Tbsp ghee

all-purpose flour • (about 225 grams) clarified butter or ghee • sugar • (about 100 grams) powdered milk • baking powder + 1 packet vanilla • nigella seeds • warm water • small pinch of salt • saffron • For topping: 1 egg + 1 tablespoon milk

plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (about 260 grams) • clarified butter or ghee (about 115 grams) • vegetable oil (about 120 ml) • unsweetened cocoa powder (about 50 grams) • cornstarch (about 60 grams) • instant coffee • powdered sugar (about 90 grams) • salt

fine bulgur (about 500 grams) • very finely ground beef (about 500 grams) • yellow onion • fresh basil leaves • seven spice blend • cumin • salt • pepper paste (optional) • ground beef (about 250 grams) • onions, finely chopped • clarified butter or ghee • pomegranate molasses •

coarse semolina (about 480 grams) • sugar (about 400 grams) • water (about 480 ml) • plain yogurt • powdered milk • shredded coconut (about 80 grams) • baking powder • baking soda • Whole almonds • Simple syrup • ghee or unsalted butter

ground beef (500 grams) • basmati rice (about 400 grams) • tomatoes • eggplant • cashews • ghee or clarified butter • black pepper and Maggi seasoning

basmati rice (about 700 grams) • peas (about 450 grams) • ground beef (about 225 grams) • ghee or clarified butter • boiling water (about 1.65 liters) • black pepper • ground cinnamon • seven spice blend • MSG (optional) • beef bouillon cube • salt • cinnamon sticks •

ready-made baklava phyllo dough or homemade (see my other recipes for how to make it) • For brushing between layers • butter (about 115 grams) • ghee (about 115 grams) • (Filling) • finely chopped walnuts (about 300 grams) • finely chopped peanuts (about 140 grams) • finely chopped and toasted kataifi pastry with 1 tablespoon ghee (about 70 grams) • shredded coconut, optional (about 40 grams) • ground cinnamon • prepared simple syrup, for soaking (about 120 ml) • (Simple Syrup) Prepare in advance •

unsalted Akkawi cheese, soaked and well-drained • cheese in vegetable oil (such as mozzarella or a mild white cheese) • ghee (clarified butter) for the kunafa • ghee (clarified butter) for greasing the pan • Simple syrup (as needed)

Egyptian rice (about 400 grams) • large eggplant (or as much as you like) • beef (about 225 grams) • Salt • Black pepper • Ghee • Oil for frying

eggplant for stuffing • ground beef • rice (about 400 grams) • salt • seven spice blend • tomato paste • water (2 liters) • clarified butter or ghee • mixed nuts (almonds and pine nuts)

large bunch Swiss chard leaves • short-grain rice (about 400 grams) • ground beef (about 250 grams) • salt • seven spice blend • clarified butter or ghee • lemon juice (about 240 ml) • large potato

whole chicken • rice (about 1 kilogram) • eggplant (about 1 kilogram) • black pepper • bouillon cube • Nuts of your choice, for garnish • tomato, sliced • ghee • oil

large eggplant (about 1 lb/450 grams) • ground beef • rice (about 400 grams) • carrots • zucchini • potatoes • onions • tomatoes • bell pepper • Salt • black pepper • bouillon powder •

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 •

ground beef or lamb (500 grams) • tomatoes (1 kilogram) • fine bulgur (about 80 grams) • small onion, finely chopped • garlic, finely chopped • parsley • Black pepper • Nutmeg • Salt • clarified butter or ghee

(about 9 pounds) fine semolina • dry milk powder • powdered sugar • vegetable oil • melted ghee (or clarified butter) • unsalted butter or margarine (about 1 1/4 cups) • mahlab and mastic (ground) • yeast • warm water • date paste • walnuts • pistachios •

coarse semolina (about 4 1/2 cups) • fine semolina (about 1 cup) • clarified butter or ghee (about 2 cups or 500 grams) • mixture of orange blossom water and rose water • powdered milk • sugar • simple syrup • mahlab spice • yeast • Filling: • pistachios (about 3 cups) • simple syrup flavored with rose water •

plain yogurt • water (about 480 ml) • espresso cup cornstarch (about 2 tablespoons/16 grams) • ghee or unsalted butter • chopped cilantro (about 8 grams) • garlic, minced • Salt • Kibbeh balls • fine bulgur wheat • ground beef or lamb • small onion, finely chopped • kibbeh spices (or allspice blend) •

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

kanafeh dough (about 500 grams) • softened ghee or unsalted butter (about 60 grams) • Simple syrup (qater or shira) • For the cream filling: • ghee or unsalted butter • fine semolina (about 80 grams) • whole milk (about 950 ml) • cornstarch • orange blossom water • rose water • mozzarella cheese (about 500 grams)

fine bulgur (about 1 kilogram) • chicken breast (about 500 grams) • small onion, finely chopped • Salt, to taste • red pepper paste • flour • ground beef or lamb with a little fat, as desired (about 1 kilogram) • small onion • Salt, black pepper, and ground red pepper, to taste • clarified butter or ghee • Walnuts or any nuts you like, as available • Tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, lettuce, mint, olive oil, salt, and 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 •

For the dough • fine brown bulgur (about 640 grams) • lean ground beef (about 400 grams) • medium onion • cumin • red pepper flakes • fresh basil or mint leaves • lemon zest • Black pepper • Salt • For the filling • finely ground beef (about 450 grams) •

shredded kunafa dough (kataifi) (about 225 grams) • melted butter (about 100 grams) • ghee or 3 tablespoons vegetable oil • whole milk (about 950 ml) • cornstarch • prepared cream (such as Nestlé table cream, about 7 oz/200 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • rose water • orange blossom water • Strawberries • Chopped or coarsely ground pistachios

shredded kataifi dough (see my page for preparation method) • clarified butter (ghee) • Nabulsi, Akkawi (Czech), or mozzarella cheese • For the syrup: • sugar (about 400 grams) • water (about 240 ml) • lemon juice • orange blossom water • For garnish: • Pistachios

kunafa pastry (250 grams) • custard • powdered sugar • ghee or unsalted butter • For the syrup: • sugar • water • Juice of half a lemon

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 •

marinated Shish Tawook (recipe available in my recipes) • American rice • onion, finely chopped • garlic, finely minced • Grated ginger • large cup mixed vegetables (carrots and peas) • vegetable oil or ghee • tomatoes, grated • water • bouillon cubes • curry powder • turmeric •

spinach • cooked chickpeas • finely ground beef • onion, finely chopped • lemon juice 🍋 • crushed garlic • ghee • water • bouillon cubes • hot pepper • Small pinch of salt • Black pepper •

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 •