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cooked grape leaves • toasted pita bread cubes • plain yogurt (about 480 ml) • tahini • fresh lemon juice • Mashed garlic, to taste • Salt, to taste • ground cumin • dried mint • ground sumac

grape leaves (about ½ kg) • Egyptian rice • tomato paste, 1 tablespoon each of mixed spices, sweet paprika, dried mint, and salt to taste • ground beef, cleaned, with garlic paste added • vegetable oil

grape leaves • short-grain rice • meat or chicken • tomatoes • onions • a bunch of parsley • garlic • water • tomato paste • vegetable ghee • Salt

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)

grape leaves • chicken thighs • rice • ground meat with fat • Pepper and salt • Mashed garlic • Mint

pickled grape leaves • hollowed zucchini • For the stuffing: • Italian or Egyptian rice (I prefer Italian) • ground meat, fine or coarse as you like • Salt and pepper to taste • cinnamon • turmeric • ground cardamom • nutmeg • paprika • oil •

grape leaves • short-grain rice • finely ground lamb • Salt • Pepper • vegetable oil or 1 tablespoon clarified butter • garlic, as seen in the picture • Lamb chops for the bottom of the pot

prepared grape leaves • soaked and drained rice (about 1 kg) • coarsely ground lamb, preferably with some fat for better flavor • lamb pieces with bone • allspice • black pepper • Salt to taste • garlic, peeled • freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 240 ml)

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: •

Swiss chard leaves only • zucchini (about 1 kg) • potatoes (about 1 kg) • onions • large carrots • large cucumber • tomatoes • lemon juice (about 240 ml) • water (about 1 liter) for boiling Swiss chard leaves • Water as needed for cooking • For the filling: • rice (about 800 grams) •

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 •

veal tendons • cooked chickpeas (about 330 grams) • plain yogurt • garlic, crushed • toasted pita bread • Aromatics (cinnamon stick, bay leaf, onion, whole cloves, etc.) • salt • black pepper • dried mint • cumin

chicken thighs (about 1 kg) • To cook the chicken: • onions • cinnamon stick • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • bay leaf • basmati rice (about 400 grams) • chicken cooking broth (about 950 ml) • oil (60 ml) • onion • bouillon cube •

parsley • tomatoes • fresh mint leaves • onion • cucumber (optional) • lettuce leaves (optional) • Salt • Olive oil • Lemon juice • small espresso cup fine bulgur (about 1/4 cup or 40 grams) • For the chicken: • Cleaned chicken pieces, skin removed •

cooked fava beans (about 600 grams) • medium green apples • tomato • lemon juice (about 120 ml) • orange juice (about 120 ml) • olive oil (about 180 ml) • Salt • garlic clove • Green onions for garnish • Mint leaves for garnish

tomatoes • cucumbers • lettuce leaves • small green cabbage • small red cabbage • small bunch fresh mint leaves • small bunch parsley • green onions • bell pepper • carrots • pomegranate • radishes •

tomatoes • cucumbers • romaine lettuce • green cabbage • fresh mint leaves • parsley • green onions • sweet bell pepper • radishes • beet (optional) • carrots • pomegranate •

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 •

fava beans (foul mudammas) • chickpeas • large tomato, finely chopped • Juice of 1 lemon • tahini • garlic, crushed • cumin • Salt • Olive oil • Fresh mint leaves, for garnish

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 •

large cup plain yogurt (about 1 cup or 240 ml) • tahini • fresh lemon juice • garlic, finely minced • salt, or to taste • (about 7 oz) ground beef • small onion, finely chopped (red or white, whichever is available) • garlic, finely minced • salt • paprika • sumac • allspice •

eggs • ripe red tomatoes, chopped (about 2 kg) • green bell pepper, diced small • large onion, diced small • garlic, sliced • salt • black pepper • sweet paprika • ground cinnamon • olive oil • Parsley leaves, for garnish

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 •

cooked fava beans • cooked chickpeas • garlic, crushed • small tomatoes, diced • finely chopped parsley (about 30 grams) • fresh mint leaves (about 10 grams) • tahini • Olive oil • lemon • Salt • Cumin

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

labneh • onion, finely chopped • garlic, finely chopped • sweet red pepper • hot pepper • tomatoes, finely chopped • fresh basil leaves, finely chopped • vegetable oil • oregano • salt • pepper paste • black olives for serving

Mujadara. 2 cups lentils • coarse bulgur • large onions • olive oil • Salt • Fattoush. 4 cucumbers • tomatoes • lettuce leaves • red cabbage • white cabbage • purslane • parsley •

chicken breast • yogurt • vinegar • olive oil • Juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange • finely chopped onion • garlic, crushed • little lemon zest • chicken seasoning • shawarma seasoning • white pepper and a pinch of ground ginger • ground mastic grains •

chicken thighs or a whole chicken, cut into pieces • potatoes, peeled and sliced into rounds • large head of crushed garlic • Juice of 2 lemons, or to taste • Spices for boiling the chicken: • Cardamom • Cinnamon • Nutmeg • Cloves • Whole allspice • Small piece of lemon • bay leaves •