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“On every corner in Alexandria there is a kebdah cart at sunset — raw liver in lemon, hot pan, fierce green chilli, garlic and that yellow Egyptian baladi bread. The trick is fast heat and not over-cooking. Three minutes total in the pan — no more.”
— Dr Hany, Zambahola
— Dr Hany, Zambahola
🎤 Recipe credit: The video below is by Nadia Elsayed — we don’t reproduce the chef’s recipe text. Our notes are written from scratch with metric/cup conversions and UK substitutes for our diaspora and UK readers. Watch the original on the Nadia Elsayed – ناديه السيد channel. · 1.1M views.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Metric | UK Cups | Notes / UK substitute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beef liver (kebdah), thinly slicedكبدة بقري | 500 g | Stocked: Zambahola sells whole 1kg packs — slice thin. | |
| Green pepper, finely sliced | 1 large | ||
| Green chilli, finely sliced | 2 (or to taste) | ||
| Garlic, crushed | 6 cloves | ||
| Ground cumin | 1 tsp | ||
| Ground coriander | 1 tsp | ||
| Sweet paprika | 1 tsp | ||
| Lemon juice | 1 lemon, plus extra to serve | ||
| Olive oil + ghee | 2 tbsp each | ||
| Salt, pepper, chilli flakes | to taste |
Method
- Drain the sliced liver well. Toss with half the lemon juice, salt and pepper. Rest 5 min.
- Get a heavy pan or wok screaming hot. Add oil + ghee.
- In go the pepper, chilli, garlic. Stir 30 seconds — you want fragrance, not colour.
- Add the liver in a single layer. Don’t crowd. Sear 60 seconds, flip, 60 more. The pieces should still be slightly pink inside.
- Off the heat add cumin, coriander, paprika, the rest of the lemon. Toss once. That’s it.
- Pile straight onto warm baladi bread. Pickled chillies, more lemon, and a glass of water on the side.
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Beef Liver (Kebdah)
1kg Frozen
Cumin Powder
SARA 75g
Ground Coriander
100g
Sweet Paprika
75g
Garlic Powder
75g
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🎤 Listen instead — the Kebdah Iskandarani (Alexandrian Liver) podcast
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