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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 •

🔸 Chicken 🔸 • boneless, skinless chicken breasts (500 grams) • olive oil • Salt and black pepper • 🔸 Garlic, Rosemary, and Lemon Sauce 🔸 • chicken broth (60 ml) • melted butter (about 42 grams) • lemon juice (about 30 ml) • fresh rosemary, finely chopped • minced garlic • Salt and black pepper • 🔸 Mashed Potatoes 🔸 •

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)

yellow lentils (about 1 1/4 cups or 225 grams) • large onion • garlic cloves • tomato • carrots • water (710 ml) • salt • cumin • black pepper • chicken bouillon cube • vermicelli pasta (about 50 grams) • clarified butter or unsalted butter (about 30 grams) •

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

yellow lentils (about 200 grams) • small onion, chopped • oil • fresh ginger, minced, or ginger powder • garlic, minced • tomatoes, finely chopped or blended • hot peppers, minced (or to taste) • ground coriander • turmeric • black pepper • Salt, to taste • cilantro, chopped •

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

brown lentils, soaked for 1 hour (about 200 grams) • potato, diced • carrot, diced • onion, chopped • bell pepper, diced • garlic, minced • hot chili paste • toasted orzo pasta (about 70 grams) • ghee or clarified butter • vegetable oil • salt • black pepper •

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 •

yellow lentils (about 500 grams) • large onion • garlic • tomatoes • carrots • (salt, black pepper, cilantro, cumin, mixed spices) • nutmeg • ghee or clarified butter

red lentils (about 400 grams) • rice (about 45 grams) • carrots • large onion • garlic • paprika • cumin • salt and black pepper • vegetable oil • butter • good-quality 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 •

Egyptian rice (about 400 grams) • pita bread • plain yogurt (about 240 grams) • mayonnaise (about 30 grams) • Breaded chicken cutlets • green bell pepper • Yellow and red bell peppers • Vinegar • Salt and black pepper, to taste • bouillon cube • garlic powder • onion powder •

peeled shrimp (about 225 grams) • crab meat (about 225 grams) • clams (about 225 grams) • fish fillet (about 225 grams) • cuttlefish (about 225 grams) • calamari (about 225 grams) • salt • black pepper • Fish seasoning • all-purpose flour (about 16 grams) • butter (about 14 grams) • heavy cream •

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 •

chicken breast or (preferably) thighs, cut into cubes • plain yogurt (or buttermilk, or 1 cup milk + 2 tablespoons vinegar) • minced garlic • tomato paste • (chicken seasoning, paprika, black pepper, ground coriander, garlic powder, onion powder) • orange zest powder (optional) • dried thyme • chicken bouillon cubes dissolved in 1/4 cup hot water • Salt, to taste • Diced onion • Diced bell peppers (red, yellow, green) • boiled potato •

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

small eggplants or 3 large eggplants • small potatoes or 3 large potatoes • Oil for frying • ground beef (about 450 grams) • onions, chopped • garlic cloves, minced • tomato juice (about 240 ml) • tomato paste • vinegar (optional) • salt • mixed spices • black pepper •

ground beef or lamb (about 225 grams) • large onion • large potato • garlic cloves • flour (about 16 grams) • meat seasoning • each of: black pepper, cinnamon, ginger, paprika • Salt • Ghee or unsalted butter • Lamb fat cubes (optional) • grated onion • minced garlic •

cabbage, boiled and cut into leaves • tomatoes (about 1/2 kilogram) • tomato paste • green bell peppers • onions • fresh herbs for stuffing (such as parsley, dill, and cilantro) • garlic • chicken bouillon cube • salt, black pepper, and mixed spices • vegetable oil • butter • rice (about 1 kilogram)

boneless chicken thighs (about 1 kg) • plain yogurt (about 2 x 6 oz containers or 340 grams) • Salt • Black pepper • Garlic powder and onion powder • Paprika • Mixed spices (such as all-purpose or chicken seasoning) • instant bouillon • vinegar • oil • basmati rice (about 400 grams) • cinnamon stick •

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

phyllo dough • (about 225 grams) ground beef • salt and black pepper • Cumin • Paprika • Garlic powder and onion powder • medium onions • tomato paste • milk (about 180 ml) • baking powder • salt and black pepper • ghee (or butter) •

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 •

For the grape • (about 60 grams) grape leaves • rice (about 200 grams) • grated tomatoes • parsley, chopped • mint, chopped (about 10 grams) • Juice of 1 lemon • pomegranate molasses • olive oil • salt • black pepper • Pita bread, cut into squares •

boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 500 grams) • onion • tomato • green bell pepper • Mixed bell peppers (red, yellow, or orange) • garlic cloves • shawarma spices, salt, and black pepper • Ghee or clarified butter • Assorted cheeses • Smoked deli meat (like smoked turkey or chicken) • Syrian flatbread (or pita bread) • Ketchup and mayonnaise •

ground chicken breast (about 115 grams) • small onions, finely chopped • green bell peppers, finely chopped • tomato, diced • Salt • Black pepper • Mixed spices • Garlic powder and onion powder • Paprika • vegetable oil (15 ml) • clarified butter or ghee (15 ml) • Pita bread

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)