Cardamons

flour (about 280 grams) • cornstarch (about 60 grams) • powdered milk (about 50 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • oil (about 180 ml) • eggs • vanilla • ground cardamom • baking powder • salt • For the filling: • pitted dates •

whole milk (about 1.2 liters) • ground rice • ground pistachios (about 60 grams) • pistachio or almond extract • ground cardamom • sugar (about 200 grams) • orange blossom water • rose water • green food coloring (optional)

white bread • shelled pistachios (about 65 grams) • shredded coconut (about 40 grams) • milk (about 950 ml) • fine semolina (about 160 grams) • sugar • orange blossom water • rose water • sugar (about 200 grams) • water (about 120 ml) • Juice of 1/2 lemon • rose water •

fish fillets, sliced • To marinate the fish: • lemon juice (about 240 ml) • minced garlic • Salt • To coat the fish: • all-purpose flour (about 120 grams) • cumin • mixed spices • black pepper • Salt • For the rice: •

Dough Ingredients • medium-coarse semolina (about 800 grams) • fine semolina (about 400 grams) • unsalted butter or ghee (about 500 grams) • powdered milk • sugar • active dry yeast • simple syrup • orange blossom water • rose water • salt • Walnut Filling Ingredients •

basmati rice (about 700 grams) • peas (about 450 grams) • ground beef (about 225 grams) • ghee or clarified butter • boiling water (about 1.65 liters) • black pepper • ground cinnamon • seven spice blend • MSG (optional) • beef bouillon cube • salt • cinnamon sticks •

boneless, skinless chicken breast • large onions, sliced into wedges • green bell pepper, sliced into strips • medium tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped • (about 360 ml) basmati rice, rinsed and soaked for 15 minutes in hot water • butter • vegetable oil • mustard • ground black pepper • ground cardamom • ground cinnamon • ground cloves •

large eggplants, sliced into rounds • Seasoned ground beef with onions • American rice (about 400 grams) • beef broth (about 355 ml) • water (about 650 ml) • beef bouillon cubes • Salt • Bay • cinnamon stick • dried black limes (loomi) • cardamom pods (for the broth)

lamb tongues • bay • cinnamon sticks • cardamom • onion • plain yogurt (about 480 ml) • tahini (about 30 ml) • garlic, minced • salt to taste • cooked chickpeas (about 165 grams) • fried almonds for garnish

chicken (2 kg) • eggplants • potatoes • medium head cauliflower • salt • Oil for frying • basmati rice (about 600 grams) • kabsa spice mix • Cashews • onions • cardamom pods

beef stew meat, cut into small cubes, for boiling • coarsely ground beef • basmati rice (about 200 grams) • Spices: black pepper, cinnamon, turmeric, allspice, ground cardamom, salt • vegetable oil • potato • large onion • large eggplants • Nuts for frying (almonds, cashews, pistachios) • Parsley for garnish • Aromatics for boiling the beef (cinnamon stick, whole cloves, whole cardamom pods, whole black peppercorns, dried black lime, bay leaf, ginger, onion)

Baklava or phyllo dough • melted butter (about 100 grams) • ground pistachios or walnuts (about 250 grams) • ground cardamom • sugar • sugar • water • lemon juice • rose water

boneless, skinless chicken breasts (500 grams) • paprika • tomato paste • plain yogurt • black pepper • white pepper • ground ginger • ground cardamom • garlic cloves • onion powder • little lemon zest • white vinegar (60 ml)

(about 8 cups) all-purpose flour • ghee or clarified butter, softened to room temperature • unsalted butter, softened to room temperature • orange blossom water • rose water • sweetened condensed milk • mahlab spice • salt • (about 1 1/4 cups) date paste • ghee or clarified butter, softened • ground cinnamon • ground cloves •

boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced • garlic, minced • yellow onion, grated • cardamom, toasted and finely crushed • whole cloves, toasted and finely crushed • chicken seasoning • garlic powder • cumin • white pepper • turmeric • paprika • plain yogurt (about 240 ml) •

boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 1 kg) • olive oil (240 ml) • plain yogurt (120 ml) • garlic (about 7 cloves) • ground red pepper or paprika • lemon • Juice of 1 orange • Salt to taste • each of: onion powder • paprika • cumin • ground cardamom •

