Pigeons

A Dish of Hare

A Preparation of Remarkable Pigeons (Bûjûn)

Recipe for a Dish of Partridge

The Recipe of ibn al-Mahdi's Maghmûm

Abbasid Chicken

The Preparation of Jaldiyya (Leathery)

Recipe for Thûmiyya, a Garlicky Dish

A Chicken called Ibrâhîmiyya

Mahshi, a Stuffed Dish

The making of Badî'i, the Remarkable Dish

Another Badî'i

Tajine with Cheese

Recipe for Barmakiyya

The Preparation of Bilâja

A Dish With Prunes (Ijjâs)

Another Dish Like That with Saffron

Recipe for a Dish of Chicken or Partridge with Quince or Apple

Boiled Dish of Stuffed Eggplants

A Dish of Eggplants with Saffron

A Dish of Fried Chicken

Recipe for "Hunchbacked" Chicken

Stuffed Lamb Breast in the Oven

A Dish of Large Fish

Recipe for Making Ahrash

Recipe for Making Sinâb

Farrûj Mubarrad, Cooled Chicken

Recipe for a Dish of Olives

A Dish of Chicken with Mild Wine

Recipe for a Hen Stuffed Without Bones

An Extraordinary Dish of Chicken

Sa'tariyya, a Thyme-flavored Dish

Rashîdiyya

A Good Dish

A Dish of Chicken

A Roast of Stuffed Shimâs

Farrûj Maghlûq, a Closed Dish of Chicken

A Pie (Mukhabbazah) of Lamb

A Chicken Pie

Stuffed Rabbit

A Hen Roasted in the Oven

Recipe for the Roast of Kings

Tajine of Birds' Giblets

Qanûra of Rabbit in a Frying-Pan, which is Notable

An Extraordinary Stuffed Rabbit

A Chicken Dish

Recipe for Making Qaliyya With a Covering

Jewish Partridge

The Making of Cooled Chicken

A Jewish Dish of Chicken

Recipe for a Dish of Goose and Stuffing

A Jewish Dish of Partridge

A Recipe for Roast Partridge

Recipe for Farrûj Mubarrad, Cooled Chicken

A Stuffed Dish of Chicken (Cooked) in the Oven

A Jewish Dish of Chicken

Egyptian Chicken

A Chicken Known as Zukaira

Recipe for an Extraordinary Chicken Dish

Tharda of Khabîs with Two Chickens

A Stuffed, Buried Jewish Dish

A Green Dish Stuffed with Almonds

Fish Tharîd

 

According to Hippocrates...

On What Foods Should be Taken Alone and Should Not be Mixed with Other Foods 

The Customs that Many People Follow in Their Countries

Of the Utensils that Those Charged with Cooking or Pharmacy Must Have Ready

How the Service of Dishes is Ordered, and Which is Fitting to be First, and Which Last

 

Simple White Tafâyâ, Called Isfîdhbâja

Recipe for White Tafâyâ: Another Kind

Recipe for White Tafâyâ with Almonds

Recipe for Fried Tafâyâ, Which Was Known in Morocco as Tâhashast

Another Kind of Tafâyâ: the Eastern Style

Recipe for a Pot-Roast, Good for the Old, the Moist of Body and Moist Stomachs

Recipe for Meatballs Used in Some Dishes, such as Tafâyâ, Jimli, and Others

Making Stuffed Isfunj

Mujabbana (Cheese Pie) of Ruqâq (Thin Flatbread)

A Pie of Pullets or Starlings

A Pie of Sea or River Fish

Layered Loaf (Khubza Muwarraqa)

The Making of Qatâif

Sukkariyya, a Sugar Dish from the Dictation of Abu 'Ali al-Bagdadi

A Sukkariyya from His Dictation

Khabîsa from His Dictation

Khabîsa with Pomegranate

Four-Ingredient Khabîsa

A Dish Made with Khabîs

A Dish of Eggplants

The Making of Stuffed Eggs

A Dish Praised in Springtime for Those with Fulness and Those with Burning Blood

A Dish of Sikbâj, Praised for its Nutritive Value

Recipe for Khubaiz with Meat

The Making of Qâhiriyât

The Making of Dafâir, Braids

Recipe for Clarified (or Repeated) Liftiyya

The Making of Râs Maimûn, Monkey's Head

Recipe of the Necessities of Bread and Confection

Stuffed Monkey-Head

A Dish of Partridge

The Making of Qâdûs

A Qâdûs with Meatballs

Basbâsiyya (a dish of fennel)

