Rings

chicken thighs • medium eggplants, cut into quarters • small head of cauliflower, cut into pieces • medium potatoes, cut in half • basmati rice (about 600 grams) • large onions, sliced into rings • Fried mixed nuts, for garnish • Salt • Spices • For boiling the chicken: aromatics

wide brown lentils (about 400 grams) • short-grain white rice (about 150 grams) • onions, diced • water (about 950 ml), or more as needed • vegetable oil (about 120 ml), or a little less • small cup olive oil (about 2 tablespoons or 30 ml) • Salt, to taste • For garnish: • onions, sliced into wedges or rings • parsley • little oil

boneless, skinless chicken (about 1 kg) • oil • red onion (about 1/4 kg) • white onion (about 1/4 kg) • mixed bell peppers (about 1/4 kg) • Zest of 1 lemon • Zest of 1 orange • onion powder • garlic, minced • red vinegar (60 ml) • plain yogurt (about 480 ml) • ground coriander •

Zucchini Ingredients • small zucchini, hollowed out • rice • ground meat • Salt - rice seasoning - black pepper - dried mint • tomato paste or grated tomatoes • ghee or oil • Grape Leaves Ingredients • grape leaves • rice • finely chopped parsley • finely chopped tomatoes •

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 •