Hiba joins a cooking class and prepares soup with Maryam. Sharing a chopping board and checking the recipe help them complete their first dish together.
01Read the Arabic story
الِاشْتِرَاكُ فِي دَرْسِ طَبْخٍ
اِسْمِي هِبَةُ. اِشْتَرَكْتُ فِي دَرْسِ طَبْخٍ بِالْمَرْكَزِ الْقَرِيبِ مِنْ بَيْتِي. أُحِبُّ الطَّعَامَ، لَكِنَّنِي لَا أَعْرِفُ إِلَّا وَصَفَاتٍ قَلِيلَةً. فِي الدَّرْسِ الْأَوَّلِ، طَلَبَتِ الْمُعَلِّمَةُ أَنْ نَعْمَلَ فِي أَزْوَاجٍ. جَلَسْتُ مَعَ مَرْيَمَ، وَأَعْطَتْنَا الْمُعَلِّمَةُ وَرَقَةً لِتَحْضِيرِ حَسَاءِ الْبَطَاطِسِ وَالْجَزَرِ. قَرَأْنَا أَسْمَاءَ الْمَوَادِّ مَعًا قَبْلَ الْبَدْءِ.
قَالَتِ الْمُعَلِّمَةُ: «اِغْسِلُوا الْبَطَاطِسَ وَالْجَزَرَ أَوَّلًا، ثُمَّ قَطِّعُوهُمَا». كَانَ عَلَى طَاوِلَتِنَا لَوْحٌ وَاحِدٌ لِلتَّقْطِيعِ. غَسَلْنَا الْجَزَرَ مَعًا. قُلْتُ لِمَرْيَمَ: «اِبْدَئِي أَنْتِ بِالْجَزَرِ، وَأَنَا أَغْسِلُ الْبَطَاطِسَ». بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بَدَّلْنَا الْعَمَلَ، فَاسْتَعْمَلْتُ اللَّوْحَ، وَوَضَعَتْ مَرْيَمُ الْقِطَعَ فِي وِعَاءٍ كَبِيرٍ.
نَظَرْنَا إِلَى الْوَرَقَةِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى، فَلَاحَظْنَا أَنَّنَا نَسِينَا الْبَصَلَ. أَحْضَرَتْهُ مَرْيَمُ مِنَ الطَّاوِلَةِ الْأُخْرَى، وَأَكْمَلْنَا الْخَطْوَةَ النَّاقِصَةَ. ثُمَّ سَاعَدَتْنَا الْمُعَلِّمَةُ فِي وَضْعِ الْمَوَادِّ فِي الْقِدْرِ. قَالَتْ: «أَحْسَنْتُمَا! اِقْرَآ كُلَّ خَطْوَةٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْتَقِلَا إِلَى التَّالِيَةِ».
أَثْنَاءَ اِنْتِظَارِ الْحَسَاءِ، غَسَلْنَا الْأَدَوَاتَ وَرَتَّبْنَا الطَّاوِلَةَ. عِنْدَمَا أَصْبَحَ جَاهِزًا، تَذَوَّقْنَاهُ وَابْتَسَمْنَا. قَالَتْ مَرْيَمُ: «الطَّعْمُ لَذِيذٌ، وَالْعَمَلُ مَعًا مُمْتِعٌ». كَتَبْتُ مُلَاحَظَاتِي عَلَى الْوَرَقَةِ لِأُجَرِّبَ الْوَصْفَةَ فِي الْبَيْتِ. وَقَبْلَ الْخُرُوجِ، اِتَّفَقْنَا عَلَى الْعَمَلِ مَعًا فِي الدَّرْسِ الْقَادِمِ.
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My name is Hiba. I joined a cooking class at the centre near my home. I like food, but I know only a few recipes. In the first class, the teacher asked us to work in pairs. I sat with Maryam, and the teacher gave us a sheet for preparing potato and carrot soup. We read the names of the ingredients together before starting.
The teacher said, “Wash the potatoes and carrots first, then chop them.” There was one chopping board on our table. We washed the carrots together. I said to Maryam, “You start with the carrots, and I will wash the potatoes.” After that, we swapped jobs: I used the board, and Maryam put the pieces in a large bowl.
We looked at the sheet again and noticed that we had forgotten the onions. Maryam brought them from the other table, and we completed the missing step. Then the teacher helped us put the ingredients in the pot. She said, “Well done, both of you! Read each step before moving to the next one.”
While waiting for the soup, we washed the equipment and tidied the table. When it was ready, we tasted it and smiled. Maryam said, “It tastes delicious, and working together is fun.” I wrote my notes on the sheet so that I could try the recipe at home. Before leaving, we agreed to work together in the next class.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| وَصَفَاتٍ | recipes |
| فِي أَزْوَاجٍ | in pairs |
| الْمَوَادِّ | the ingredients |
| لَوْحٌ | a board |
| وِعَاءٍ | a bowl |
| الْخَطْوَةَ النَّاقِصَةَ | the missing step |
| الْقِدْرِ | the cooking pot |
| تَذَوَّقْنَاهُ | we tasted it |
03Check your understanding
Choose one answer for each question. Look back at the Arabic story when you need a clue. Open the English support if you need help understanding a question.
What to remember
- Follow first, then and after that to keep the cooking steps in order.
- Checking the written recipe helps Hiba and Maryam notice the missing onions before finishing their dish.
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