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dried chickpeas, soaked overnight in water with 1 tablespoon baking soda (about 1 kg chickpeas, 1 tablespoon baking soda) • parsley, washed and dried • large onions • garlic cloves • Ground coriander • ground cumin • Baking soda • Sesame seeds

Shish Barak Dough: • About 3 cups flour (about 375 grams) • salt • Warm water • flour (about 375 grams) • Samosa Dough: • About 1/2 cup oil (or a little less, depending on the flour type) and some warm water • Onion • Ground beef • Spices • Salt • Black pepper •

yellow lentils (about 200 grams) • large onion • carrot • Celery and leek • small potato • small zucchini • garlic cloves • flat-leaf parsley • Salt and pepper to taste • ground cumin • Lemon juice to taste • butter •

small zucchini (about 1 kg) • ground beef (about 350 grams) • oil • Spices: • cinnamon • black pepper • seven spice blend • salt • Tahini sauce: • tahini (about 120 grams) • water (about 530 ml) • lemon juice (about 60 ml) •

flour (about 4 cups) • milk • yeast • sugar • salt • warm water, more or less as needed • For the filling: • finely ground beef or lamb (about 1.1 lbs) • onions, finely chopped • red bell pepper, chopped • garlic cloves • red pepper paste •

Chickpeas • plain yogurt (about 360 ml) • tahini • Toasted or fried pita bread • garlic cloves • Salt to taste • cumin • mixed nuts such as cashews, blanched almonds, or pine nuts (use what you have) • butter or olive oil • Optional: ground beef

warm water (355 ml) • yeast • sugar • all-purpose flour (about 560 grams) • salt • olive oil (120 ml) • Meat filling: • ground beef or lamb (about 450 grams) • tomatoes • yellow onions • small bunch parsley • green bell pepper •

finely ground beef with fat (about 500 grams) • ground coriander • small onion, finely chopped • salt • allspice • ground cinnamon • very finely chopped fresh parsley • plain breadcrumbs • vegetable oil • butter • red pepper paste • tomato paste •

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 •

zucchini (about 2 kg) • green bell peppers • Egyptian rice (about 400 grams) • finely ground beef with a little fat (about 100 grams) • garlic cloves • black pepper • ground cinnamon • citric acid (or substitute with 2 teaspoons lemon juice) • dried mint • tomato paste (for the rice) • tomato paste (for the sauce) • Salt

boneless, skinless chicken breast (about 1 kg) • green bell pepper • red bell pepper • large yellow onion for the kebab • parsley for the kebab • flour • clarified butter or ghee • paprika • black pepper • ground coriander • seven spice blend • salt •

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)

finely ground beef (about 225 grams) • large onion • medium tomatoes • parsley • red and yellow bell pepper • garlic cloves • tomato paste • Spices: • allspice • Black pepper • Cinnamon • spice blend •

Tortilla bread: • all-purpose flour (about 162 grams) • baking powder (7 grams) • salt (6 grams) • vegetable oil (40 grams) • warm water (125 grams) • For the shawarma: • chicken thighs (2 kilograms, weight before deboning) • Marinade: • olive oil • plain yogurt • small onion •

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)

ground beef (about 400 grams) • paprika • black pepper • garlic powder • salt • flour tortillas, or as needed • plain yogurt (about 1 kilogram) • large clove garlic, mashed • tahini • salt • butter • almonds

(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 •

basmati rice (about 800 grams) • finely ground beef with some fat (about 1 kilogram) • red bell pepper • large onion • garlic cloves • chopped parsley (about 15 grams) • hot pepper (to taste) • kebab spice mix (to taste)

ground beef or lamb (500 grams) • red bell pepper • garlic cloves • Hot chili pepper • Salt • spice blend • Paprika • fresh parsley • onion • sumac • Olive oil

eggplant (about 500 grams) • firm tomatoes (about 500 grams) • Kebab ingredients • ground beef or lamb (about 500 grams) • small onion, finely chopped • garlic cloves, finely minced • breadcrumbs (about 30 grams) • Salt • Black pepper • Paprika • Cumin • dried oregano •

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 •

chickpeas (about 165 grams) • small French bread rolls (or 2 cups cubed baguette) • bouillon cube (chicken or vegetable) • almonds (about 140 grams) • Salt • plain yogurt (about 360 grams) • tahini (about 30 grams) • garlic cloves • ground cumin • ground cinnamon

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 •

ground beef or lamb (1 kg), mixed by the butcher with 1 small onion, a pinch of parsley, and salt • parsley • onion • tomato • tahini (about 240 ml) • garlic clove • Salt • sumac • Juice of 1 lemon

beef with fat, sliced into strips (1 kilogram) • ground nutmeg • ground cloves • black pepper • Juice of 1/2 lemon • ground cinnamon • little olive oil • Salt • dried sweet red pepper • shawarma spice blend • white vinegar • Pickles •

small eggplants • ground beef (about 200 grams) • Black pepper • Salt • grated tomatoes • onion, sliced into wedges • Toasted pita bread, cut into • plain yogurt • tahini • garlic clove • chopped parsley • Clarified butter or ghee •

cooked fava beans and chickpeas • Juice of 1 fresh lemon • extra virgin olive oil (60 ml) • Salt to taste • ground cumin • tahini • small garlic clove, finely minced • chopped fresh parsley (about 15 grams) • chopped fresh mint (about 7 grams) • chopped green onions (about 15 grams) • small tomato, diced • Olive oil •

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 •