Fathaya?

TabuB · March 23, 2009, 9:50am

Hi Guys

While I was in Kuwait we had these chicken fathaya? or farthaya? We also bought zatar from same shop… and I wanted to know what are they called in UK? Its like a panini with chicken in it…dnt say its called a panini..

ne1 got any idea?

Thanks

Gina · March 23, 2009, 10:41am

Fatayar.. :)

Aimee · March 23, 2009, 1:29pm

yup , fatayer ... hey are sooooooo good .. I love them ....

Aimee · March 23, 2009, 1:32pm

Zaatar , is pretty easy thing to make , you may not see the zaatar fatayer or naan n the shops , but if you go to a desi/arabic food shops ... you will be able to get a ready-zaatar bottle ... its podered .. all you have to do is , put some butter or olive oil on your naan/bread and sprinkle the zaatar and warm it for a few seconds in your microwave ...

fatayer are actually little filled paties ... so you can get spinach ones , meat filled ones ... cheese ones .. herb filled ones .... etc

PS : Zaatar is called Oregano in English ... but the mix you had at the arabic shop, zaatar is mixed with sesame and few other herbs ..

uetian2k1 · March 24, 2009, 8:00am

i think zaatar is thyme in english with a mix of summac,sesame also...

redvelvet · March 24, 2009, 5:14pm

Re: Fathaya?

You can easily get Fataayir from your local middle eastern market/grocery store. Most of them sell meat and various dishes. We get the spinach/cheese fataayir from there sometimes.

desi_ostrich · March 24, 2009, 5:21pm

yes zaatar is thyme or oregano

kali_billi · March 24, 2009, 5:23pm

Re: Fathaya?

isnt oregano different than thyme? i think it is

NYCGori · March 24, 2009, 6:34pm

Zaatar is a type of thyme, and the herb mix referred to as just 'zaatar' also contains sumac and sesame seeds as mentioned above.

I've never heard of chicken fatair/fathayer. I'm used to fatair as a sweet! Pancake-like layers with sweet cheese or cream rolled inside. Mmmmmmm....

redvelvet · March 24, 2009, 6:59pm

Re: Fathaya?

^ I've had the sweet ones too. But I prefer the savory ones better.

Dubaiwali · March 24, 2009, 7:31pm

me toooooo:blush:

jibna wala?

kali_billi · March 24, 2009, 7:34pm

Re: Fathaya?

chicken/lamb fatayer rox! jibna is jst time pass :p

Aimee · March 24, 2009, 7:37pm

Basically Lebanon and a few other arab countries serve chicken / meat fatayer as well .. they are very tasty ... fatayer is really just the arabic name of paties ...

uetian2k1 · March 25, 2009, 10:01am

YES..oregano is diff. from thyme…

and yeah u r right…cheese-only fatayer is a time-pass i too dont like them if made with feta cheese but if its mozzarella cheese then lovelyyyyyy…when i was in saudia..i used to have those salty:-/ feta cheese and spinach fatayer at iftaars and even iftaar parties:( and its tooo :S:S:S:S:S …may be i dont like foods rich in salts…

but i like the ones made with minced meat…