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white pita bread (split in half) • labneh • makdous • cucumber • tomato • za'atar with olive oil • olives • sumac (optional)

large baguette • unsalted butter (100 grams) • fresh parsley • garlic • shredded mozzarella cheese (200 grams) • grated Parmesan cheese (50 grams) • Salt • Black pepper

ground beef or lamb (about 225 grams) • fine bulgur wheat (about 170 grams) • onion • dried marjoram • dried basil • Lemon or orange zest • cumin • Water, • salt • black pepper • all-purpose flour (about 8 grams) • onion •

yellow lentils • American or Egyptian rice • potatoes • carrots • vegetable bouillon • onions • olive oil • salt and black pepper

cornstarch • semolina • whole milk (about 710 ml) • rose water • orange blossom water • honey-flavored cream (or plain clotted cream) • sugar • vermicelli noodles • butter

white bread • shelled pistachios (about 65 grams) • shredded coconut (about 40 grams) • milk (about 950 ml) • fine semolina (about 160 grams) • sugar • orange blossom water • rose water • sugar (about 200 grams) • water (about 120 ml) • Juice of 1/2 lemon • rose water •

red lentils (about 200 grams) • potato • carrot • tomato • onion • zucchini • small piece celery root • garlic cloves • butter (about 14 grams) • Salt to taste • cumin • For serving: •

yellow lentils (about 200 grams) • large onion • carrot • Celery and leek • small potato • small zucchini • garlic cloves • flat-leaf parsley • Salt and pepper to taste • ground cumin • Lemon juice to taste • butter •

–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 •

red lentils (about 400 grams) • short-grain rice (about 100 grams) • large carrots, diced • tomato • chopped parsley (about 30 grams) • salt • cinnamon • Grated lemon zest • Toasted French bread

cooked chickpeas (about 300 grams) • plain yogurt (about 500 grams) • pita bread, toasted in the oven • melted butter • Mixed nuts (such as pine nuts or almonds), as desired • tahini • garlic, minced • Salt, to taste

sugar • semolina or fine corn flour • water • homemade clotted cream (ashta) • butter (about 100 grams) • Roasted mixed nuts, for garnish

cooked chickpeas (about 500 grams) • plain yogurt (about 500 grams) • garlic • Toasted or fried pita bread, as desired • clarified butter or ghee • small handful of almonds, pine nuts, or cashews, whichever you have available • dried mint • Salt

plain yogurt (about 2 kilograms) • cooked chickpeas • Toasted pita bread • garlic • clarified butter (ghee) • Slivered almonds for garnish • tahini • lemon juice • Salt to taste

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 grape leaves • toasted pita bread cubes • plain yogurt (about 480 ml) • tahini • fresh lemon juice • Mashed garlic, to taste • Salt, to taste • ground cumin • dried mint • ground sumac

large kidney beans (about 200 grams) • white navy beans (about 150 grams) • chickpeas (about 200 grams) • lentils (about 200 grams) • mung beans (about 100 grams) • coarse bulgur wheat or less (about 100 grams) • freekeh (about 100 grams) • rice (about 100 grams) • ____________________ • medium potato • onions • vegetable oil (about 100 grams) •

chicken (about 1 kg) • rice (about 400 grams) • plain yogurt (about 240 ml) • tahini (about 45 ml) • Juice of 1 lemon • salt • Toasted pita bread • black pepper and mixed spices • garlic cloves

boneless, skinless chicken breast • large onions, sliced into wedges • green bell pepper, sliced into strips • medium tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped • (about 360 ml) basmati rice, rinsed and soaked for 15 minutes in hot water • butter • vegetable oil • mustard • ground black pepper • ground cardamom • ground cinnamon • ground cloves •

veal tendons • cooked chickpeas (about 330 grams) • plain yogurt • garlic, crushed • toasted pita bread • Aromatics (cinnamon stick, bay leaf, onion, whole cloves, etc.) • salt • black pepper • dried mint • cumin

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 •

chicken breast (about 500 grams) • water (1 liter), for boiling the chicken • small cup white rice • Cinnamon • For the yogurt sauce: • plain yogurt (or more, depending on the amount cooked) • tahini • little water • Salt • Spices for boiling the chicken: • Bay • Nutmeg •

whole wheat toast, toasted • avocado • Juice of 1 lemon • Salt and black pepper to taste • hummus

split red lentils (about 400 grams) • carrots • medium tomatoes • small potato • cumin • Salt to taste

For the syrup: • water (240 ml) • sugar (400 grams) • small squeeze of lemon juice • ghee or unsalted butter • fine semolina (320 grams) • ground cinnamon • milk (480 ml) • sugar (50 grams) • cornstarch (24 grams) • water (240 ml) • milk (480 ml) •

ground beef (500 grams) • long-grain rice (about 250 grams) • Ghee and oil • tomatoes • medium eggplant • Almonds and cashews • Salt, 7-spice blend, cinnamon

medium eggplant • basmati rice (about 400 grams) • water (about 950 ml) • chicken bouillon cubes • Salt • Almonds • little oil • Mixed spice (7-spice blend) • Kabsa spice

halloumi cheese (about 500 grams) • pita bread • small onion, finely chopped • tomatoes, grated • tomato paste • garlic, minced • paprika • olive oil • pomegranate molasses

Cooked chickpeas • Toasted pita bread • Plain yogurt • Tahini • Minced garlic • Lemon juice • Salt • Spices: • cumin • paprika • seven spice blend • Chopped parsley for garnish

large eggplant • flour • chopped lettuce • chickpeas • diced tomatoes • pita bread, cut and toasted • tahini sauce • salt and black pepper