Stuffing Lamb with Cheese

Preparation of Arnabi

Preparation known as Hashîshiyya, a Grassy Dish

A Recipe for Stuffed Qursas

Another Qursa Recipe

Tharda with Flat Breads in a Tajine

Tharda of Isfunj with Milk

The Preparation of Aqrûn

The Preparation of âdhân (Ears)

The Making of Hadîdât (Pieces of Iron)

Risen Sweet

Recipe for Mu'aqqad (Nougat) of Sugar

The Making of Fâlûdhaj

Mu'aqqad of Honey

A Preparation Known as Sweet Cane

Stuffed Muqawwara, a Hollowed Pastry

Recipe Known as the Tharda of the Emir

The Making of Khabîs

The Extraction of Meat Juice for Invalids

Description of Mahshi (a stuffed dish) With Eggplants

A Dish which Reduces Appetite and Strengthens the Stomach

A Dish of Meat Juice

A Dish of Meat Juice Effective on the Day of Fever for Illness, after the Illness Decreases

Recipe of a Summer Dish of Praised Nutrition with Sour Grape Juice and Gourd

Another Like It, a Summer Dish that Cools the Body

Another Dish Which Strengthens the Stomach Before Heat

Preparation of Tuffâhiyya, Apple Stew

A Dish of Safarjaliyya, Good for the Stomach

Sikbâj of Veal, Used for Young People in Summer

A Dish Suitable for Autumn

A Dish Made in Winter for Those with Cold Illnesses

A Dish of Pullets Suitable for the Aged and Those with Moistnesses

Tharda of Meat

Tharda of Meat and Eggplants

Tharda of Meat with Turnips and Walnuts

Tharda of Lamb with Garbanzos

Tharda with Heads of Swiss Chard

A Dish Like That, With Sparrows

Another, Called Mukallala (Crowned)

Another, Called Mudhahhaba (Gilded)

Preparation of a Tharda of Two Chickens, One Stuffed With the Other

The Spice Mixture:

Preparation of Meatballs from Any Meat You Wish:

Preparation of Meatballs from Chicken Breasts:

Preparation of Sanbûsak (Stuffed Dumplings):

Tharda of Chicken

Tharda of Tafâyâ

Covered (Crusted) Tafâyâ

Stuffed Tafâyâ

Mukhallal of Chicken and So Forth

TafâyâSaqlabiyya, Tafâ yâSaqaliba-Style

A Dish of Murri from Any Meat You Wish

Burâniyya

A Remarkable Dish in Which is Safî riyya of Eggs

A Dish of Auhashi of Fat Ram

A Dish With Eggplants

Jimliyya

Green Dish

Dish of Meat with Walnuts and Mastic

Dish of Meat with Cauliflower

Safarjaliyya, a Quince Dish

Making a Green Hen

Widgeon, Known as the Sparrow Hawk

Jimliyya of Legs and Breast of Squab

Stuffed Goose

Partridge

Sliced Chicken

A Dish of Whole Turtledoves

A Jointed Hen, Veiled and this dish with partridge is also extraordinary

Chicken with Stuffed Eggplants

A Coral Dish of Chicken

A Reddish-Brown Dish of Chicken

Palace Chicken with Mustard

The Green Dish Which Umm Hakima Taught

A Dish of Pullet

Dish Known as Mulahwaj (the Hasty Dish)

Another Good Dish

 

Recipe for a Good Dish Covered With Pine-nuts

To Make the Dish Asfar (The Yellow Dish)

Another Partridge Dish

Another Partridge Dish

Jûdhâba with Qatâ if

A Remarkable Stuffed Mutajjan (Fried Dish)

