Palestinian chef makes MANSAF! with Chef Fayzeh | Sahtein! منسف

Welcome back, friends!
It's #AprilisforArabFood and I'm kicking this month off with a very special episode of Sahtein where we learn how to make Mansaf (منسف), an iconic dish made for celebrations and large gatherings. Yes, Mansaf! The official dish of Jordan, loved across borders and and a dish that Fayzeh has truly mastered.
Don't be nervous! Mansaf is actually incredibly straightforward to make. You will just want to give it the time it needs to become perfect!
If you aren't familiar - It's slow cooked lamb in cooked yogurt served with rice and crunchy almonds- and there's nothing quite like it. After eating a big plate or two, napping on the couch with a "mansaf coma" is so real!!
Fayzeh, a Palestinian chef and caterer based in Jordan, invited me to her home to learn how she makes her delicious mansaf for her family and for mine. This is just the first in a series cooking with Fayzeh, who is a major inspiration for me.
If you enjoyed this video, please leave a thumbs up and tell me below if you are going to attempt making Mansaf!
Ingredients (Adjust how much you need for your guests or taste preferences) :
Oil
onions
Cardamom pods
Bay leaves
Turmeric
Sweet clover
Almond slivers
Lamb in bone
Yogurt (see video for types)
Long grain rice
Thanks for watching and as always, Sahtein.
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[@burhanco]

I loved this chef. Not rehearsed. Not pretentious. And she did her mansaf, like a classical mom, from the heart! More power to you chef Fayzeh and thanks for sharing, Nadia!

[@NadiaGilbert]

She is a legend! We love Fayzeh! I think we need to share more of her!

[@javierl8089]

I’ll try to make it up here in Venezuela, i only have the pleasure to eat mansaf everytime i go up to the states and get some at my favorite restaurant runned by jordan and palestinian friends. This quarantine got my trip plans for summer ruined and now im in mansaf abstinence 😭, God bless you.

[@mistreme8341]

May the great and merciful God bless Palestine during these hard times.

[@maysasharif8978]

My husbands farther was born I Gaza but his family were made refugees in the 50s and so his dad grew up in Qatar and with mensef being a more western Palestinian and Jordanian food it’s not a meal known to his family. His mum was British and god rest her was an incredible cook but she had never heard of mensef. The first weeks we were married he cooked (he is a very good cook mashallah) I had traveled to be with him and he didn’t let me lift a finger. When I eventually was allowed to make him something I made him mensef. We have it every week allhamdullah

[@mohammedhussain3801]

I Love Arabic and Lebanese dish.your style is too good...Love from India 🇮🇳

[@njgirlzrbetter]

This is my favorite Arabic dish, hands down!!!!!!!!!!!

[@roman686]

Trueee

[@Joyti1517]

Mine also

[@haydayprettyfarm4070]

Yesterday I made my first mensaf! It taste so amazing!

[@julietwatson434]

Thankyou for making and sharing this video!! It was such a great tutorial because you get to see an expert, not a TV-cook making it! Thankyou so much!!

[@jtfritchie]

What a joy to watch her make that. It looks a lot better easier than I imagined, and without the crazy rock-yogurt!

[@NadiaGilbert]

This is definitely a good option for those who can't find traditional Jameed locally!

[@User-vu3mu]

Im moroccan and this rice looks absolutely delicious ! I want to try palestinian food so bad but here in montreal i cant find any palestinian restaurants 😩

[@palestinabaddie]

try muskhan and shish barak 😋

[@foedspaghetti3290]

Time to roll up your sleeves!!

[@rachellezelaya9785]

Wow this looks amazing! I am not that familiar with Palestinian food, but from watching your videos, I am eager to try to make this at home for my family! ❤️

[@user-ka3fq3gz]

مرحبا انا من الاردن الكرك الجميد الكركي رقم 1 في الاردن

[@Transformational_change]

I just love your work🌈peace and blessings

[@nanadaimemizukage]

I live in Kashmir. We also have a dish called yakhni which is cooked with lamb and curd and served with rice

[@guzelmarmara]

She's so nice and talented, obviously. You should make more videos with her, maybe even a separate channel. There are very few traditional home cooks able to describe they do what for why.

