Cardamom

yellow lentils (400 grams) • beef or chicken broth (do not use bouillon cubes) • small head garlic • small onion • Hot pepper or chili flakes (optional) • medium carrot, grated • small ripe tomato • vermicelli pasta (100 grams) • ground turmeric • cardamom pods • Salt • Black pepper •

plus 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (200 grams) • oil • powdered sugar • egg • ground anise • baking powder • all-purpose flour (about 425 grams) • Date paste with a pinch of ground cardamom for flavor

beef, sliced into strips (about 500 grams) • lemon juice • salt, black pepper, cardamom, ginger, beef spices, dried cilantro • plain yogurt • For serving: parsley • Tarator sauce • Pickles, pita bread or flour tortillas, 1 tomato

chicken breast cut into thin strips (about 500 grams) • medium onion, sliced into thin strips (julienne) • mixed bell peppers or green bell pepper, sliced • Oil, butter, or ghee for cooking • Spices: • Salt, black pepper, chicken or shawarma seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, ground cardamom, and paprika

medium shrimp (about 500 grams) • large onion, sliced into wedges • garlic cloves • green bell pepper, sliced into strips • Hot chili pepper, to taste • vinegar • Juice of 2 lemons • cumin • mixed spices • bay leaves • cardamom pods • Salt •

Egyptian short-grain rice (about 500 grams) • water (about 600 ml), not hot and not broth • onions, peeled and cleaned (about 150 grams) • Salt, white pepper, and whole coriander seeds • Rosemary, 10 cardamom pods • Paprika, ground ginger, cumin

rice (about 400 grams) • tomato juice (about 300 ml) • broth (about 300 ml) • bell pepper, any color • mushrooms • mixed peas and potatoes, sautéed, 1 grated carrot • ghee or clarified butter • ground cardamom • ground dried lime (loomi) • turmeric • mastic

yellow lentils (300 grams) • tomatoes (200 grams) • medium onions • dried garlic • hot chili peppers (optional) • olive oil (about 60 ml) • salt • whole black peppercorns • turmeric • Cardamom seeds • Cardamom • whole cumin seeds •

Egyptian rice • milk (710 ml) • Sugar to taste • Nuts for garnish • Raisins for garnish • Cardamom • vanilla

Duck • carrot, grated • tomato, grated • onions, sliced (julienne) • tomatoes, sliced (julienne) • red bell pepper, sliced • yellow bell pepper, sliced • hot chili pepper, minced • carrots, sliced • celery stalks, chopped • pomegranate molasses • soy sauce •

boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 500 grams) • mixed spices • chicken seasoning • dried coriander • paprika • black pepper • white pepper • ground mustard • ground ginger • cinnamon • garlic powder • onion powder •

chicken cutlets (500 grams) • small tomatoes • large green bell peppers • medium onions • black pepper • curry powder • dried coriander • cardamom • chopped parsley (about 15 grams) • vinegar • garlic clove • Salt to taste •

boneless chicken, cut into strips (I used 4 chicken breasts; you can use a mix of breasts and thighs, or all thighs, as you prefer) • green bell pepper • red bell pepper • medium onions (red or white) • small tomato • Dill • Parsley • small cup plain yogurt (about 1/2 cup or 120 grams) • olive oil (60 ml) • Juice of 1 lemon • orange juice (120 ml) • minced garlic •

(For the bread) • all-purpose flour (about 375 grams) • sugar • salt • Warm water, for kneading • (For the shawarma) • chicken cutlets • large onion • green bell pepper • red bell pepper • yellow bell pepper • paprika •

boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs, sliced into strips (about 500 grams) • plain yogurt • milk (60 ml) • Shawarma spice mix • Salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika • Garlic powder and onion powder • ground cardamom and pinch of cinnamon • lemon • Vinegar • small clove garlic, 1 small onion, 1 small tomato, and 1 small green bell pepper, all finely chopped • ketchup or tomato paste • butter or oil •

ground beef with fat (about 225 grams) • small round flatbreads (such as pita) • tomato • green bell pepper • medium onion • garlic cloves • each of: • black pepper • paprika • ground cardamom • ground ginger • cinnamon •

