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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 •

eggs • little butter for frying • Salt • Black pepper • Cumin or your favorite spices

cooked chickpeas (about 80 grams) • cooked beets (about 80 grams) • light feta cheese • Juice of 1 small lemon • minced garlic • olive oil • water • Spices: • Salt / black pepper • Cumin

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 •

onions (about 1 kilogram) • Salt • cornstarch • all-purpose flour • Vegetable 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 •

🔸 For the Soup 🔸 • chicken broth (about 710 ml) • whole garlic cloves • medium piece fresh ginger • light soy sauce • oyster sauce • sugar • toasted sesame oil • 🔸 Noodles and Add-ins 🔸 • egg noodles or plain noodles (about 200 grams) • small head cabbage • boiled chicken breast •

zucchini (about 500 grams) • carrots • chopped parsley • Chicken or beef broth • Salt and black pepper • green peas (about 250 grams) • ghee or butter

eggplant (about 1 kg) • strained tomatoes (about 0.5 kg) • Salt and black pepper • Hot green pepper, to taste • garlic, minced • Oil for frying

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

Boneless chicken breasts or thighs • each of (eggplant, potato, tomato) • rice (about 200 grams) • Turmeric • Curry powder • Cinnamon • Salt • Black pepper

homemade cooked fava beans (about 200 grams) • Diced tomato • onion, finely chopped • parsley, chopped • salt • black pepper • allspice • butter (about 14 grams) • drops of oil • charcoal

whole chicken • eggplants • potatoes • tomatoes • garlic • mixed spices • salt • rice (about 600 grams)

Enough eggplant to serve your family • Tomatoes, as needed for the amount of eggplant you use • garlic, chopped (not crushed) • Hot peppers or sweet green bell peppers, optional • oil • lemon • Salt • black pepper • little dried cilantro

dried fava beans (about 500 grams) • split fava beans or basara fava beans (about 200 grams) • yellow lentils (about 100 grams) • tomato, diced small or grated • lemon • carrot, grated • baking powder • paprika • turmeric

medium potatoes, cut into cubes • garlic • medium onions, chopped • Salt • Black pepper • Water, • Olive oil • flour (about 16 grams) • milk (about 120 ml) • parsley • Cheddar cheese • chicken bouillon cube

chicken breast or thigh pieces (about 1.5 kg) • Juice of 1 lemon • oil (60 ml) • plain yogurt (about 105 grams) • garlic cloves • roasted red bell pepper, peeled • salt • curry powder • garam masala • paprika • turmeric • sugar •

eggplant (1 kg) • ground beef or lamb (1 kg) • onions • green bell peppers • tomatoes • pomegranate molasses (or to taste) • Meat spices (such as allspice or kebab seasoning) • Black pepper • Cumin • Salt

Small eggplants (one per family member) • ground beef (300 grams) • onion • tomato • tomato paste • onion and 2 garlic cloves • Yogurt sauce • plain yogurt (about 240 grams) • tahini • garlic cloves, salt • fried pita breads • Parsley for garnish

rice (about 600 grams) • yellow lentils (about 300 grams) • medium onion • salt, cumin, and black pepper • oil • tomatoes • salt, cumin, coriander, and minced garlic • lemon • Olive oil • oil, vinegar, and minced garlic • salt, cumin, coriander, and chili powder • lemon •

fine bulgur (about 250 grams) • chicken breast (about 500 grams) • onions • Peel of half a lemon and a few mint leaves • Salt • mixed spices • paprika • turmeric • olive oil (about 30 ml) • Oil for frying

finely ground beef or lamb with about 25% fat • onion • parsley • garlic • Salt, black pepper, and meat spice blend • red bell pepper • pomegranate molasses • Chili powder • tomatoes • Olive oil • Biyaz salad • parsley, 1 onion, sumac

Stuffed vegetable filling (see my recipe for stuffed cabbage) • Grape • Zucchini, hollowed out • Eggplant, hollowed out and sautéed for 1 minute in oil • Large onions, boiled • Green bell pepper • Carrot, sliced for lining the bottom of the pot • Amounts as desired

For the kofta: • ground beef (about 500 grams) • Egyptian rice, washed and ground (about 45 grams) • medium onion, finely chopped • garlic, minced • Chopped parsley • Salt and pepper • potatoes • For the sauce: 1 tablespoon ghee or butter • small onion, chopped • tomato paste • tomatoes, pureed •

yellow lentils, split (about 200 grams) • small potato • carrot • garlic • onion, sliced into wedges • butter (about 28 grams) • water (about 950 ml) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste

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) •

yellow lentils (about 500 grams) • onions • large garlic cloves • tomato • potato • carrot • vermicelli pasta • butter (about 30 grams) • black pepper • cumin • salt • celery stalks •

potatoes • milk • heavy cream • chicken bouillon cube • butter • garlic, salt, pepper, a pinch of nutmeg • Cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese

lemons • milk • sobia powder • Sugar to taste