[@NadiaGilbert]

She is one of the most special and inspirational chefs in my life! InshAllah I will be able to return to Jordan again soon and share more recipes with her. She is a force; it makes me so happy that everyone else sees it too.

[@andreeadumitru3155]

Clarify again, what can we replace jameed with? I live in Romania, there's no way I can get that here. I heard sheep yogurt+starch or Turkish Ayran? Am I correct? I had mansaf in Al-Quds restaurant in Amman, I'm still craving for it :D

[@NadiaGilbert]

Hello! Thanks for your question :) So here, she uses a few different yogurts for depth of flavor, so we can do that as well. I'd suggest using regular yogurt or sheep yogurt with a little bit of corn starch (this thickens it) and water and keep stirring it while it slowly cooks to prevent it from splitting. You could also add some turkish Ayran/yogurt drink to this if you can get it. The goal is to have a smooth, cooked liquid yogurt that takes on the flavors of the broth :) Let me know if this helps or if you have any other questions!

[@humanrights9970]

Selam from Russia!👋

[@SallyAlexandriaAlexParakeets]

Fantastic cooking show. Happy holidays from our channel: Australian Parakeets Stars

[@LzNdura]

Bless you for sharing this, i've been wanting to eat mansaf for ages.. now i can try to make it at home in indonesia ! Imagine that, will surely listen to all the recipes but can you elaborate on the spices ?.. thankyou

[@NadiaGilbert]

Thanks so much for watching! The spices I saw her use were Cardamom pods (lots), fresh Bay leaves, Turmeric on the rice, and **Sweet clover** which gives it that a rounded savory quality and has a very distinct scent/taste. You could also use a *bit* of an arabic seven spice mix which will give it more life :) Let me know if you have any specific questions!

[@zaidneyazialhaddadin1482]

Mansaf a Jordanian dish originated from the city in Karak south of Amman.

[@NadiaGilbert]

Yes, Fayzeh grew up in Jordan!

[@yazanal-majali8206]

100%

[@mohamedbataineh2]

Being born an Arab in Jordan, my mother never failed to make the best Arabian dishes. Inshallah one day I will cook it for myself

[@ismailalichannel]

This deserves more likes and views. Thanks gurl!

[@vaneprospero]

Wow, beautiful! What a talented lady.

[@LisTheEstie]

Wow 😋 I was just in Jordan and I swear I didn’t want to leave to come back to USA

[@NadiaGilbert]

Me every time!!!

[@Nuriiiie]

it looks delicious omg! where can i find mansaf in egypt :')

[@nadakodsia2635]

Love from Algeria 💕💕🌷🌷

[@erwinsmith625]

I am so happy I came across your channel 😍

[@kathybarth4863]

That beautiful lady knows her way around the kitchen! Thank you!! Really enjoyed!

[@John-zf5iu]

Thanks for sharing, very nice to be part of an intimate lunch like this

[@fallinginthed33p]

I wish I could smell it across the internet. A simple yet lovely dish, the yogurt marinades and tenderizes the meat. Could beef or chicken be used instead?

[@NadiaGilbert]

You can definitely make this with a different meat! I never have but I know others have (including commenters below)

[@daffasudiana]

Currently craving for Mansaf but I'm all the way in Indonesia 😭

[@suzy1739]

This looks so good .I'm flying back to AMMAN in 6 weeks.. I need to look you up..if you still do catering!!

[@aramwood6508]

Mansaf is Jordanian, not Palestinian

[@NadiaGilbert]

Yup the chef is Palestinian and born and raised in Jordan

[@aramwood6508]

@@NadiaGilbert طيب بما انك فلسطينية بالأردن لازم وضحتي انه المنسف اكله اردنية فقط .. لو حكينا المسخن اردني فلسطيني كان اعترضتم بتحبو تشاركو و ما بتقبلو حد يشاركم .. Mansaf is a Jordanian food.. It then spread to neighboring countries

[@wangosteen]

The way they speak Arabic. Just wow

[@MiLaDoB]

Wow love it

[@nkaujhmoobvwj]

Someday I'm gonna try to make it for husband, hes Jordanian n he miss his mama's cooking especially mansaf...but I don't like yogurt at all especially salty sour yogurt...he made me drink kefir milk once n I threw up. Lol...n I don't like lamb..just like hes allergic to pork, I'm allergic to lamb.