A Similar Mutajjan with Meat Balls

A Remarkable Tajine

Tabâhaja, Which is Fried Meat

Another Tabâhajiyya

Another Tabâhajiyya

Another Tabâhajiyya

Another with Pistachios and Sugar

A Dish of Meatballs

Another Dish of Meat Balls

Stuffed Asparagus

Stuffed Eggs

A Dish of Eggs with Meat

Another Egg Dish

A Roast of Meat

A Roast of Meat

Making Fresh Fish with Eggs

Tortoise or Mullet Pie

To Make Isfîriyâ

Isfîriyâin the Manner of the Market Folk

Dish of Chicken When it is Roasted

Dish of Chicken or Whatever Meat You Please

Bedouin Chicken

Dish of Stuffed Chicken (or Pullet)

Another Dish

Eggplant Dish Known as the Arabic

Dish Prepared With Fried Eggplant

Dish with Truffles and Meat

Preparation of Chestnut Qaliyya

Preparing Covered Tabâhajiyya [Tabahajiyya Maghmuma]

Dish of Meat With Pistachio

Dish of Lamb With Truffles

Chicken Covered With Walnuts and Saffron

Another Dish Covered with Ground Almonds

Another Dish, Which Is Covered with Cilantro Juice

Dish with Pine Nuts

Another Dish, Covered with Pistachio

Jaldiyya of Chicken

Chicken Dish With Wine

Another

Preparing the Servants' Dish

Preparing Liftiyya (a Dish of Turnips) with Walnuts and Sugar

Meat Soup with Cabbage

Persian Muthallath

Preparing a Dish With Cardoon

Preparing a Dish of Cardoons with Meat

Preparation of Baqliyya of Asparagus

Preparing Asparagus with Meat Stuffing

Making Baqliyya of Asparagus

Making Baqliyya with Eggplants

Preparing Mallow With Jerked Meat

Preparing the Dish Dictated by Abu Ishaq

Making 'Umâniyya [or possibly 'Ammâniyya]

Complete Jimliyya

Meat Roasted Over Coals

Roast Starling

Flank of Lamb Roast in the Oven

Preparing Maslûq al-Saqâliba, Boiled Dish of the Saqaliba

Al-Ghassani's Tharda

Zabarbada [Zîrbâja] of Fresh Cheese

Tharda of Zabarbada

Preparing Tabâhaja of Burâ niyya

Dish of Chestnuts with Lamb

 

From the Cook Book of Ibrahim b. al-Mahdi

And Among Them Is Himmasiyya (a garbanzo dish)

Stuffed Burâniyya

Honey Recipe

Preparing Saqlabiyya (Dish of the Saqaliba)

Fresh Beans With Meat, Called Fustuqiyya

Recipe for a Good Dish

Recipe for the Chicken Dish known as Sabâhi (of morning)

Recipe for a Dish of Partridge with Honey

Recipe for a Dish of Pullet or Partridge

A Jewish Dish of Eggplants Stuffed with Meat

A Sicilian Dish

Information About Baqliyyat (Vegetable Dishes) and Mukhaddarat (Greened Dishes)

Safarjaliyya, a Dish Made With Quinces

Qar'iyya, a Dish of Gourd

Preparation of Plain Liftiyya Also

Recipe for White Karanbiyya, a Cabbage Dish

Muthallath with Heads of Lettuce

Making Baqliyya (Vegetable Stew) of It

Baqliyya Mukarrara (repeated or refined dish of vegetables)

A Baqliyya of Ziryab's

Tuffâhiyya, a Dish Made With Apples

Preparing Narjisiyya (Narcissus-stew) With Carrots

Preparing Râhibi, the Monk's Dish

How to Make Râhibi

Another Recipe

Another Dish of the Same With (Onion) Drippings

Râhibi in a Tajine [round clay casserole]

Sanhâji

Making Dishes Prepared With Eggplants

Preparing The Complete Burâ niyya

A Dish of Eggplants Without Vinegar

Dish of Eggplant

Preparing Tuffâhiyya (Apple Stew) with Eggplants

Preparation of Musa'tar (a Dish Flavored With Thyme) of Eggplants

Preparing Mahshi with Eggplants and Cheese

Another Type of Mahshi

Another Recipe for the Same

Recipe for Eggplant Mirkâs

Recipe for Dusted Eggplants

Recipe for the Fried Version of the Same

Eggplant Isfîriyâ

A Vegetarian Version of the Same Prepared by Ibn Muthanna

Recipe for the Same Dish, Browned Version

Recipe for the Boiled Version of It

Recipe for a Dish of Gourd Resembling Fish, for the invalid who desires fish and the like.

