Hot water

and a half cups flour • unsweetened cocoa powder • instant coffee • sugar • oil • milk • hot water • egg • baking powder • vanilla • vinegar • For decoration, we need: •

cold milk (about 1 liter) • vanilla custard powder • vanilla • water (about 120 ml) • sugar or more, to taste

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 •

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 •

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 •

For boiling: 3 1/3 pounds beef shank (about 1.5 kg) • large onion • dried rosemary and thyme • ghee or clarified butter • Enough hot water to cover • For the marinade: 1 small grated onion • vinegar • Salt and pepper to taste • ground coriander

tahini • vinegar • Water • Salt • Hot chili powder or cayenne pepper

zucchini (about 2 kg) • eggplant (about 2 kg) • oil (about 480 ml) • large tomatoes • onion and 2 cloves garlic • green bell peppers • chopped parsley (about 30 grams) • chopped mint (about 20 grams) • salt and pepper • short-grain rice, soaked (about 800 grams) • tomato paste (about 480 ml) • hot or boiling water (2 liters) •

For the dough • flour (about 625 grams) • sugar • warm water (about 480 ml) • active dry yeast • powdered milk • vegetable oil (about 80 ml) • For the meat filling • ground beef (1 kilogram) • small onion, very finely chopped • medium tomato, very finely chopped • parsley, very finely chopped •

yeast • stevia sweetener • hot water (about 60 ml) • semolina (about 80 grams) • oat flour (about 25 grams) • baking powder

butter • oil • onion, chopped • hot chili pepper • minced garlic • freshly grated ginger • tomatoes, diced • water (60 ml) • broth (240 ml) • salt • dried coriander • cumin •

ditalini pasta (about 70 grams) • vermicelli noodles (about 50 grams) • brown lentils, soaked for 1 hour (about 100 grams) • short-grain rice (about 285 grams) • vegetable oil (about 120 ml) • large onion, thinly sliced into julienne • salt • For the white garlic sauce: • warm water (about 355 ml) • minced garlic • ground cumin • chili powder •

French fries (about 150 grams) • potato chips (about 50 grams) • butter (about 14 grams) • oil (about 15 ml) • onion, chopped • hot pepper, chopped • bell pepper, chopped • pastrami, chopped • eggs • tomatoes, grated • water (about 120 ml) • salt •

cooked lentils (about 400 grams) • small onion, finely chopped • tomato, finely chopped • small potato, diced very small • hot pepper, chopped • minced garlic • chili paste • mint or any fresh herbs you like, chopped • tomato paste • water (about 120 ml) • of: (black pepper, cumin, coriander) • vegetable bouillon cube •

flour (about 500 grams) • sugar • instant yeast • salt • vegetable oil (120 ml) • Warm water for kneading • ground beef (about 450 grams) • large onions • hot pepper and 1 bell pepper • fresh parsley • Salt • Black pepper •

grape leaves (about 225 grams) • For boiling: • Boiling water • Juice of 1/2 lemon • salt • For the filling: • rice (about 400 grams) • each of: • dill • cilantro • parsley • dried mint •

short-grain rice (about 300 grams) • parsley, cleaned and finely chopped • small onion, finely chopped • tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped • pomegranate molasses • olive oil (about 240 ml) • sumac spice • Salt • ground coffee (optional) • cardamom pod (optional) • black pepper • Juice of 4 lemons •

fine bulgur wheat (about 500 grams) • Just enough hot water to cover the bulgur • small onion, very finely grated • salt • black pepper • ground beef spices (or allspice) • paprika • nutmeg • ground beef (about 500 grams) • small onion, chopped into small pieces • salt • ground beef spices (or allspice) •

Dough • flour (about 1 kilogram) • instant yeast • sugar • salt • Warm water for kneading • sausage (about 500 grams) • bell peppers (any color) • tomatoes • hot pepper • pitted olives • Mozzarella cheese

rice (about 400 grams) • lentils (about 200 grams) • hot water (about 700 ml) • salt • cumin • curry powder • black pepper

For the dough • flour (about 500 grams) • yeast • sugar • oil (60 ml) • Warm water, as needed for kneading • For the filling • sausage, diced (about 250 grams) • bell peppers, diced • hot chili pepper, minced • tomato, seeded and chopped • large onion, finely chopped •

For the chicken: 1 large onion • olive oil • About 1 3/4 pounds (800 grams) chicken breast cutlets • heaping teaspoon mixed spices • paprika • You can use shawarma seasoning instead of the mixed spices and paprika • Salt and black pepper • Chopped bell peppers (optional) • large tomato, diced • For the rice: • heaping tablespoon oil or ghee • heaping teaspoon turmeric •

butter • oil • onion, finely chopped • hot chili pepper, finely chopped • pastrami, chopped • tomatoes, grated • sugar • salt • black pepper • boiling water (120 ml) • fried French fries (about 150 grams) • fried potato chips (about 30 grams) •

brown lentils (about 570 grams) • rice (about 400 grams) • ground cumin • black pepper • Salt to taste • large onions, chopped • Hot water • butter or ghee • For the topping: 1 cup onions, sliced into thin strips • all-purpose flour (about 60 grams) • cornstarch (about 60 grams)

lentils (about 400 grams) • short-grain rice (about 400 grams) • vermicelli noodles (about 50 grams) • cooked chickpeas (about 85 grams) • onions, sliced • small pasta, cooked (about 250 grams) • tomato, chopped • vegetable oil (about 120 ml) • garlic clove, minced • ground cumin • ground cinnamon • hot chili powder or crushed red pepper •

basbousa mix • melted ghee or unsalted butter, not hot (about 115 grams) • baking powder • plain yogurt, 3.9 oz (110 grams) • milk, room temperature (110 grams) • For the syrup: • sugar (about 350 grams) • water (about 420 ml) • Juice of half a lemon • ghee or unsalted butter • vanilla extract • For garnish: •

onion • garlic • Vegetable oil and plant-based margarine for frying • lentils (about 100 grams) • rice (about 200 grams) • Hot water • Spices: • All-purpose seasoning • cumin • turmeric • salt

whole brown lentils (about 200 grams) • white rice (about 200 grams) • vermicelli pasta (about 100 grams) • large onion, diced small • oil, 1 tablespoon salt • (about 450 grams) penne or small pasta, water • garlic, minced • (about 450 grams) tomatoes, blended • salt, black pepper, cumin, oil • garlic, minced • vinegar (60 ml) • water (120 ml) •

coarse bulgur (about 90 grams) • Juice from 1 tomato • tomato paste • hot green pepper • large onion • salt • olive oil • hot water (about 1.2 liters)