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🔧 Colander

A perforated bowl with feet or handles for draining pasta, cooked vegetables and beans, and rinsing fruits and vegetables. Choose one big enough for a full pot of pasta.

Colander
Photo: YvonneHuijbens, Pixabay

Hand tools · Common in Israeli homes · Also called: Large strainer, Pasta strainer, Strainer

Substitutes

Use instead

It can also stand in for: Steamer pot / steamer basket, Couscoussier (keskes), Pasta pot with insert, Fine sieve, Spaetzle maker.

912 recipes with Colander

Mujadara — Lentils and Rice with Fried Onion
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Mujadara — Lentils and Rice with Fried Onion

Pasta & Rice
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free
mujaddaralentilsRice
A lentil and rice dish from Lebanese cooking, with onion fried to a deep brown. Simple and filling, served warm or at room temperature.
9 ingredients⏱ 1 hrafoona.com
391 calories
OnionOlive oilGreen lentilsRiceCumin
Baked Smashed Potatoes with Herbs
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Baked Smashed Potatoes with Herbs

vegetables
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free
Potatoessmashedbaked
Small potatoes, lightly smashed and roasted with rosemary and garlic, crisp at the edges and soft inside.
7 ingredients⏱ 45 minafoona.com
487 calories
PotatoesOlive oilGarlicRosemaryThyme
Homemade Pasta Bolognese
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Homemade Pasta Bolognese

Pasta & Rice
🥩 Meat
pastabologneseMeat
A beef sauce slow-cooked with red wine, oregano and thyme, over hot spaghetti. Makes enough for a family meal plus a container for the freezer.
13 ingredients⏱ 55 minafoona.com
946 calories
OnionGarlicOlive oilGround beefTomatoes
Patties for Passover and the Rest of the Year
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Patties for Passover and the Rest of the Year

Meat
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free
Meatmeatballs for Passover and the rest of the year
Meat and potato patties that fry easily, with no breadcrumbs and no flour. A recipe by Daniel Azoulay.
7 ingredients⏱ 55 minafoona.com
482 calories
Ground meatParsleyEggsSaltBlack pepper
Eggplant and Bulgarian Cheese Bourekas
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Eggplant and Bulgarian Cheese Bourekas

Starters
🥬 Vegetarian🧀 Dairy
appetizerseggplant and Bulgarian cheese bourekas
Eggplant and Bulgarian cheese bourekas - a recipe by Daniel Azoulay
10 ingredients⏱ 45 minafoona.com
838 calories
FlourSaltYogurtVinegarOil
Leek Patties
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Leek Patties

Starters
🥩 Meat
appetizersleek patties
Leek and meat patties with matzo meal, fried to a golden crust. Good for Passover too.
6 ingredients⏱ 45 minafoona.com
403 calories
BeefEggsMatzo mealSaltLeek
Chicken with Olives
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Chicken with Olives

Chicken
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free
Chickenchicken with olives
A whole chicken cooked in a pot with olives and turmeric, finished with lemon juice that lifts the sauce. A recipe by Daniel Azoulay.
7 ingredients⏱ 1 hrafoona.com
760 calories
GarlicWhole chickenOilTurmericWater
Lamb Harira Soup with Herbs
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Lamb Harira Soup with Herbs

Soups
🥩 Meat
soupslamb harira with herbs
Moroccan-style harira soup with lamb, chickpeas, lentils and noodles, seasoned with fresh herbs and lime. A recipe by Daniel Azoulay.
26 ingredients⏱ 1 hrafoona.com
772 calories
OnionVegetable oilLamb shoulderChickpeasBay leaves
Homemade Chicken Biryani
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Homemade Chicken Biryani

Pasta & Rice
🧀 Dairy🥬 Vegetarian🌾 Gluten-free
biryanibiryani ricechicken and rice
Rice and chicken cooked in layers with onions fried until golden brown and Indian spices. The pot is sealed tight so the steam finishes the cooking.
13 ingredients⏱ 1 hr 45 minafoona.com
677 calories
RiceChickenYogurtGarlicGinger
Oven-Baked Falafel – Healthy and Crisp
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Oven-Baked Falafel – Healthy and Crisp

vegetables
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan
baked falafeloven-baked falafelhealthy falafel
Classic falafel made from soaked chickpeas, baked in the oven instead of fried. Crisp outside, soft inside, with less oil.
13 ingredients⏱ 1 hr 10 minafoona.com
346 calories
Soaked chickpeasFresh parsleyFresh cilantroOnionGarlic
Okra Stew in Tomato Sauce
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Okra Stew in Tomato Sauce

vegetables
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free
okrastewMoroccan
A classic Moroccan okra stew in a rich tomato sauce with spices.
12 ingredients⏱ 55 minafoona.com
209 calories
OnionOlive oilGarlicCuminTurmeric
Bukharan Rice – Bukharan Pilaf with Vegetables
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Bukharan Rice – Bukharan Pilaf with Vegetables

Pasta & Rice
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free
Bukharan ricepilafUzbek rice
Bukharan-Uzbek basmati rice seasoned with turmeric and paprika, with carrot, red pepper and olives.
11 ingredients⏱ 1 hr 5 minafoona.com
519 calories
OnionCarrotsRed bell pepperCanola oilBasmati rice

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