ground beef (1 kilogram) • Salt • Black pepper • butter • pine nuts • Sauce ingredients • tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped • red bell pepper, thinly sliced • green bell pepper, thinly sliced • onions, sliced into wedges • garlic cloves, thinly sliced • tomato paste •

boneless, skinless chicken breasts (2 kg) • garlic powder • salt • grape vinegar (60 ml) • turmeric • sour lemon (juice) • sweet lemon (juice) • chicken seasoning • shawarma spice blend • paprika • white pepper • crushed dried red pepper •

fresh lamb shanks (about 1 kg) • water (about 6 liters) • ground ginger • fresh bay leaves • whole cardamom pods • whole cloves • onions, quartered • fresh mint • lemon peel • lime peel or 1 tablespoon dried lime • clarified butter or ghee • fresh or dried rosemary •

beef steak (about 700 grams) or 5 pieces • lamb fat or a thin slice (about 50 grams) • vinegar (about 100 grams) • oil (about 25 grams) • large onion • lemon juice (about 50 grams) • small carrot (about 2 oz or 50 grams) • celery • cardamom pods • mastic (about 3 grams) • shawarma spice mix (about 7 grams) • whole cloves •

large eggplants • chicken thighs • basmati rice (about 400 grams) • large carrots or potatoes, optional, sliced into rounds • mixed spice (7-spice blend) • Salt, to taste • chicken broth (about 950 ml) • oil (about 475 ml), for frying the eggplant • water (about 950 ml), for boiling the chicken • sugar • salt • Aromatics for boiling the chicken: •

fine semolina (about 4 1/2 cups) • semolina (about 1 3/4 cups) • clarified butter or ghee (about 1 3/4 cups) • sugar (200 grams) • powdered milk (about 50 grams) • mixed orange blossom and rose water (240 ml) • mahlab spice • yeast • Filling: • pistachios (about 2 1/2 cups) • clarified butter or ghee • powdered sugar •

finely ground beef (about 500 grams) • For the meat seasoning: • finely chopped parsley (about 15 grams) • plain breadcrumbs (about 15 grams) • small onion, finely chopped • garlic clove, crushed • black pepper • ground cinnamon • ground cumin • ground ginger • dried coriander • seven spice blend •

beef, sliced into strips (about 500 grams) • lemon juice (60 ml) • white vinegar • garlic • vegetable oil (60 ml) • medium onion • Salt • black pepper • cumin • ground cinnamon • ground cardamom • bay leaf •

chicken thighs or whole chicken pieces • long-grain or regular rice, as preferred • eggplant • potatoes • tomatoes • onion • Vegetable oil for frying the vegetables • seven spice blend • ground black pepper, leveled • ground cinnamon, leveled • Whole spices for boiling the chicken: • cinnamon stick •

medium semolina • ghee or clarified butter • powdered milk • mahlab spice • simple syrup • granulated sugar • yeast • mixture of orange blossom water and rose water • Date filling • (about 7 oz/200 grams) pitted dates, ground • cardamom • ghee or clarified butter •

cold all-purpose flour • cold clarified butter or ghee • vegetable oil • powdered milk • simple syrup • powdered sugar • ice-cold mixture of orange blossom water and rose water • Filling • pistachios • Simple syrup flavored with rose water • clarified butter or ghee • dates •

coarse semolina (about 4 1/2 cups) • fine semolina (about 1 cup) • clarified butter or ghee (about 2 cups or 500 grams) • mixture of orange blossom water and rose water • powdered milk • sugar • simple syrup • mahlab spice • yeast • Filling: • pistachios (about 3 cups) • simple syrup flavored with rose water •

boneless, skinless chicken breasts (1 kilogram) • Vinegar • shawarma spice mix • ground ginger • salt • white pepper • tomato paste • red pepper paste (optional, to taste) • vegetable oil (about 240 ml) • ground cardamom • lemon, sliced, to marinate with the chicken • dried garlic

boneless, skinless chicken (about 1 kg) • oil • red onion (about 1/4 kg) • white onion (about 1/4 kg) • mixed bell peppers (about 1/4 kg) • Zest of 1 lemon • Zest of 1 orange • onion powder • garlic, minced • red vinegar (60 ml) • plain yogurt (about 480 ml) • ground coriander •