Tumeric spice

yellow lentils (400 grams) • beef or chicken broth (do not use bouillon cubes) • small head garlic • small onion • Hot pepper or chili flakes (optional) • medium carrot, grated • small ripe tomato • vermicelli pasta (100 grams) • ground turmeric • cardamom pods • Salt • Black pepper •

boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 kg) • tomato paste • small container plain yogurt (or 1 tablespoon yogurt) • Juice of 1 lemon • Zest of 1 orange (for a unique flavor) • vinegar • Same amount as the yogurt container of olive oil • shawarma spice mix (spicy, extra, or any available type – optional) • paprika • garlic powder • ground ginger • ground cardamom •

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) •

short-grain rice (about 500 grams) • water (about 0.5 liters) • small cup oil for frying fish (about 1/4 cup or 60 ml) • medium onions • garlic cloves • curry powder • turmeric • Salt and black pepper, to taste

potatoes • vinegar • green bell pepper, chopped • red bell pepper, chopped • chopped parsley • grated carrot • fresh minced garlic • spices • turmeric • ground coriander • chili powder • cumin •

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 •

chicken breast cutlets (about 500 grams) • Salt • black pepper • paprika • cayenne pepper (optional) • turmeric • curry powder • all-purpose flour (about 375 grams) • cornstarch (about 60 grams) • baking powder • Salt • cayenne pepper (optional) •

rice (about 400 grams) • tomato juice (about 300 ml) • broth (about 300 ml) • bell pepper, any color • mushrooms • mixed peas and potatoes, sautéed, 1 grated carrot • ghee or clarified butter • ground cardamom • ground dried lime (loomi) • turmeric • mastic

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 •

Flatbread • flour (about 375 grams) • oil (about 60 ml) • boiling water (about 240 ml) • salt • Garlic Sauce • garlic, minced • plain yogurt • cornstarch (about 32 grams) • lemon • vinegar • water (about 180 ml) •

Bread Dough Ingredients: • plain yogurt • warm water (about 240 ml) • Coffee cup amount: • coffee cup powdered milk (dry milk) (about 60 ml) • Slightly less than 3/4 coffee cup sugar (about 50 ml) • coffee cup oil (about 60 ml) • baking powder • yeast • salt • Flour, as needed for the dough • Shawarma Ingredients: •

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)

phyllo dough • ground beef (500 grams) • medium onions • Fresh dill and parsley • Green bell pepper • Salt • Black pepper • Cumin • Coriander • Turmeric or curry powder, to taste • eggs • broth or stock (about 240 ml)

chicken breast, boneless • potato, fried, or use ready-made French fries • mayonnaise • mustard • garlic, minced • curry powder • turmeric • For serving: • flatbread or shawarma bread (see my recipes) • pickled cucumber • toum (garlic sauce) (see my recipes)

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) •

small chicken or chicken thighs • potatoes • carrots • large onion • turmeric • salt • black pepper • Whole spices for boiling the chicken: • bay leaves • whole black peppercorns • onion • cinnamon stick •

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 •

basmati rice (about 400 grams) • chicken breast, sliced into strips • Sliced mixed bell peppers • Curry powder and turmeric • Salt and black pepper • For the garlic sauce: • Minced garlic, 1 container plain yogurt, 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, salt, and black pepper • Pita bread, cut into small pieces and toasted until crispy

basmati rice (about 200 grams) • boiling water or broth (about 480 ml) • ground beef (about 200 grams) • small tomato, finely chopped • small onion, finely chopped • small green bell pepper, finely chopped • garlic, minced • paprika • ground coriander • cumin • seven spice blend or beef seasoning • garlic powder •

lamb chops or 1.1 pounds lamb (about 1 kg or 500 grams) • basmati rice (about 500 grams) • eggplants • onions • tomato • potato • each of salt, black pepper, seven spice, turmeric, and rice seasoning • soaked and cooked chickpeas (about 100 grams)

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

chicken breast, sliced for shawarma (about 500 grams) • For the chicken marinade: • mushrooms, sliced • Plain yogurt • onion, sliced • vinegar (60 ml) • olive oil (60 ml) • minced garlic • Salt • Black pepper • cinnamon • Ground cardamom •

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 •

dried fava beans, soaked (about 400 grams) • split fava beans or peeled wheat berries (about 100 grams) • yellow lentils (about 100 grams) • turmeric • lemon juice • tomato • sugar

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 •

bulgur, soaked for 30 minutes (about 170 grams) • ground beef, divided in half (about 225 grams) • onion • Beef spices • garlic powder + onion powder • turmeric • curry powder • salt and black pepper

butter and oil • sugar • curry powder and turmeric • cinnamon, 1 cinnamon stick, and 3 cloves • mixed spices and 1 cardamom pod • Equal cups of rice and water • Salt (and 1 mastic gum piece, optional but highly recommended) • (about 1.1 lbs) boneless chicken breast, cut into cubes • onion, finely chopped • Mixed bell peppers • vinegar • oil •

eggplant (about 450 grams) • eggs • olive oil (60 ml) • onions • hot green peppers (about 225 grams) • tomatoes (about 450 grams) • tomato paste • each: turmeric, cumin, coriander, black pepper

beef (about 500 grams) • large eggplant • rice (about 400 grams) • onion • Olive oil • Vegetable oil for frying • Salt • turmeric • mixed spices