brown lentils, soaked for 2 hours (about 200 grams) • small pasta shapes (about 50 grams) • Boiling water, enough to cover • onion, finely chopped • hot chili paste or hot pepper • oil • salt • cumin • dried coriander • broth (about 240 ml) • For the spiced garlic oil: • clarified butter or ghee •
phyllo dough • clarified butter or melted butter (about 115 grams), for brushing the layers • pastrami, sliced and with no garlic • bell peppers, sliced into rings • shredded Romano or mozzarella cheese (about 100 grams) • pitted olives (about 150 grams) • egg, beaten with salt and black pepper • milk (about 240 ml)
chicken breast or thighs (about 500 grams) • small piece of lamb fat, or substitute with 1 tablespoon unsalted butter if preferred • fresh parsley • medium onion • red bell pepper (or a mix of red and green, but mostly red) • Spices to taste: chicken seasoning, mixed spices, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt • plain breadcrumbs • baking powder • tomato paste
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
boiled eggs • small container plain yogurt (about 5 oz or 150 grams) • garlic cloves • butter (about 28 grams) • hot chili powder • grated Romano cheese (or any other cheese) • salt • black pepper • dried mint
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 •
eggplant (about 1 kg) • cooked ground beef (about 250 grams) • strained tomato juice (about 500 grams) • bell peppers and 2 hot peppers • bell pepper of each color: red, green, and yellow (optional) • garlic cloves • minced garlic with chopped green pepper • little butter and oil • bouillon cube • Salt to taste • Black pepper to taste • Cumin to taste •
ground beef with a small piece of lamb fat • small onion • bulgur, picked over and well washed • garlic, salt • Black pepper and kofta spices • short-grain rice (about 400 grams) • peas (about 150 grams) • carrots, grated or diced • Butter and oil • turmeric • Salt and black pepper • tomato juice (about 480 ml) •
eggs • tomatoes • green bell pepper and 1 hot pepper • pastrami (about 150 grams), cut into small pieces • ghee or unsalted butter (about 15 grams) • garlic, minced • Salt and black pepper, to taste
medium onion, finely chopped (about 0.5 kg) • medium tomato, finely chopped (about 0.5 kg) • Minced garlic • small bunch of mixed herbs for stuffing (dill, parsley, cilantro), finely chopped • short-grain rice (about 1.5 kg) • Salt and black pepper • sugar • Spices (cinnamon, cumin, ground coriander, a pinch of chili flakes) • Chicken or vegetable broth for cooking • tomato paste • Vegetable oil and ghee (clarified butter)