A Muzawwara (Vegetarian Dish) Beneficial for Tertian Fevers and Acute Fevers

Jannâniyya (the Gardener's Dish)

Advice on Fish Dishes in Their Varieties

Recipe for Large Fish Such as Qabtû n and Fahl and Those Similar to Them

Green Tafâyâof Fish

Basbâsiyya, a Fennel Dish

White Tafâyâof the Same

Recipe for Fish in the Style of Jimli

Another Version of the Same

Dish made with Sarda (Pilchard), One of the Good Classes of Fish

Recipe for Munashshâ, a Dish Made with Starch

Fish Murawwaj

Mahshi of Mixed Fish

Dusted Fish

Meatballs and Patties (Ahrash) of Fish

Burâniyya of fish

Preparing Fish Roe

 

Kinds of Starch Dishes: Couscous, Rice, Meat Porridges (Harisas) and Noodles

The Perfect Tharîd (The Complete Tharîd)

Vinegar Tharîda, Which is One of the Best

Soldiers' Couscous (Kuskusû Fityâni)

I Have Seen a Couscous Made with Crumbs of the Finest White Bread

White Tharîda with Onion, called Kâfûriyya (Camphor-White)

Tharîd Mudhakkar with Vinegar and Whole Onions

Tharîda with Lamb and Spinach, Moist Cheese and Butter

Tharîda in the Style of the People of Bijaya, Which They Call the Shâ shiyya of Ibn al-Wadi'.

Tharid that the People of Ifriqiyya (Tunisia) Call Fatîr

Recipe for Fidaush (Noodles)

Preparation of the Cooking of Itriyya

Preparation of Rice Cooked Over Water [a double boiler method]

Recipe for Milk Tharîd

Making Muhallabiyya

Recipe for Folded Bread from Ifriqiyya

How Rice Is Cooked in the East

Lamtûniyya

Mu'allak and Maqlû

Tharîd Made with Fattened Chickens or with Well-Fed, Fattened Capons

Tharid Made with Garbanzo Water, Chicken, Cheese and Olives; It is Good for Him Who Fasts

Recipe for a Tharîd Soaked in the Fat of Ten Fattened Chickens

Recipe for Rice Dissolved With Sugar

Information about Harîsa According to its Kinds

Rice Harîsa

Recipe for Harîsa Made with White Bread Crumbs Instead of Wheat

Recipe for Tharîd Shabât

Royal Jashîsha (Grits) Which Provides Wholesome Nutrition

Good Jashîsha: It Fattens Thin Women and Men

Asîda Which Fortifies and Nourishes Much and Fattens

Asîda Made with Grits that Nourishes and Fattens

 

Mention of the Varieties of Rafîs and Dishes of Bread and Sweets and the Sort

Recipe for Making Jûdhâba, Called Umm Al-Faraj: It is an Eastern Dish

Recipe for Simple Jûdhâ ba

Jûdhâba Beneficial for the Cold and It Strengthens Coitus

Preparation of Kunâfa

Preparation of Musammana [Buttered] Which Is Muwarraqa [Leafy]

Recipe for Shabât with Fat

Recipe for Honeyed Rice

Recipe for Mujabbana (Fried Cheese Pie)

Recipe for a Mujabbana with Semolina

Recipe for Mujabbana with "Eggs"

Recipe for the Three-Part Mujabbana

Recipe for Oven Cheese Pie, Which We Call Toledan

Recipe for Qursa Made with Fat

Recipe for Qaijâta, Which is Made in al-Andalus, and it is called "Seven Bellies."

