Shape of elongated rice grains
and today mostly in the shape of round pearls. Known as "Ben Gurion's
Rice" in Israel, it is known as Israeli couscous or Jerusalem couscous in
the United States and elsewhere and is best known as an Israeli culinary contribution
rather than its regional multi-ethnic roots. Pearl shaped ptitim is somewhat
similar to the Levantine pearled couscous known as Maftoul or Mograbieh in
Lebanon. It is also similar to the Kabyle Abazine and the Sardinian Fregula.
Rice shaped ptitim is similar to Orzo.
Ingredients:
Wheat flour
Nutritional value per 100g
prepared toasted pasta (40g dry toasted pasta):
Calories - 150
Proteins - 4.4g
Carbohydrates - 30g
Fats - 1.8g
Cholesterol - 0mg
Sodium - 1mg
Cooking instructions:
1) Quick fry contents of
cup/package in oil or margarine.
2) Add boiling water (according
to the table), salt, pepper and spices according to taste.
3) Leave saucepan partially
covered and cook on low heat for 6 minutes., stirring occasionaly.
4) After cooking, leave saucepan
covered and wait 5 minutes before serving.
Table of quantities:
- 1 cup tosated past (2-3
servings) - 1 teaspoon oil + 1 cup boiling water.
