Jute Mallow with Rabbit

Molokheya Bil Aranib

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Egypt: Recipes and stories from an ancient land

By Suzanne Zeidy and Rawah Badrawi

Published 2026

  • About

Egyptians express their shared identity and communal spirit through food, with molokheya serving as a quintessential national dish. Alleged to have its name rooted in the word mulukkeya meaning “regal”, this is a meal adored by everyone young and old, with each region cooking up its own version. The deep green, viscous soup is made from leafy greens that grow thick in Fayoum’s fertile soil. There is no real substitute for it, but it is available frozen from many middle eastern