Laddu or Laddoo is a sweet popular among South Asian such as Indians, Pakistanis, Nepali and Bangladeshi. It is often prepared on festivals or household events such as weddings and births or given as a prasad at Hindu Temples. It is made out of flour and a variety of other ingredients formed into balls. One of the earliest mentions of laddu is in a twelfth-century Gujarati manuscript. The laddu or laddoo can be made from gram flour (besan), semolina (rava or sajjige in Kannada), wheat flakes, and many other flours.
Ladoos are one of the most liked Indian sweets. It is always present in almost every festive occassion or any happy moment in an Indian family.
For Hindus, during the occassion of Diwali which the festival of lights, Ladoo is a special significance because it is considered auspicious to offer Ladoo to their God.
Shawarma
Shawarma is a famous food in the UAE. Almost every nationality in this country eat Shawarma either for lunch, snack or dinner.
Shawarma is a sandwhich-like wrap of either shaved lamb, goat, turkey or the famous chicken or beef. The meat is placed on a spit usually grilled for as long as a day. It is considered as a fast-food staple in the Middle East, Europe, the Caucasus and North Africa.
Shawarma is eaten with pita bread, lavash bread, tabouli salad, fattoush salad, taboon bread, tomato and cucumber. Toppings include tahini, hummus, pickled turnips and amba.
Shawarma is shared by many country variations.
Shawarma is made by placing strips of beef, lamb or marinated chicken on a stick; an onion or tomato is placed at the top of the stack for flavoring. The meat is roasted slowly on all sides as the spit rotates in front of, or over, a flame for hours.
Traditionally a wood fire was used, now a gas flame is common. While specialty restaurants might offer two or more meat selections, some establishments have just one skewer.
In a restaurant,when someone will buy, the meat is shaved off the stack with a large knife, an electric knife or a small circular saw, dropping to a circular tray below to be retrieved. Vegetables usually included in a shawarma are cucumber, onion, tomato, lettuce, eggplant, and cabbage. French fries is commonly added in a shawarma in the Middle East.
The dressing usually includes a garlic sauce with mayonnaise.
Shawarma is a sandwhich-like wrap of either shaved lamb, goat, turkey or the famous chicken or beef. The meat is placed on a spit usually grilled for as long as a day. It is considered as a fast-food staple in the Middle East, Europe, the Caucasus and North Africa.
Shawarma is eaten with pita bread, lavash bread, tabouli salad, fattoush salad, taboon bread, tomato and cucumber. Toppings include tahini, hummus, pickled turnips and amba.
Shawarma is shared by many country variations.
Shawarma is made by placing strips of beef, lamb or marinated chicken on a stick; an onion or tomato is placed at the top of the stack for flavoring. The meat is roasted slowly on all sides as the spit rotates in front of, or over, a flame for hours.
Traditionally a wood fire was used, now a gas flame is common. While specialty restaurants might offer two or more meat selections, some establishments have just one skewer.
In a restaurant,when someone will buy, the meat is shaved off the stack with a large knife, an electric knife or a small circular saw, dropping to a circular tray below to be retrieved. Vegetables usually included in a shawarma are cucumber, onion, tomato, lettuce, eggplant, and cabbage. French fries is commonly added in a shawarma in the Middle East.
The dressing usually includes a garlic sauce with mayonnaise.
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Al Ain
Al Ain is a fertile oasis city located in the east of the Abu Dhabi, which is capital city of the UAE. Its name means "the spring" in Arabic which is derived from its originally plentiful supply of fresh water.
The city featured as a well-known stop on a major south-west route used by traders for centuries. The district known as Buraimi, once part of Al Ain but has become part of neighboring Oman, can be found on most ancient maps as a place where food and water could reliably be found in an otherwise barren region.
Al Ain is still famous for its traditional irrigation system also known as 'the Falaj", which mostly date back as far as 1, 000 BC. The water was directed through a network of skillfully designed, man-made tunnels and channels to provide "trickle irrigation" to the farms and date groves in the surrounding area.
There is a vast green pasture in Al Ain which covers more than 100 kilometers of the area and million of assorted trees and date palms which are watered by reprocessed waste water and desalinated water.
There are numerous farms around the city of Al Ain which produce a huge amount of vegetable crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuces.
One of the tourists attractions in Al Ain is Jebel Hafeet which is a limestone monolith rising 1350 feet and provides spectacular views across the border between the UAE and Oman.
A lot of tourists go up Jebel Hafeet to enjoy its view of winding roads and royal palaces at the top.
The city featured as a well-known stop on a major south-west route used by traders for centuries. The district known as Buraimi, once part of Al Ain but has become part of neighboring Oman, can be found on most ancient maps as a place where food and water could reliably be found in an otherwise barren region.
Al Ain is still famous for its traditional irrigation system also known as 'the Falaj", which mostly date back as far as 1, 000 BC. The water was directed through a network of skillfully designed, man-made tunnels and channels to provide "trickle irrigation" to the farms and date groves in the surrounding area.
There is a vast green pasture in Al Ain which covers more than 100 kilometers of the area and million of assorted trees and date palms which are watered by reprocessed waste water and desalinated water.
There are numerous farms around the city of Al Ain which produce a huge amount of vegetable crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuces.
One of the tourists attractions in Al Ain is Jebel Hafeet which is a limestone monolith rising 1350 feet and provides spectacular views across the border between the UAE and Oman.
A lot of tourists go up Jebel Hafeet to enjoy its view of winding roads and royal palaces at the top.
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