Qalayet bandora (Arabic: قلاية بندورة أو مسقة بندورة, transl. "pan of tomatoes")[2] is a simple Jordanian dish of tomatoes, onions, hot peppers (usually serranos or jalapenos), olive oil, and salt. It is popular across the Levant, but especially in Jordan and Palestine on account of its easy preparation and healthy ingredients. To make the dish, the olive oil is heated in a large frying pan. The onions and peppers are diced and the tomatoes are cubed and optionally peeled. The onions are then added and cooked until translucent, at which point the rest of the ingredients are added and the mixture is sautéed until it is thick but not dry. Qalayet bandora is usually eaten with warm pita bread, which is used to scoop it up, though qalayet bandora can also be served over rice and eaten with utensils. When served in a restaurant or at a formal event, it is often garnished with toasted pine nuts.[3]
 Qalayet bandora cooked over a campfire in Wadi Mukheiris, near the Jordanian coast of the Dead Sea. | |||||||
| Type | Main dish Meze Side | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Breakfast Lunch Dinner | ||||||
| Place of origin | Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Jordan | ||||||
| Region or state | Levant | ||||||
| Associated cuisine | Levantine | ||||||
| Serving temperature | Hot | ||||||
| Main ingredients | Tomatoes Onions and or Garlic Olive oil | ||||||
| Ingredients generally used | Salt, Hot peppers | ||||||
| Variations | Qalayet bandora bi lahma Shakshuka | ||||||
| 165 kcal (691 kJ)[1] | |||||||
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Many varieties of the dish exist, including with meat (ground beef or beef or lamb stew meat), fried eggs, or garlic.[4]
It is believed to originate in the Ghor al-Safi and Ghor al Mazraa,[5] the rural regions surrounding the Dead Sea that make up the "breadbasket" of Jordan.[6] The hot climate in these regions of the Jordan Valley is ideal for growing tomatoes.[6][7]
Because it is an easy one-pot meal, qalayet bandora is often eaten while camping or backpacking.[8]
See also
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edit- ^ "Qalayet Bandoora". Onionin. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Also known as jez mez (Arabic: جز مز). See: "لصوص التاريخ .. تسطو على "قلاية البندورة" بالامم المتحدة و بان كي مون بالعبرية : " لذيذة جدا" !(صورة)". سرايا (in Arabic). 23 April 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Yaansoon (2016-12-27). "Qalayet Bandora: Middle Eastern Fried Tomatoes". Yaansoon. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ^ Abu Farha, Sawsan (2017-08-12). "Qalayet Bandora". Chef in disguise. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ^ Scott, Audrey (2011-03-15). "Traveling in Jordan: Zikra Initiative Social Enterprise Working with Women". Uncornered Market. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ a b Yaansoon (January 8, 2017). "Easy Middle Eastern Fried Tomatoes: Jordanian Qalayet Bandora". Food52. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Zureikat, Rabee' (July 22, 2011). "The Zikra Initiative Helps the People of Ghor Al Mazra'a, Jordan". The Travel World. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ عبابنة, يحيي (2014). ذهب مع الريش (in Arabic). Dar Alketab Althaqafee for Publishing. ISBN 9789957592073.