whole chicken or beef • Oil • carrots • potatoes • zucchinis • onions • couscous (about 1 kg) • Water • Salt and black pepper to taste • Bouillon • onions (about 1 kg) • large cup raisins •
all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • clarified butter (smen or ghee) • salt • warm water mixed with orange blossom water (I used 1 cup water with orange blossom flavoring) • sugar • For the filling: • roasted peanuts (about 400 grams) • sugar • Almond extract • Orange blossom water • clarified butter (smen or ghee) • egg yolk •
plus 1 tablespoon clarified butter (125 grams) • unsalted butter, softened • fine semolina, leveled (Mama brand or similar) • granulated sugar • salt • cold clarified butter mixture (measure with your finger as a guide), then add vegetable oil as needed until the dough is just moistened • combined (1/2 cup orange blossom water + 1/2 cup water) (use 3/4 cup total) • soft, pitted dates (300 grams, Tolga variety if available) • toasted, coarsely ground sesame seeds (30 grams) • unsalted butter, softened • orange blossom water • honey (1 kilogram) + 1 cup orange blossom water •
chicken thigh or any piece you have, for flavor • onion, chopped • potato, chopped • zucchini, chopped • carrots, chopped • large tomatoes, grated • garlic cloves, grated • tomato paste • each black pepper, red pepper, and curry powder • dried mint leaves, crushed • red lentils, well rinsed (about 285 grams)
measures fine couscous (about 2.2 lbs or 1 kg) • measures boiling hot water • measures room temperature water • orange blossom water • salt • granulated sugar • vegetable oil • About 1 cup roasted almonds (about 5.3 oz or 150 grams), roasted in 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon oil • butter (100 to 150 grams) • About 1 cup walnuts (about 7 oz or 200 grams) • raisins (about 200 grams)
fine couscous (about 1 kg) • Water for sprinkling the couscous, • Vegetable oil for coating the couscous, • pomegranates • Powdered sugar to taste • unsalted butter (about 250 grams) • salt