Recipe for Mushahhada (Honeycombed), which is Muthaqqaba (Pierced)

Recipe for Murakkaba, a Dish Made in the Region of Constantine and is Called Kutâmiyya

Recipe for Murakkaba Layered with Dates

Royal Rafîs

A Good Royal Rafîs

Recipe for Rafîs with Soft Cheese

Rafîs Cooked with Soft Cheese

Qursa (Small Round Flat Loaf) with Dates, One of the Dishes of the People of Ifriqiyya

Tunisian Qursa (Small Round Flat Bread) According to Another Recipe

Recipe for Tarfist, a Dish of the People of Fez

Recipe for Ka'k (Biscotti)

The Preparation of Ka'k

Preparation of Khushkalân

Recipe for the Dish Known as Maghmû m (Veiled)

Preparation of Khubaiz (Little Bread) that is Made in Niebla

Recipe for Mishâsh

Another Mishâsh

Another Variety of It

Preparation of Jauzînaq (Walnut Marzipan)

Preparation of Qâhiriyya

Oven Qâhiriyya

Sun-Dried Qâhiriyya

Qâhiriyya Which is Called Sâ bûniyya

Sanbûsak

Sanbûsak of the Common People

Recipe for Abbasid Qatâif

The Dish Ghassâni

Recipe for Mu'assal of Meat

Recipe for Mu'assal, Used Among Us as the Last Dish

White Mu'assal

A Mu'assal Used in Tunis at Banquets

Fâlûdhaj

White Fâlûdhaja With Milk; It is Eastern

A Sweet of Dates and Honey

Recipe of Ma'âsim (Wrists)

Sukkariyya, A Sweet of Sugar

An Eastern Sweet

A Sweet Called Ma'qûda

A Sweet from Syria

Rukhâmiyya, a Marble Dish

Preparation of Sugar Qursas

Preparation of Fânîd (Pulled Taffy)

Sukkariyya, a Sugar Dish

Preparation of Qursas

Elegant Qursa

Stuffed Qanânît, Fried Cannoli

Fruit Made of Sugar [Marzipan]

Preparation of Juraydât, Small Locusts

Ka'k Stuffed with Sugar

Ka'k of Sugar Also

Cast Figures of Sugar

Preparation of What is known as Fustuqiyya of Sugar

Preparation of Kashkâb

 

Added section on medicinal drinks and preparations

In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate; the blessings of God on our lord Muhammad, his Family and his Companions, and grant them peace.

Chapter One: on Drinks

The Great Drink of Roots

The Little Drink of Roots: Way of Making It

Syrup of Aloe Wood [Stem?]: Way of Making It

Syrup of Citron Leaves: Way of Making It

The Great Cheering Syrup: Way of Making It

A Syrup of Honey

Recipe for Honey-Water

The Recipe for Making a Syrup of Julep

Syrup of Sandalwood: Way of Making It

Formula for Making a Syrup of Mastic

Syrup of Harir: Way of Making It

Syrup of Mint: Way of Making It

Syrup of Fresh Roses, and the Recipe for Making It

A Recipe for Making It by Repetition

Syrup of Lemon

Syrup of Dried Roses

Syrup of Violets

Manner of Making a Syrup of Maryû t

Syrup of Basil

Syrup of Simple Sikanjabîn (Oxymel)

Syrup of Pomegranates

Syrup of Sour Grapes

Syrup of Isfitân

Syrup of Lavender (Halhâl)

A Syrup of Benefit Against the Burning of Jaundice and Ringworm

A Syrup which Dries Black Bile and Phlegm

Syrup of Jujubes

Syrup of Thistle

Syrup of Tamarind

Syrup of Carrots

Syrup of Apples

 

Second Chapter: on Pastes

Carrot Paste

Green Walnut Paste

Quince Paste

Paste of Honeyed Roses

Violet Paste

Mint Paste

Tîqantast Paste

Qirsa'nat Paste

A Paste which Fortifies the Stomach, the Liver, and the Brain

Orange Paste

Electuary (Juwârish) of Mint

Electuary of 'Ud Qimâri

Electuary of Cloves

Electuary of Musk

Electuary of Red Sandalwood

Electuary of White Sandalwood

 

Three Chapter: On Medicinal Powders (Sufûfât)

Delicate Medicinal Powder

Another Delicate Medicinal Powder

Powders That Digest The Food

 

Editor's Notes

Some General Notes on Islamic Cooking