Recipe- Try Arabic Pizza Manakeesh

Manakeesh is the Arabic pizza of sorts. It is made of authentic Arabic Lebanese flat breads, topped with an exquisite selection of marinated meat, vegetables, and a multitude of Arabic spices and herbs. It is difficult to think of a lavish breakfast table in the middle east without a manakeesh at its centre. Here is the low down on how to make this delicious Arabic food.

Ingredients:

2 ¼ lb flour
2 cup of warm water
Fresh zaater oil
2 tbsp dry yeast
4 tbsp olive oil
1/3 cup grated akawi cheese
1 tbsp salt

Method:

* Stir yeast in ¼ cup of warm water and leave it aside for an hour to become active.

* Add 1 tbsp of salt in flour, along with some olive oil over it. Add the remaining cups of water on it and mix them together into a soft dough.

* Roll out the dough into a medium sized thickness and spread the fresh zaater oil all over the surface

* Place the dough on the baking sheet and top it up with 1/3 cup of grated akawi cheese.

* Bake in your oven for about 6 min at 650 F.

* Serve with fresh tomatoes and pickled cucumber.