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What is the name of the Coptic Christian vegan dish of stewed Jew's mallow leaves with garlic and coriander, traditionally eaten during the 55-day Lenten fast before Easter?

During the 55-day Great Fast (al-Sawm al-Kabir), Copts prepare mulukhiyah without meat or poultry stock — simmering the minced leaves with fried garlic and coriander in oil alone, producing a lighter, brothier version of the dish that observant Christians still prepare at home throughout the fasting period.

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