Grain breads

warm milk (about 480 ml) • (about 1 1/2 tablespoons) butter • vegetable oil • large egg, at room temperature • salt • instant yeast • sugar • mahlab (optional) • white vinegar • powdered milk • (about 8 cups) all-purpose flour, or as needed • large egg, at room temperature •

split red lentils (about 400 grams) • small espresso cup white rice (about 1/4 cup or 50 grams) • oil, as desired • salt • bouillon cubes • onions • ground cumin • ground red pepper • pitchers water, as needed

pita bread, cut into pieces • cooked chickpeas (about 85 grams) • plates cooked rice with vermicelli • roasted cashews (about 65 grams) • butter (about 14 grams) • boiled chicken breast • cumin • salt • chicken bouillon cube • garlic cloves • plain yogurt (about 480 grams) • tahini (about 15 grams)

brown or black lentils (about 400 grams) • basmati rice (about 100 grams) • Water for boiling • onions, sliced into thin strips (about 450 grams) • ground cumin • ground cinnamon • Salt to taste • vegetable oil (60 ml) • Fresh vegetables for serving and Lebanese pita bread

red lentils (about 400 grams) • short-grain rice (about 100 grams) • large carrots, diced • tomato • chopped parsley (about 30 grams) • salt • cinnamon • Grated lemon zest • Toasted French bread

chicken (about 1 kg) • rice (about 400 grams) • plain yogurt (about 240 ml) • tahini (about 45 ml) • Juice of 1 lemon • salt • Toasted pita bread • black pepper and mixed spices • garlic cloves

chicken breast (about 500 grams) • water (1 liter), for boiling the chicken • small cup white rice • Cinnamon • For the yogurt sauce: • plain yogurt (or more, depending on the amount cooked) • tahini • little water • Salt • Spices for boiling the chicken: • Bay • Nutmeg •

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 •

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into • little vinegar • Salt, to taste • shawarma spices • plain yogurt • Vegetable oil • Onion • Potatoes • Lettuce • Tomato • Oat bread or pita bread • Garlic, to taste •

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 •

green lentils, washed and drained • short-grain rice • onion • little chopped parsley • water (double the amount of lentils) • little oil • cumin • salt • whole coriander seeds • Fried bread, for garnish • Lemon, if desired

all-purpose flour and 1 cup whole wheat flour, sifted (or just all-purpose flour) • oats or as available • small pinch of yeast or baking powder • olive oil • salt • light pinch of sugar • flax seeds, 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, and nigella seeds • Lukewarm water for kneading