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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 •

yellow lentils (about 200 grams) • onion, chopped • garlic cloves • tomato, grated or diced small • oil • turmeric • cumin • cinnamon • Salt to taste • chopped parsley leaves for serving (about 15 grams) • water (about 710 ml)

(about 16 oz each) grape leaves, drained and rinsed • chicken broth (freshly prepared) (about 710 ml) • potato • lemon • For the filling: • basmati rice (about 200 grams) • large tomato, juiced or finely chopped • medium onion, finely chopped • green bell pepper, finely chopped • garlic-ginger paste • chopped parsley (about 100 grams) • chopped dill (about 50 grams) •

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 •

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)

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

short-grain rice (about 400 grams) • ground beef (about 250 grams) • black pepper • salt (or to taste) • mixed spices • grape leaves (about 400 grams) • small chicken drumsticks or thighs • Peeled garlic cloves (as desired)

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) •

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 •

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 •

For the quick lentil soup • yellow lentils, rinsed (about 1 cup or 225 grams) • grated tomato • grated carrot • grated onion • garlic, minced • ghee • oil • broth or water (1 liter) • cumin • turmeric • salt •

Clams and mussels, or whichever is available • large onion, chopped • minced garlic • carrot, 1 green bell pepper, and 1 small potato • mushrooms (previously frozen) • mixed spices • milk (about 1/2 liter) • flour • Water • garlic powder and onion powder • nutmeg • dried mint and a pinch of thyme •

lentils (about 400 grams) • onion • each: zucchini, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes • minced garlic • hot chili paste • each: cumin, coriander • each: black pepper, cinnamon • bouillon cubes • bay leaves • tomato paste • Salt, to taste • Ghee or unsalted butter •

Chicken shawarma • basmati rice (about 400 grams) • ghee • curry powder • cardamom pods • bay leaves • whole cloves • cinnamon stick • whole black peppercorns • hot broth (about 700 ml) • salt • plain yogurt (about 3/4 cup) •

clarified butter (samna baladi) • cardamom pod, 3 cloves, 1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns, 1 cinnamon stick, 3 mastic pieces, 2 bay leaves, salt to taste, a pinch of ginger, 1 teaspoon turmeric, 1 teaspoon curry powder • rice (about 600 grams) • water (about 710 ml), more or less depending on rice type • Pita bread, cut into cubes, toasted on a baking sheet under the broiler • chicken breast, cut into pieces (about 225 grams) • vinegar (about 60 ml) • paprika • garlic powder • onion powder • dried thyme • plain yogurt •

vermicelli noodles • Egyptian short-grain rice • spaghetti • brown or black lentils • small pasta (like ditalini or elbow macaroni) • cooked and rinsed chickpeas • onions, sliced (about 1 kg) • all-purpose flour (for coating onions) • garlic, minced (for tomato sauce) • tomatoes (about 1 kg) • ground cumin • Spices: •

Cleaned cow feet • onion • carrot • garlic • cardamom pods • bay leaves • whole black peppercorns • vegetable bouillon cube • salt • dried red chili peppers • water (about 2.5 liters) for boiling

medium head of cabbage • Stuffing mixture: • (about 2 2/3 cups) rice • oil • lemon juice • medium tomatoes • tomato paste • onions • cilantro • mint, dried or fresh • ground coriander • Salt •

basmati rice (about 800 grams) • chicken breast cutlets (about 1 kilogram) • cooked chickpeas (about 330 grams) • large potatoes • eggplants • large onions • bell pepper • garlic • orange juice (about 120 ml) • Juice of 1 large lemon • dried thyme • Salt and black pepper •

chicken breast cutlets (add more if desired), sliced lengthwise • bell peppers and 3 long sweet peppers • onion, sliced into thin strips (julienned) • tomatoes or as needed, sliced lengthwise • garlic cloves, finely chopped • Oil • Salt, black pepper, bay leaf, and ground cardamom (all optional)

yellow lentils (about 500 grams) • tomatoes • large onion, grated • garlic cloves • Spices • salt, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/8 teaspoon curry powder, 1 chicken bouillon cube, 2 bay leaves, 2 cardamom pods • ghee (or clarified butter)

beef cubes • potatoes • carrots • onion • bay leaves • beef broth • tomato juice • water • flour • vegetable oil • tomato paste • Worcestershire sauce •

grape leaves • Egyptian rice • (cilantro, parsley, dill) • Fresh mint • Black pepper • Cumin • Coriander • Salt • Chili powder to taste • Onion • Garlic powder • Cardamom •

Egyptian rice, soaked, washed, and well-drained • dill, parsley, and cilantro • grape leaves • Broth of any kind (beef or chicken) • Sliced tomatoes, potato slices, and lemon juice • garlic, finely minced • salt, cumin, and ground coriander • oil • tomatoes • onion, chopped • garlic, finely minced • oil or ghee

grape leaves • For boiling water: • oil • vinegar • ground beef • sugar • chopped dill • chopped parsley • rice • chopped cilantro • Pepper • Spices •

chicken breasts • butter • oil • yogurt or 1/4 cup milk • chicken bouillon cube • salt • black pepper • ground ginger • ground cinnamon • garlic powder • onion powder • ground cardamom •

boiled grape leaves • large onions, chopped • parsley • cilantro • dill • tomato juice • tomato paste • sugar • dried mint • Salt and pepper to taste • cumin • Dried coriander •

long-grain rice • chicken breast • Aromatics for boiling rice: • cinnamon stick • cardamom • cloves • bay leaf • whole black pepper • salt • For the marinade, we need: • plain yogurt • crushed garlic •

fresh grape leaves • red grape juice (optional) • Lemon sauce • Salt to taste • Black pepper • White pepper • tomatoes • tomato paste • flour • pure vinegar • sugar • large bell peppers, red and green •