Spice use

boneless chicken breasts • tomato paste • yogurt • vegetable oil • white vinegar • water • crushed garlic • shawarma spice • ghee and 1/4 cup vegetable oil (to start in the pot) • paprika • curry powder • ground dried cilantro •

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 •

10-Minute Dough (made with flour, milk, sugar, yeast, oil, and salt) • creamy cheese wedges (use 2 wedges per pastry) • shredded mozzarella cheese • little olive oil • Sesame seeds • Nigella seeds (black cumin seeds) • liquid milk (30 ml), for brushing

Chickpeas • plain yogurt (about 360 ml) • tahini • Toasted or fried pita bread • garlic cloves • Salt to taste • cumin • mixed nuts such as cashews, blanched almonds, or pine nuts (use what you have) • butter or olive oil • Optional: ground beef

For the dough, use my go-to dough recipe • You can find it on my page • ground beef (500 grams) • large onion, finely chopped • bell peppers • tomatoes, finely chopped • Salt and black pepper • yeast • sugar • flour (about 375 grams) • oil (60 ml) • salt •

spinach • (about 450 grams) onions • sumac • Salt • Cayenne pepper or chili flakes • tomato • Any dough of your choice (you can use 10-minute dough or any other dough)

zucchini, hollowed out • eggplant, hollowed out • For the filling: • Italian rice (about 500 grams) • ground beef, coarse or fine as you prefer (about 200 grams) • Mazola margarine • corn oil (or skip the margarine and use more oil) • ground cumin • whole cumin seeds • ground cinnamon • safflower • dried mint •

small red lentils (about 400 grams; you can use large red lentils if needed) • zucchini (about 500 grams) • broccoli (about 500 grams) • ground cumin • medium onions • garlic • dried mint • lemon juice (about 240 ml) • all-purpose flour • water (120 ml) to dissolve the flour • Enough water to cover the ingredients, plus a little extra • Salt •

grape leaves, fresh, frozen, or jarred • Egyptian rice (short-grain rice) • large bunch parsley (if small, use 2 bunches) • medium bunch fresh mint • green onions • ripe tomatoes (about 8 medium tomatoes) • yellow onion • seven spice blend • hot red pepper • black pepper • citric acid (or substitute with extra lemon juice if unavailable) • salt •

dough (1 kilogram) (use your preferred dough, such as cottony dough or olive oil dough, as you like) • purslane, cleaned and washed well (1 kilogram) • finely chopped onion (1/2 kilogram) • chopped tomatoes (1/2 kilogram) • salt (taste and adjust as needed) • sumac • chili flakes or to taste • black pepper • Olive oil

coarse red bulgur (about 340 grams) • canned tomatoes (homemade or store-bought, about 28 ounces/800 grams) • You can use fresh tomatoes, but canned tomatoes taste better in this dish • If canned tomatoes aren't available, use 2 1/4 pounds (1 kilogram) ripe red tomatoes • coarsely ground lamb • Salt and black pepper • tomato paste • water (1 liter) • large onion, finely chopped • olive oil • My special addition: • sun-dried tomatoes, diced into small cubes

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 •

ground beef and 1.1 lbs ground lamb (500 grams each) • tomatoes, finely chopped (about 1 kg, use 2.2 lbs tomatoes for every 2.2 lbs meat) • large onions, finely chopped or grated • allspice • mixed spices • salt • black pepper • Hot chili pepper, to taste • For the dough: • flour (about 625 grams) • water (about 480 ml) • salt •

coarsely ground beef • red onions (do not use white onions) • Garlic • green bell peppers • Black pepper • Mixed spices • all-purpose flour (about 2 cups or 250 grams) • fine bulgur (about 6 1/2 cups or 1.5 kilograms) • Parsley • sour red pomegranate • plain yogurt (about 2 liters) • Cornstarch •

bulgur wheat (about 1 kilogram) • finely ground beef or lamb (about 1 kilogram) • coarsely ground beef or lamb (about 0.5 kilogram) • onions • blanched almonds (about 100 grams) • vegetable oil for frying (about 1 liter) • Salt and chili pepper to taste • kibbeh spices • fresh basil leaves if available, or use dried basil

coarse semolina • flour • sugar • nigella seeds • sesame seeds • milk • yeast • baking powder • anise seeds • fenugreek seeds, boiled twice and drained • olive oil • fenugreek water (boil once, discard the water, and use the new water) •

For the dough: • coarse semolina • fine semolina • sugar • ghee • butter • mahlab • yeast • orange blossom water • rose water (if the orange blossom and rose water are authentic, use 1 tablespoon of each and replace the remaining amount with water) • Cream ingredients: • powdered milk •

fettuccine • chicken • medium broccoli • sliced mushrooms • garlic • butter • large container cooking cream • bouillon cube • salt • white pepper • vegetable oil • cheese (I used mozzarella, but you can use Parmesan if you prefer) •

coarse brown bulgur (semolina) • cooked chickpeas • medium onions (I like to use a lot of onions in such dishes for a good flavor) • chicken broth • black pepper • Oil • Salt

zucchini • ground beef • short-grain rice • vegetable oil • tomato juice (you can use Pomi) • tomato paste • dried mint • black pepper • seven spices • Salt • bouillon cube • crushed garlic •

chicken thighs • potatoes, cut lengthwise • grated tomatoes • garlic, crushed (use less if desired) • vegetable oil • sweet or hot pepper paste • lemon juice • paprika • salt