Homemade

First stage • whole fresh milk (about 3 liters) • white vinegar or lemon juice • Second stage • whole fresh milk (about 1 liter) • cornstarch • sugar • rose water • orange blossom water • clotted cream or kaymak, or any available type (for the final addition)

fava beans (about 170 grams) • garlic cloves • lemons • Salt • Olive oil • Cumin

beef sirloin, sliced into thin strips (1 kilogram) • Shawarma spice mix • plain yogurt (120 ml) • onion, sliced into thin wedges • vinegar (60 ml) • tomato, grated • Salt • olive oil (60 ml)

Filling: • milk (about 1.4 liters) • fine semolina (about 240 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • rose water and orange blossom water • Topping: 2 cups ground tea biscuits or plain cookies (about 200 grams) • ghee or unsalted butter • To serve: Simple syrup

all-purpose flour (1 kilogram) • cornstarch (about 120 grams) • fine semolina (about 160 grams) • melted vegetable shortening or ghee (about 200 grams) • powdered milk (about 100 grams) • baking powder (about 12 grams) • Warm water, as needed for kneading • Sweet Akawi cheese (or substitute with unsalted mozzarella) • Sugar • Water • Juice of half a lemon

Kunafa dough • (about 43 grams) sweet cheese, small tray • Kunafa coloring • Simple syrup • For garnish: pistachios

dried chickpeas, soaked overnight in water with 1 teaspoon baking soda (about 400 grams chickpeas, 5 grams baking soda) • tahini • Juice of 1 lemon • garlic, minced • Salt to taste

coarse semolina (about 240 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 125 grams) • whole milk (about 355 ml) • melted clarified butter or ghee (about 115 grams) • orange blossom water • sugar

Othmaliyeh kunafa pastry (about 7 ounces) • clarified butter or ghee • For the cream filling: • milk (about 710 ml) • cornstarch • whipped cream powder • For serving: simple syrup, to taste

mixed goat and sheep milk • plain yogurt • salt • little red coloring (I made the coloring from beets, if you remember) • Mint leaves, for garnish

chicken breast, sliced into strips • boneless chicken thighs • For the marinade: • onion powder • chicken shawarma spice • paprika • garlic powder • Salt to taste • garlic, finely crushed • Juice of 1 lemon • vegetable oil • yogurt •

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 •

Yogurt, as much as you like • Salt, to taste

For the bread dough • flour (about 0.5 kilograms) • Salt • yeast • water • sugar • vegetable oil • For the chicken shawarma • boneless chicken (about 0.5 kilograms) • Garlic • Salt • Shawarma spice •

dried chickpeas • garlic, crushed • potato • dried cilantro • falafel spices • black pepper • cumin • baking powder • Salt to taste • Vegetables: • Lettuce, • Tomato, •

hamburger patties • French fries • cabbage, chopped • mayonnaise • hamburger buns • ketchup • cheese • Burger Sauce:: • mayonnaise • ketchup • lemon juice

water • powdered milk • powdered sugar • butter

chickpeas • onion • cilantro • garlic • coriander • cumin • black pepper • baking soda • water, or more if needed • salt • Sesame seeds, optional

unsalted soft butter • sifted powdered sugar • very cold liquid milk • vanilla

ground beef (like for kofta) • breadcrumbs • mozzarella cheese • tomato paste • egg • onion, finely chopped • garlic, crushed • black pepper • mixed spices • onion powder • garlic powder • vinegar •

fresh veal with 25% fat content • salt • black pepper • garlic powder • paprika • mustard • barbecue sauce • ketchup • onion, finely chopped and sautéed in butter • Mini sesame seed burger buns

beef for shawarma • vegetable oil • white vinegar • yogurt • tahini • pomegranate molasses (optional) • shawarma spice • paprika • garlic powder • onion powder • large onions, sliced into wedges • salt, added at the final stage of cooking the meat •

fine rice flour (about 160 grams) • water (about 1.65 liters) • sugar (about 400 grams) • ground cinnamon • ground caraway • For garnish: • Shredded coconut • Pistachios • Almonds • Pine nuts • Walnuts • Hazelnuts •

warm milk • all-purpose flour • sugar • instant yeast • white vinegar • room temperature yogurt • flour, more or less depending on the type of flour • olive oil • salt • egg • milk • salt •

ground lamb • onion, finely chopped • fresh parsley, chopped • pita bread loaves • mixed spices • olive oil • black pepper • Salt to taste

lettuce • cilantro • mint • purslane • cucumbers • radishes • green bell pepper • red bell pepper • white onion • green onion • garlic • pomegranate molasses •

shredded coconut • water

powdered sugar • egg

parsley, finely chopped • mint, finely chopped • large tomatoes, chopped • medium onion, finely chopped • fine bulgur, rinsed • Juice of 2 lemons • pomegranate molasses • olive oil • ground cinnamon • Spices to taste • Salt to taste

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 •