[@elizabeth2416]

The Chef was such a lovely woman, it would be a real pleasure to eat anything her hands made.

[@NadiaGilbert]

She is such a wonderful soul. I am so grateful to have known her since I was very little! She is an incredible chef

[@ThePhyze]

Looks delicious, nice channel, so, keep it up & good luck 👍🏼👍🏼 subscribed 😉

[@Ursaminor31]

Thank you for sharing. The prayer blessing warmed my heart.

[@gracefernandez3484]

My favorite mansaf How i wish in pilippines😘😍

[@rubenspersone]

loved this video. loved to see a bit o life in Palestine

[@mikedeangelo2664]

Loved the video! Please do one for maftoul (if you haven't)!

[@valkyriehutton4556]

Watermelon hot pad in background. 😂 Free Palestine. Stop starving innocents. 🇵🇸 💔

[@cookwithv7666]

Thank you for sharing amazing Palestinian food recipes, to learn more about your culture. A foodie from Canada

[@stefanmananian737]

Thank you Nadia, you made me hungry I haven't had mansaf over thirty five years since I came to California I love it and miss it GREAT DISH.

[@rosapacheco2622]

Oh Mashallah I am Portuguese I married a Palestinian gentleman and I love mansaf I made chefe Fayzeh recipe it’s delicious Just don’t know about what is the best rice

[@vicshib2]

Great videos @nadiagilbert . Can you describe the difference between Palestinian and Jordanian mansaf? Seems to me Jordanian has a more gamy flavor. Both delicious.

[@sinaalhusseini9960]

I adore her voice 😍 it's like listening to music

[@raiahabboub3440]

Thank you Nadya :) it is so nice to see and learn how to make Mansaf... especially when so far away from home

[@tizzlekizzle]

My God this food is so good.

[@saragonmcenany6229]

Respect going study this method carefully. This is awesome- bismillah

[@misst2635]

What a beautiful video. Thanks for sharing

[@SacredPlantTemple]

This video is such a gift shukran 🌸🌟

[@joemcgeady236]

I see that watermelon in the background! (symbol of palestinian resistance).

[@azadehesmaeili4402]

You are doing a great job. Ahsant

[@asma007mbr]

Nadia It’s quite hard to follow, I still think is quite hard to do, I hope you share your version for two people, thank you for all the efforts and your videos, well done bravo I’m discovering the middle eastern cooking with you, North Africa is so different we don’t eat that much rice but my partner is Asian and have to cook more rice dishes.

[@NadiaGilbert]

I will definitely be making a smaller scale version of this using what can be found in USA! I hope you enjoyed watching the master at work in this episode :) Thanks for watching!

[@tablahoosefarazhani1302]

Very nice and pretty نه کبر نه ریا احسنت

[@joelow3793]

👌👍

[@Nerd2k7]

Love your haircut in this lovely video, keep on going. Really appreciate the cooking videos

[@NadiaGilbert]

Thank you!

[@mohammadaltremat6470]

As a karak boy when claiming In 2:00 that original jameed is hard to deal with and salty I was like: 😔😢

[@NadiaGilbert]

For many people it's a big hurdle when making Mansaf! Of course, the original way always has its own unique quality- but I love that Fayzeh makes it accessible, encouraging us to use what makes it easier for us if it encourages us to try the recipe! And it tastes incredible because of the addition of other yogurts too. But I understand! If you prefer to use the traditional method, go for it :) Would never put it down!

[@TJTheProud]

I'm from Hebron and I used to crack jameed and eat it raw when I was a kid

[@7Jasmine8]

For her laban, did she add the packaged laban, Greek yogurt, and shaninah? Did she add corn starch to hers too?

