Toasted garlic

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

French bread or tortilla bread; whole wheat bread can be used for those on a diet • crushed garlic • olive oil • oregano • dried basil • shredded mozzarella cheese or diet cheese for those on a diet

medium onions, sliced • butter (about 28 grams) • olive oil (about 60 ml) • all-purpose flour (about 16 grams) • sugar (about 25 grams) • minced garlic • Spices: a pinch of salt, a pinch of black pepper, a pinch of dried thyme • Toasted baguette • shredded mozzarella cheese (about 113 grams)

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 •

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

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

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

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

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

pita bread, cut into pieces • cooked chickpeas (about 85 grams) • plates cooked rice with vermicelli • roasted cashews (about 65 grams) • butter (about 14 grams) • boiled chicken breast • cumin • salt • chicken bouillon cube • garlic cloves • plain yogurt (about 480 grams) • tahini (about 15 grams)

ground beef (about 400 grams) • paprika • black pepper • garlic powder • salt • flour tortillas, or as needed • plain yogurt (about 1 kilogram) • large clove garlic, mashed • tahini • salt • butter • almonds

large tomatoes • cucumbers • lettuce • fresh thyme • fresh mint • purslane (or substitute with watercress) • fresh parsley • large onion • Salt • seven spice • sumac • vinegar •

boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced • garlic, minced • yellow onion, grated • cardamom, toasted and finely crushed • whole cloves, toasted and finely crushed • chicken seasoning • garlic powder • cumin • white pepper • turmeric • paprika • plain yogurt (about 240 ml) •

tomatoes • cucumbers • lettuce leaves • small green cabbage • small red cabbage • small bunch fresh mint leaves • small bunch parsley • green onions • bell pepper • carrots • pomegranate • radishes •

chickpeas (about 165 grams) • small French bread rolls (or 2 cups cubed baguette) • bouillon cube (chicken or vegetable) • almonds (about 140 grams) • Salt • plain yogurt (about 360 grams) • tahini (about 30 grams) • garlic cloves • ground cumin • ground cinnamon

tomatoes • cucumbers • romaine lettuce • green cabbage • fresh mint leaves • parsley • green onions • sweet bell pepper • radishes • beet (optional) • carrots • pomegranate •

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 •

small eggplants • ground beef (about 200 grams) • Black pepper • Salt • grated tomatoes • onion, sliced into wedges • Toasted pita bread, cut into • plain yogurt • tahini • garlic clove • chopped parsley • Clarified butter or ghee •

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 •

large loaves fried pita bread • plain yogurt (about 1 kilogram) • garlic • Mixed nuts • ground cumin • Butter for toasting the nuts • cooked chickpeas (large bowl)

smooth hummus • Cooked whole chickpeas • plain yogurt (about 240 ml), 3 garlic cloves • tahini (about 120 ml) • Juice of 1 lemon • pita breads, cut into pieces and either fried or toasted in the oven (your choice) • clarified butter or ghee (about 30 grams) • Almonds • Cumin, salt, and paprika

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

Chicken breast • plain yogurt (about 30 grams) or labneh • Juice of 1 lemon • white vinegar (about 15 ml) • paprika • Chicken bouillon cube or powder • Salt • minced garlic (about 5 grams) • Black pepper • Mixed spice blend (such as allspice or shawarma seasoning)

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

plain yogurt (about 1 kilogram) • chickpeas (15 oz each, drained and rinsed) • pita bread, toasted • garlic cloves • tahini • Paprika • Salt • Cumin • Olive oil, for drizzling