Stir frying

fine bulgur wheat for kibbeh • lean beef, pounded or ground for kibbeh dough • finely ground beef for filling • large onions • Salt • Black pepper • Vegetable oil for deep frying • clarified butter (about 30 grams) • Pine nuts or walnuts for the filling

romaine lettuce • tomatoes • cucumbers • sweet bell pepper • onions • parsley • radishes • fresh mint • purslane (optional, or substitute with extra lettuce or arugula) • garlic • pita bread, cut into small pieces, for topping • little vegetable oil, for frying the bread •

potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes (about 500 grams) • fresh cilantro • garlic • lemon juice (60 ml) • vegetable oil (30 ml) • ground hot red pepper • ground coriander • salt • Vegetable oil, for deep frying

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) •

Potatoes, • Onion • Garlic • Fresh cilantro • Ground coriander • Salt • Paprika • spice blend • White pepper • Cumin • Oil for frying • Hot or sweet green pepper, as desired

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 •

kofta (about 400 grams) • For the white sauce: • plain yogurt (about 480 grams) • tahini (about 60 grams) • minced garlic • salt, or to taste • Juice of 1 lemon • For the kofta sauce: • tomato paste (about 45 grams) • Juice of 2 tomatoes • Salt • mixed spices •

basmati rice • cauliflower • eggplant • salt • Curry powder • Curry • Bouillon cube or powder • water (about 1.2 liters) • Cashews for garnish • oil for frying (about 480 ml)

fine bulgur • semolina • black pepper • salt • tomato paste • boiling water (about 480 ml) • lean ground beef (about 225 grams) • medium onion, finely chopped • cilantro, finely chopped • meat spices (or allspice) • cumin, black pepper, and salt • Pine nuts, to taste •

kibbeh (see my other recipes for how to make it) • For the filling: • ground beef or lamb • onions, finely chopped • pistachios, chopped • little hot pepper paste (harissa), to taste • Kibbeh spices • For the yogurt sauce: • plain yogurt (about 1 kg) • cornstarch • water (120 ml) • dried mint, to taste •

steak • broccoli, chopped • onions • soy sauce • little vinegar • little water • Salt • Mixed spices • little oil, for frying

medium red bulgur • lean ground beef for the kibbeh dough • medium onions for the kibbeh dough • kibbeh spices • cumin • dried mint • crushed red pepper • salt • For the filling: 1 1/2 pounds ground beef • finely chopped onions • seven spices • black pepper •

bulgur, soaked • (about 2 1/4 cups) flour • small onion, ground • fresh or dried mint, chopped • Salt • Sweet spice • Basil • vegetable oil • sorrel (or spinach if unavailable) • parsley • Swiss chard • onions, dried •