Tbsp bread

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 •

flour (about 625 grams) • yeast • sugar • milk powder • salt • warm water (about 480 ml) • warm water (about 120 ml) for the final step instead of oil

Baguette or French bread • baking powder • eggs • flour • Orange zest • Vanilla extract • salt • Lemon extract • milk • Honey • Roasted peanuts • Or sesame seeds, roasted •

For the shawarma marinade: • chicken breast, sliced lengthwise • vinegar • yogurt • pomegranate molasses and 1 tablespoon tahini • vegetable oil and olive oil • garlic, crushed • onion, sliced into wedges • tomato, chopped • white pepper and black pepper • dried cilantro and chicken seasoning • oregano and sumac •

water (about 950 ml) • powdered milk (about 200 grams) • sugar • cornstarch (about 60 grams) • toasted white bread • vanilla extract • sweetened condensed milk (about 240 ml) • hot simple syrup (about 480 ml) • pistachios, roughly ground (about 1 1/3 cups) • shredded coconut, as needed

–6 leaves of romaine lettuce • parsley • from 1/4 bunch fresh mint • arugula • from 1/4 bunch fresh thyme (or substitute with oregano if unavailable) • green onion • cabbage • tomatoes • –5 small cucumbers • –5 radishes • sweet bell pepper • Seeds from half a pomegranate •

For the kebab: • finely ground beef or lamb (500 grams) • small onion • each of cumin, paprika, black pepper, dried cilantro • olive oil • Hot pepper and salt to taste • all-purpose flour (about 375 grams) / 3 tablespoons plain yogurt • sugar / 1 tablespoon powdered milk • instant yeast / 1/2 teaspoon salt • olive oil / 1/2 cup water (120 ml), or as needed

prepared kafta ground beef mixture (about 1 kg) • pita breads • fresh arugula and garden cress • French fries (about 225 grams) • : 3 tablespoons tahini • plain yogurt • salt, or to taste • ground cumin • fresh lemon juice

pita bread, cut into pieces • cooked chickpeas (about 330 grams) • chickpea cooking water (about 240 ml) • plain yogurt (about 120 ml) • tahini • Juice of 1 lemon • garlic clove • salt • For garnish: • Chopped parsley • Toasted almonds in butter or ghee • cumin and paprika •

butter • soft white bread • shredded mozzarella cheese • fine semolina • For the cream: • milk • sugar • rose water • For the syrup: • sugar • water • lemon •

Boneless chicken breast • yogurt • vinegar • large lemon • garlic • olive oil • black pepper • dried cilantro • ground cinnamon • cumin • salt • Garlic sauce: •

long eggplant (about 0.5 kg) • ground beef (about 200 grams) • small onion, finely chopped • oil • tomato, peeled and chopped • water (about 480 ml) • tomato paste • plain yogurt (about 0.5 kg) • tahini • garlic, minced • allspice • cinnamon •

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

cooked chickpeas (about 450 grams) • plain yogurt (about 1 kilogram) • garlic • hummus with tahini • Salt • dried mint • Fried pita bread • Mixed nuts • cumin • Hummus with tahini • butter

For the shawarma: • boneless chicken breast (about 1 kilogram) • vinegar, juice of 1 lemon, 3 tablespoons plain yogurt, 2 tablespoons mustard, oil • shawarma spice blend, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, 1/2 tablespoon paprika, salt • For the other layers: • potatoes (about 1 kilogram) • Pita bread for frying • For the tarator sauce: tahini, lemon juice, plain yogurt, salt, 2 garlic cloves • For topping: cashews or any kind of nuts

beef steak (about 200 grams) • chicken breast, cut for shawarma (about 200 grams) • small pita bread • Pickled cucumbers • Garlic • Pomegranate molasses • Potatoes, as desired • clarified butter (about 30 grams)

cooked chickpeas (about 1 kilogram) • toasted pita bread • hummus with tahini • lemons • salt, or to taste • sumac • ground cumin • tahini • cooking liquid from chickpeas (about 240 ml) • Mixed nuts, as desired • Clarified butter (ghee) for frying the nuts

beef stew meat (about 500 grams) • cooked chickpeas (about 500 grams) or 2 cans (15 oz each) canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed • Plain yogurt • garlic • Juice of half a lemon • Sumac, salt, olive oil • tahini • Toasted pita bread • Cashews, almonds, and pine nuts for garnish

Cooked chickpeas • Toasted pita bread • Toasted mixed nuts • Garlic, tahini, and plain yogurt • Chopped parsley for garnish • Well-cooked beef

large flatbread (such as saj or markouk) • boneless, skinless chicken (about 1 kilogram) • vegetable oil (30 ml) • Salt, to taste • White pepper and chicken seasoning, to taste • garlic sauce (store-bought, from a rotisserie chicken shop or restaurant)

pita bread • Hummus (mashed chickpeas) • lemons 🍋 • tahini (about 120 ml) • Salt • almonds • Falafel seasoning

boneless, skinless chicken breasts (2 kg) • onion • garlic • large potatoes • small container plain yogurt (about 7 oz/200 g) • tomato paste • apple cider vinegar • pickled cucumbers • prepared garlic sauce • white sandwich bread or pita bread • large lemon • olive oil (60 ml) •

ground beef (500 grams), finely ground • medium onions • fresh parsley • black pepper and a pinch of ground cinnamon • salt, or to taste • olive oil or vegetable oil, for greasing the baking pan • onions, sliced, for grilling alongside the kofta • pita bread, brushed with a mixture of hot pepper paste, ketchup, and olive oil • chopped parsley, for garnish

sausage • onion • very hot green pepper • eggplants • garlic • very hot red peppers • salt • lemon • Bread dough with arugula seeds for the meal • oil • Indian curry powder for seasoning the sausage

chicken breast, thinly sliced • garlic • white vinegar • little vegetable oil • salt • shawarma spice • pepper • For serving: • pita breads, depending on the number of people • lettuce leaves, chopped • tomatoes, sliced • pickled turnips •

chickpeas • chickpeas with tahini • Stale bread, • Yogurt • Tahini • Salt • Ghee for topping • cumin, pomegranate molasses, and chili powder for topping

two medium onions • Colorful bell peppers • a head of garlic • canned corn • chicken breast, sliced • Spices • Pepper • Crushed chili pepper • Cinnamon • Hot sauce • Ginger • vinegar •

all-purpose flour and 1 cup whole wheat flour, sifted (or just all-purpose flour) • oats or as available • small pinch of yeast or baking powder • olive oil • salt • light pinch of sugar • flax seeds, 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, and nigella seeds • Lukewarm water for kneading