boneless chicken thighs, cut into small cubes • Small pieces of assorted bell peppers, chopped • Diced tomatoes or cherry tomatoes • Small pieces of chopped onion • Green bell pepper • Black pepper • plain yogurt, buttermilk, or whole milk (240 ml) • paprika • Curry powder • Onion powder • Juice of 1 lemon or 1/2 cup vinegar (120 ml) • vegetable oil •

ground beef or lamb (1 kilogram) • Beef or lamb caul fat • finely chopped onion (1/2 kilogram) • garlic cloves • Salt and black pepper to taste • cumin and coriander • Chinese kebab spice (kababa siniya) • nutmeg • ground cardamom • Sumac • Parsley for garnish

(about 8 cups) all-purpose flour • salt • clarified butter or ghee (preferably homemade) (about 570 grams) • granulated sugar • ka'ak spice mix (or substitute with a mix of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom) • large cup sesame seeds (about 1/2 cup or 70 grams) • warm water (about 240 ml) for kneading • fresh yeast, about the size of a hazelnut (or substitute with instant yeast)

boiled beef (about 500 grams) • pita breads, cut into pieces • rice (about 500 grams) • tomato paste • Juice from 1.1 lbs tomatoes (about 500 grams) • Salt, black pepper, and cilantro • Garlic • Onion • Cardamom pods and bay leaves • butter • Oil for frying

beef, cut into cubes (about 450 grams) • For boiling the beef: • small onion • cardamom pods • bay leaves • black pepper • salt • boiling water (1 liter) • cooked chickpeas (about 225 grams) • rice (about 2 1/4 cups or 450 grams) • Beef broth • safflower •

beef or lamb • tomatoes • short-grain rice • small onion • red chili pepper • clarified butter (ghee) • vinegar • garlic cloves • soft pita breads • black pepper, cayenne pepper, cumin, cardamom pods, bay leaves, and salt • bouillon cube • oil •

beef or veal (about 500 grams) • large onion • large carrot • medium tomatoes (soft and ripe) • large green bell pepper • hot pepper • bay leaves • garlic cloves • cardamom pods • mastic pieces (optional) • rosemary • fresh herbs (parsley, dill, or cilantro) •

basmati rice (about 200 grams) • boiling water or broth (about 480 ml) • ground beef (about 200 grams) • small tomato, finely chopped • small onion, finely chopped • small green bell pepper, finely chopped • garlic, minced • paprika • ground coriander • cumin • seven spice blend or beef seasoning • garlic powder •

basmati or regular rice (about 400 grams) • eggplant (about 1 kilogram) • chicken (about 1 kilogram) • tomatoes • Salt • Whole spices for boiling chicken (cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, bay leaves) • onion • Whole black peppercorns

chicken breast, sliced for shawarma (about 500 grams) • For the chicken marinade: • mushrooms, sliced • Plain yogurt • onion, sliced • vinegar (60 ml) • olive oil (60 ml) • minced garlic • Salt • Black pepper • cinnamon • Ground cardamom •

chicken breast fillet, sliced into thin strips • green bell peppers, cut into thin strips • tomatoes, seeded and cut into thin strips • medium onions, thinly sliced • ghee or clarified butter • salt • black pepper • ground cardamom • chicken seasoning or poultry spice • Soft ready-made flatbread (such as lavash or tortilla) • Mozzarella cheese

rice (about 1 kilogram) • Boiled beef • Beef broth • cooked chickpeas (about 340 grams) • Potatoes • Eggplant • Tomatoes • Onion • hot pepper • Tomatoes • garlic • Salt and black pepper •

butter and oil • sugar • curry powder and turmeric • cinnamon, 1 cinnamon stick, and 3 cloves • mixed spices and 1 cardamom pod • Equal cups of rice and water • Salt (and 1 mastic gum piece, optional but highly recommended) • (about 1.1 lbs) boneless chicken breast, cut into cubes • onion, finely chopped • Mixed bell peppers • vinegar • oil •

chicken breast, sliced for shawarma • For the marinade • apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar (60 ml) • Juice of 1 lemon • each of: • garlic powder • black pepper • dried thyme • paprika • ground cardamom • salt • minced garlic •