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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 •

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

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)

(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 •

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 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 •

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 •

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 •

fine bulgur (about 250 grams) • finely ground beef (about 250 grams) • coarsely ground beef (about 1 kilogram) • small onions, finely chopped • kibbeh spice mix (cumin, black pepper, seven spice, cloves, nutmeg) • cumin • black pepper • seven spice • finely chopped walnuts • chopped parsley (optional) • Salt, to taste • pomegranate molasses (optional) •

fine bulgur (about 500 grams) • finely ground lean beef for kibbeh (about 500 grams) • ground beef (about 500 grams) • small onions, finely chopped • walnuts, chopped into small pieces • sheep’s milk yogurt (about 1 kilogram) • short-grain rice (about 100 grams) • Salt, to taste • Cumin • Black pepper • spice blend • Marjoram •

chicken thighs or a whole chicken • basmati rice • ground meat or less, to taste • onions • Bay • -inch piece of ginger • Cinnamon • Cardamom • Cloves • ouzi spice or 1 1/2 tablespoons to taste • black pepper • cinnamon •

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 •

beans (white or red, either is fine) • boneless chicken breast (or substitute with 1.1 pounds beef chunks) • chopped cilantro (not too large) • garlic (about 8 cloves) • large onions • Tomato paste • Salt and pepper • Water • rice • large cup vermicelli • Vegetable oil • regular salt •

coarsely chopped cabbage • vegetable oil • finely ground meat • beef broth or (water with 2 beef bouillon cubes) • garlic, finely minced (about 5 cloves) • dried mint • ground cumin • seven spice • ground cinnamon • Salt to taste, depending on the saltiness of the broth • ground black pepper • basmati rice, washed and well-drained •

chicken thighs • onions • (2 bay leaves, 2 cinnamon sticks, 1 cardamom pod, 4 whole allspice, 5 cloves) • crushed garlic • grated carrots • grated green bell pepper • Kabsa spice mix • Salt • bouillon cube or 1/2 teaspoon bouillon powder • oil + 1 tablespoon butter • Indian Basmati rice • Water for boiling chicken

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 •

chickpeas • cilantro • hot chili peppers 🌶 • salt • falafel spice mix • baking soda • baking powder

chicken fillet • garlic • red bell pepper, finely chopped • white pepper • red pepper • crushed red pepper • ginger • oregano • lemon • salt • olive oil • Rice Ingredients •

sifted all-purpose flour • semolina flour • powdered milk • sugar, more or less to taste • mahlab • ka'ak spice • ground anise • salt • melted ghee • butter or a mix of butter and oil • water • small cup simple syrup •

well-cooked chickpeas (about 400 grams) • tahini (about 120 ml) • lemon juice (about 120 ml) • salt • ice cubes • small garlic clove • large cooked beet

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 •

red lentils (about 200 grams) • potato • carrot • tomato • onion • zucchini • small piece celery root • garlic cloves • butter (about 14 grams) • Salt to taste • cumin • For serving: •

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 •

boiled potatoes (about 500 grams) • small tomatoes or 2 large tomatoes, diced • cucumber, diced • radishes • parsley • fresh mint • small red onion, finely chopped • corn, if available (I didn't have any) • olive oil • Salt to taste • lemon juice • garlic powder or 1 clove garlic, finely minced •

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 •