ground beef • onion, sliced • cooked rice in water and salt • cilantro and parsley • chopped green olives • spices: • cumin • black pepper • paprika • salt • olive oil
Medium-sized chicken or half a chicken, as desired • large cups of long-grain Basmati rice or about 1 pound • onions • tomato • finely minced garlic • bay leaves • dried black lemons (loomi) • little cardamom • little clove • cinnamon sticks • turmeric • Kabsa spices •
shrimp • squid • white fish • quantity of mussels • carrots and potatoes, diced • leek or green onion, depending on availability • garlic • rice or Chinese vermicelli • cooking cream • salt and pepper • tomato paste
fish of any type you prefer • rice • potatoes, peeled and sliced into rounds • carrots, sliced into rounds • green bell peppers • onions, sliced • garlic • cilantro • chopped parsley • tomato paste • Juice of 1 lemon • vinegar •