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chicken breast, sliced thin (about 500 grams) • tomatoes, diced • large onion, diced • green bell peppers, diced • chopped parsley • Salt • Black pepper • Paprika • Beef or all-purpose seasoning • Ground ginger • Garlic powder and onion powder • Shawarma bread, homemade or store-bought pita or flatbread •

Egyptian rice, picked over, washed, and drained (about 2 1/2 cups or 500 grams) • onions, sliced into thin wedges (about 3 large onions or 500 grams) • brown lentils, picked over and washed (about 1 1/4 cups or 250 grams) • vegetable oil • Salt • Ground cumin

beef steak, sliced into thin strips (about 500 grams) • plain yogurt (about 240 grams) • vinegar • black pepper • shawarma seasoning or beef spice mix • vegetable oil (60 ml) • lamb fat (optional) • soy sauce • medium onion

beef, sliced thin for shawarma (about 500 grams) • plain yogurt • each: beef seasoning, garlic and onion powder, black pepper, paprika • each: nutmeg, cinnamon • vinegar • Small pieces of lamb fat (tail fat, if available) • tahini (about 120 ml) • Water • each: salt, black pepper, cumin, ground coriander • Juice of half a lemon • Sliced onion, julienned • vinegar •

chicken breast fillet, sliced into thin strips • green bell peppers, cut into thin strips • tomatoes, seeded and cut into thin strips • medium onions, thinly sliced • ghee or clarified butter • salt • black pepper • ground cardamom • chicken seasoning or poultry spice • Soft ready-made flatbread (such as lavash or tortilla) • Mozzarella cheese

boneless, skinless chicken breasts (1 kilogram) • large onions • tomato • garlic cloves • plain yogurt (about 170 grams) • ketchup • mustard • Juice of 1 medium orange • Juice of 1 lemon • vinegar • Shawarma spices: • sumac •

chicken breasts, sliced thin • bell peppers (green, yellow, red), sliced into strips • tomatoes, sliced into wedges • large onion, sliced into wedges • parsley • Salt • Black pepper • Curry powder • Paprika • Dried thyme • Garlic powder • Ground coriander •

boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips • large onion, grated • minced garlic • plain yogurt • vinegar • Juice of 1 lemon • salt • black pepper • paprika • cinnamon • chicken seasoning • oil •

chicken breast, cut into small pieces • saj bread (or thin flatbread) • onion and 1 bell pepper • salt, black pepper, curry powder, chicken seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder • mustard • sunflower oil

washed rice (about 400 grams) • washed yellow lentils (about 50 grams) • Oil • Butter • Salt • Onion, sliced into thin • water (about 480 ml)

chicken breast, sliced for shawarma • For the marinade • apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar (60 ml) • Juice of 1 lemon • each of: • garlic powder • black pepper • dried thyme • paprika • ground cardamom • salt • minced garlic •

brown lentils (about 200 grams) • white rice (about 400 grams) • large onions, sliced into thin strips • Vegetable oil • cornstarch (about 8 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 8 grams) • Salt

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)

beef shawarma (about 500 grams) • onion, sliced into thin wedges • tomato, diced small • Chopped parsley • garlic, minced • For the marinade: salt • Black pepper • Shawarma spices or allspice • Turmeric • cumin • Coriander • oil (about 3 tablespoons or 60 ml) •

beef or lamb from the leg (I used beef) • plain yogurt (about 240 ml) • Juice of 1 large lemon • small cup vinegar (about 1/4 cup or 60 ml) • pomegranate molasses (60 ml) • olive oil (120 ml) • shawarma spice mix • mixed spices • mustard sauce • black pepper • lamb fat (about the size of a tablespoon) • vegetable oil •

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 •

brown lentils (about 400 grams) • Egyptian rice or short-grain rice (about 400 grams) • small onion, finely chopped • butter or ghee + 2 tablespoons oil • cumin • mixed spices • ground cardamom • Salt • Black pepper • hot water (about 480 ml) • large onion, finely chopped • garlic, minced •

chicken breast, cut into thin strips (about 500 grams) • large onion, sliced into thin wedges • Green, red, and yellow bell peppers • Salt, to taste • black pepper • cumin • ginger • paprika • turmeric • Juice of 2 lemons • vinegar • For serving •

chicken breast, cut into thin strips (about 500 grams) • plain yogurt (about 240 grams) • onion, grated • minced garlic • salt • black pepper • chicken seasoning • paprika • lemon juice • vinegar (about 60 ml) • onion, sliced • green bell pepper, sliced •

beef, cut into thin strips (about 500 grams) • black pepper, mixed spices, garlic powder • onion powder, paprika, ginger • Salt • Sliced onion • Sliced green bell pepper • Sliced tomato • tahini • vinegar (60 ml)

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

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)

For the kofta: • ground beef (500 grams) • medium onion, finely chopped • Salt and black pepper • seven spice blend • breadcrumbs (about 25 grams) • minced garlic • For the recipe: • onions, sliced into thin wedges • sugar • bouillon cube • Salt and black pepper •

liver, cut into cubes or thin strips • black pepper • salt • cumin • crushed garlic • vinegar • green bell peppers, cut into thin strips or small pieces • medium onion (cut the same way as the bell pepper for a nice appearance) • chopped parsley • small lemon (juiced) (optional) • Enough milk to soak the liver