Yoghourt

plain yogurt (about 120 ml) • tahini • Juice of 1 lemon • garlic, very finely minced • ground cumin • salt • Water, as needed to thin

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

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

For the kibbeh: • bulgur wheat (about 340 grams) • kamouneh spice mix (about 150 grams) • Salt to taste • paprika • pounded beef (about 500 grams) • ground beef (about 70 grams) • medium onion • cinnamon and 1 teaspoon black pepper • plain yogurt (about 4.4 pounds) • short-grain rice (about 200 grams) • cornstarch (about 32 grams) •

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) •

fine bulgur (about 500 grams) • finely ground lean beef for kibbeh (about 500 grams) • ground beef (about 500 grams) • small onions, finely chopped • walnuts, chopped into small pieces • sheep’s milk yogurt (about 1 kilogram) • short-grain rice (about 100 grams) • Salt, to taste • Cumin • Black pepper • spice blend • Marjoram •

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

coarsely ground beef • red onions (do not use white onions) • Garlic • green bell peppers • Black pepper • Mixed spices • all-purpose flour (about 2 cups or 250 grams) • fine bulgur (about 6 1/2 cups or 1.5 kilograms) • Parsley • sour red pomegranate • plain yogurt (about 2 liters) • Cornstarch •

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 •

ready-made kibbeh meat • ground beef • large onions • goat yogurt • cornstarch • crushed garlic • cilantro • corn oil • Salt, allspice, ground cinnamon to taste • Egyptian or Italian rice (as desired)

Bucket of yogurt • Cheesecloth or muslin • Salt

fried kibbeh • yogurt • garlic • mint • cornstarch • salt to taste • vegetable oil

goat or cow milk yogurt • salt • Olive oil

bucket of plain yogurt • salt

Yogurt, as much as you like • Salt, to taste

yogurt • cooked chickpeas • garlic, crushed • Lebanese bread, toasted • butter • Salt to taste • cumin for garnish • dried mint • vinegar • tahini • Fried cashews for garnish

bucket yogurt • corn • Water • Salt

yogurt • salt • little olive oil

yogurt • garlic powder • black pepper • oil • vinegar • tomato paste or ketchup, whichever is available • cumin • dried cilantro • paprika • red chili flakes (optional)

cucumbers • yogurt • garlic, crushed • Salt • Dried mint

sheep yogurt • chili paste • nigella seeds • dried thyme • wild thyme • Salt to taste • olive oil

yogurt • Salt to taste • Olive oil

buckets of yogurt • Salt to taste • Sesame seeds • Nigella seeds • Za'atar • Coarse chili pepper • Chili pepper • Bell pepper • Walnuts • Salt • Olive oil or regular oil

semolina • baking powder • vanilla • simple syrup • yogurt or slightly less • flour • sugar • oil

Quick dough (10-minute dough), yogurt dough, or any soft dough you prefer • onion, finely chopped • parsley, finely chopped • hot chili pepper • tomato paste • Salt • -spice blend • black pepper (optional) • tomatoes, finely chopped • ground beef (about 500 grams)

oil (120 ml) • eggs • vanilla extract • baking powder (about 2 teaspoons) • all-purpose flour (about 120 grams) • sugar (200 grams) • shredded coconut (80 grams) • semolina (160 grams) • plain yogurt (240 ml) • For the syrup: • sugar (200 grams) • water (120 ml) •

For the harissa: • shredded coconut (about 160 grams) • plain yogurt (about 480 grams) • coarse semolina (about 320 grams) • sugar (about 200 grams) • vegetable oil (about 120 ml) • baking powder (about 2 teaspoons or 8 grams) • orange blossom water (about 30 ml) • rose water (about 30 ml) • whole milk (about 950 ml) • all-purpose flour (about 32 grams) • cornstarch (about 32 grams)

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