[@daqeeq1]

She speaks very fast - not sufficient time to read the English translation

[@markrodgers9527]

Hi! I’m using Jameedna Zaman, do I add Laban to that? I love the video!

[@farajaraf]

It’s their National dish but they don’t kick it half as good as Palestinians lol

[@7franny7]

This is great but it wasn't clear what she was adding to make the lovely laban sauce 😭

[@Joyti1517]

Wow, looks so good, I want to go back to Jordan to eat this deliciousness!

[@mamabear8056]

In Pakistan we call it Sobet” ثوبت

[@franzymadm999]

This was the best Mansaf recipes Video ever! Thank you so much!!!

[@m.irfanwazir531]

Mashah Allaha. 🧡🧡🧡💗💗

[@bilal9747]

The mansaf is Jordanian ‏

[@hebitastudy1078]

my favorite dish, thanks

[@NadiaGilbert]

One of mine too! Reminds me of summertime.

[@ireneamercado1125]

I love mansaf. I worked in Medina Tabia bin ameliyat during Queen Noor and King Hussein. I love Jordan. My second home. I cant forget the people are very hospitable.

[@IHateSchoolPeople]

Please make more videos ♥️

[@NadiaGilbert]

Working on a few new ones!! :)

[@mikahist4155]

Looks delicious.💗

[@munged12]

ain al basha represent

[@farzanasultana8879]

Assalamualaikum MashAllah.

[@nazmi3126]

Delicious! My siti always makes the best mansaf.

[@РОМАНМАМЕДОВ-ь1ы]

i love you nadia and want to marry you

[@jasonatabay8242]

I always wanted to make this dish. Unfortunately few months ago I was diagnosed with severe dairy allergy. I hope I can make it with plant based yogurt

[@abdallah1027]

Mansaf is jordanian

[@NadiaGilbert]

Read the description

[@abdallah1027]

@@NadiaGilbert oh. Sorry

[@ayahboyer6365]

How to make Jameed stone?

[@lbtijou]

This makes me miss Hebron soooooo much

[@hilaskah7113]

I really miss this food i couldn't find it here in UAE,, craving for thse food

[@ravitejachinta9511]

Hi madam

[@stephmaclean8434]

❤❤❤❤ You are adorable

[@shatoogul354]

Had she already cooked the meat because it didn't look red at the beginning ?

[@NadiaGilbert]

As she said in the video, she had only boiled it for a few minutes to remove impurities and then put it in fresh water for the broth. That's why it looked like that.

[@salmakousar6858]

I have recently moved to Jordan abc would love to sample and order from this amazing chef....how can I order?

[@deims6270]

Thank you so much for doing this!

[@ingrid1001]

Wow wow wow wow 😀😀

[@demo35440]

FREE PALESTINEEE

[@jeannelacey1691]

I'm hungry!!!!!

[@MsWatchdog]

I live in the UK but I am a Pakistani, we have something similar called Pilau and it is delicious

[@bakedbyatika6310]

lovely video, thank you for sharing this with us

[@xyz929]

One of my favorite dish from Middle East, I love to have this always

[@Dr_Abdul]

Thanks Nadia

[@shade937]

This might be what Charlie meant when he said his favorite food is milk steak.

[@bered4894]

6:18 isn‘t the ratio 1 cup rice 2 cups water? Why is it 1:1 here

[@NadiaGilbert]

She also soaked and washed the rice, so it doesn't need as much water to cook - it's not exactly 1:1, she still adds a bit more water. You can cook your rice according to directions since some rice will be different, but always wash/pre soak it to get it to be fluffier!

[@alisonnorcross951]

Got to be served with sheep head on so you know they had to kill a sheep for their guest

[@nadyak-s9772]

Just a quick q- I tried making this using home made yoghurt (cows milk), added corn flour and water but my sauce split in the end. What would you recommend I did to stop it from splitting? Thanks!

[@NadiaGilbert]

To keep it from splitting you need to continuously stir and not leave it for a *second* - Fayzeh also recommends adding a spoonful of corn starch to help it thicken!

[@williamw.2610]

Amamzing !!! My mother in law makes it best