Lunch party

Ground chickpeas • Ground falafel mix • Salt • Olive oil • garlic cloves 🧄 • Falafel spice mix

cooked chickpeas (about 330 grams) • tahini (about 120 grams) • lemon • garlic • Vegetables for garnish • Olive oil • Salt

well-cooked chickpeas (about 400 grams) • tahini (about 120 ml) • lemon juice (about 120 ml) • salt • ice cubes • small garlic clove • large cooked beet

parsley, finely chopped (about 240 grams) • tomatoes, finely chopped (about 300 grams) • fresh mint, chopped (about 40 grams) • green onions, finely chopped (about 50 grams) • fine bulgur (about 40 grams) • olive oil (180 ml) • fresh lemon juice (120 ml) • salt • Tomato roses, for garnish

grape leaves, boiled and well cooked • labneh (well-drained) (about 120 grams) • finely chopped green onion • finely chopped parsley • finely chopped fresh mint • fresh pomegranate seeds (sour, if available) • Salt to taste

For the dough: • all-purpose flour, sifted (about 250 grams) • cornstarch • vegetable oil • milk • salt • sugar • little yeast, or you can skip the yeast • water, for kneading (about 240 ml) • For the cheese filling: • double cream cheese (about 200 grams) • Akkawi cheese, soaked (about 200 grams) •

boiled potatoes (about 500 grams) • small tomatoes or 2 large tomatoes, diced • cucumber, diced • radishes • parsley • fresh mint • small red onion, finely chopped • corn, if available (I didn't have any) • olive oil • Salt to taste • lemon juice • garlic powder or 1 clove garlic, finely minced •

parsley (about 1/4 kilogram or 1/2 pound) • tomatoes • bulgur wheat • olive oil (60 ml) • lemon juice (60 ml) • salt • lettuce or cabbage leaves, for garnish • small onion

small potatoes, unpeeled • olive oil (suitable for cooking) • black pepper • salt • dried oregano or dried basil • paprika • cumin • red pepper flakes (optional) • green beans (about 300 grams), trimmed • olive oil • garlic, minced • salt

Dough:: • flour (about 500 grams) • vegetable oil • yeast • sugar • salt • nonstick cooking spray • Filling:: • lean ground beef (about 450 grams) • nonfat labneh (or nonfat Greek yogurt) • onions, chopped • olive oil •

ground rice (about 480 grams) • water (5.5 liters) • sugar (about 1 kg) • ground caraway • ground cinnamon • Mixed nuts for garnish, amounts to taste and availability: almonds (I forgot to add them) • walnuts • cashews • raisins • pistachios • shredded coconut

ready-made baklava phyllo dough or homemade (see my other recipes for how to make it) • For brushing between layers • butter (about 115 grams) • ghee (about 115 grams) • (Filling) • finely chopped walnuts (about 300 grams) • finely chopped peanuts (about 140 grams) • finely chopped and toasted kataifi pastry with 1 tablespoon ghee (about 70 grams) • shredded coconut, optional (about 40 grams) • ground cinnamon • prepared simple syrup, for soaking (about 120 ml) • (Simple Syrup) Prepare in advance •

split red lentils (about 200 grams) • onions • cumin • paprika • Salt • water (about 1 liter) • oil • bouillon cubes

potatoes (about 1 kilogram) • fresh cilantro • chili flakes • olive oil • salt • Juice of half a lemon • garlic, minced

large potatoes • vegetable oil • minced garlic • harissa or hot pepper paste • Salt to taste • lemon juice (about 60 ml) • Fresh cilantro

warm milk (480 ml) • instant yeast • sugar • salt • egg • olive oil (120 ml) • plain yogurt (120 ml) • white vinegar (adds fluffiness to the dough) • all-purpose flour (about 875 grams) • For the filling: shredded mozzarella cheese • Melted butter for brushing the pastries • sesame seeds (60 grams) for sprinkling on top

smooth hummus • Cooked whole chickpeas • plain yogurt (about 240 ml), 3 garlic cloves • tahini (about 120 ml) • Juice of 1 lemon • pita breads, cut into pieces and either fried or toasted in the oven (your choice) • clarified butter or ghee (about 30 grams) • Almonds • Cumin, salt, and paprika

cooked chickpeas (about 330 grams) • fresh lemon juice (about 180 ml) • good-quality tahini (about 180 grams) • cold water or 3 ice cubes as needed (about 240 ml) • labneh or plain yogurt (whichever you have) • Salt to taste • Roasted eggplant • Pomegranate seeds • Chopped pistachios

dried chickpeas (about 450 grams) • water (about 1 liter) for cooking the chickpeas • Juice of 1 lemon • garlic cloves • plain yogurt • Salt to taste • tahini • ground lamb or beef (about 100 grams) • vegetable oil • Pine nuts to taste

dried chickpeas, soaked overnight (about 450 grams) • tahini (about 120 ml) • lemon juice (about 120 ml) • salt • garlic cloves • Baking soda

cooked chickpeas (about 500 grams) • chickpea cooking water (about 120 ml) • tahini (about 60 ml) • Juice of half a lemon • salt • Mint leaves for garnish • olive oil • garlic cloves

eggplant, about 1 pound • tahini • plain yogurt • garlic, crushed • Juice of half a lemon, or to taste • Salt, to taste • olive oil • Pomegranate seeds and chopped cilantro for garnish

grape leaves • For the stuffing: • Egyptian rice, soaked for ten minutes • tomato paste • Salt • Dried mint • Allspice • garlic • Hot pepper • small cups olive oil • or less ground meat (see my other recipes for stuffed dishes)

large bunch of parsley • fresh mint leaves • green onions (can be replaced with one regular onion, which is what I did) • tomatoes • large lemon • fine bulgur • Salt • Olive oil

large eggplant • lemon • large clove garlic • tahini • salt • olive oil

fresh lamb • fine bulgur • Salt • onion ground with several mint leaves, added to the meat when grinding • Kibbeh spices or kamouneh, which is a blend of spices including: • Ground cumin • Cinnamon • Dried basil • Hot red pepper • Rose buds • Marjoram • Olive oil for serving

chicken breasts • shawarma spices • vegetable oil • red vinegar • cardamom pods • ground mastic pieces • About 1 teaspoon salt • Lemon zest • markouk bread or any type of flatbread • For garnish: • Hummus with tahini • Garlic sauce •

fine brown bulgur soaked in 2 cups hot water • red pepper paste • tomato paste • pomegranate molasses • small onion, finely chopped • salt • mint • cumin • Olive oil • For garnish, as desired: • Walnuts • Pomegranate seeds •

labneh • crushed garlic • medium green chili pepper • walnuts • Olive oil