Allspices

chicken breast, cut into thin strips (500 grams) • Juice of 1 lemon • drizzle of olive oil • garlic, minced • Salt, black pepper, ground cumin, ground coriander, allspice, 1 teaspoon sumac • Tahini Sauce: • tahini (liquid) • plain yogurt (300 grams) • Salt • garlic, minced • Juice of 1 lemon • Shraak bread or flour tortillas, as available •

Sliced beef sirloin or lamb (I use lamb because it tastes better, but use your preference), cut into • onion, sliced and tossed with sumac • tomato • Chopped parsley • oil • Marinade ingredients • white vinegar (120 ml) • lemon • beef spices or allspice • onion, finely grated • mustard • soy sauce •

boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into thin strips (about 1.5 kilograms) • shawarma spice blend • curry powder • mixed spices • black pepper • allspice • salt • olive oil • Mayonnaise (see my page for the recipe) • pita breads • large russet potatoes • Vegetable oil for frying potatoes •

fine bulgur (about 500 grams) • lean ground beef or veal (about 250 grams) • medium onion • Salt, black pepper, allspice, sweet paprika • For the filling: • ground beef (about 500 grams) • medium onions, finely chopped • Salt, black pepper, allspice • clarified butter or ghee • Chopped walnuts or pine nuts • Clarified butter or ghee for greasing, blanched almonds

ground beef with some fat (1 kilogram) • onions, finely chopped, juice squeezed out • Salt and black pepper • baking powder • beef spices or allspice • basmati rice, soaked for 30 minutes (about 400 grams) • onion, finely chopped • Cardamom • Cloves • Cinnamon • bouillon cube • Salt and black pepper •

fatty ground lamb (about 500 grams) • Lamb pieces with bone, for the bottom of the pot • fava beans or sliced peeled potatoes for the bottom of the pot (about 150 grams) • Vegetables of your choice (I used): • eggplants • zucchini • onion • tomatoes • red bell pepper • Swiss chard leaves • cabbage leaves • green peppers or hot peppers, as desired •

chicken breast (about 450 grams) • onion • garlic • Parsley or cilantro • Allspice • Black pepper • Paprika • salt • bouillon cube • heavy cream (about 360 ml) • black pepper • salt •

lamb or beef (500 grams) • carrots • zucchini • turnip • onion • potato • tomato • soaked chickpeas (100 grams) • salt • Black pepper • Cinnamon • Turmeric •

fine bulgur wheat (about 1 kilogram) • lean ground beef or lamb (about 0.5 kilogram) • walnuts (about 60 grams) • onion • Salt and a pinch of allspice

ground beef or lamb (300 grams) • medium onion, finely chopped • finely chopped parsley (about 15 grams) • Salt, to taste • allspice • black pepper • ground cloves

couscous (250 grams) • salt • Water for moistening • For the sauce: • Lamb (as needed) • Onion • Garlic • large tablespoons tomato paste • oil • Black pepper • Mixed spices (such as allspice or baharat) • Chickpeas

fine white bulgur (about 640 grams) • boiled potatoes • Salt • Black or white pepper • ground beef or lamb (1 kilogram) • onion, quartered • large onions, finely chopped • Kibbeh spice or allspice • clarified butter or ghee • Ground red pepper • level teaspoon curry powder • level teaspoon turmeric

ground beef (about 500 grams) • large onion, finely chopped • small bunch of parsley, finely chopped • Salt • Sweet spice mix (such as allspice or seven spice) • Black pepper and cinnamon • Tomato juice • Garlic

ground veal (about 500 grams) • parsley, chopped • large onion, chopped • salt (for the kofta) • black pepper (for the kofta) • ground cinnamon (for the kofta) • allspice (for the kofta) • potatoes, sliced into rounds • tomatoes, sliced into rounds • green bell peppers, sliced into rounds • small can tomato sauce • water (about 480 ml) •

ground beef or lamb (1 kilogram) • fresh parsley • onions • bell pepper • tomato • potatoes • pomegranate molasses (optional) • Salt • Mixed spices (such as allspice, black pepper, cinnamon) • little oil • lemon

ground beef (1 kilogram) • small onion, finely grated and drained • cayenne pepper • black pepper • ground ginger • cumin • ground allspice • ground nutmeg • baking soda • garlic cloves, finely minced • tahini

onion • bell pepper • garlic • Cumin • allspice and salt • Turmeric • Dried cilantro and dill • tomato, diced • lentils, rinsed and drained (about 200 grams) • small potato, diced • Boiling water • Parsley

beef (about 1 kg), with 20% fat • lamb (about 0.5 kg), lean • Spices: • Salt and black pepper • Ginger • Nutmeg • Cumin • Allspice • Bay • Wild thyme (or dried thyme) • vinegar • finely ground oats (such as quick oats)

ground beef (500 grams) • medium onions, finely chopped • garlic, minced, plus 2 cloves garlic, sliced • Salt, black pepper, and meat spices (such as allspice or seven spice) • breadcrumbs • strained tomato juice (about 475 ml) • tomato paste

ground beef or lamb (500 grams) • Spices for the kofta: • salt • ground beef seasoning or allspice • white pepper • black pepper • tomato paste • For the sauce: • ketchup • pomegranate molasses • large tomato, cut into medium pieces • black pepper •

fine bulgur (about 255 grams) • flour (about 190 grams) • boiling water (about 530 ml) • oil (about 120 ml) • salt • black pepper • cumin • paprika • cinnamon • Filling: • ground beef (about 1 kilogram) • onions, finely chopped •

(about 1.5 kg) mixed white and whole wheat flour • (about 250 grams) semolina • salt and 1/4 cup frying oil • turkey thigh • (about 1 kg) onions • (about 1 kg) tomatoes • soaked chickpeas • Bay • Cardamom • Cinnamon • Whole • Whole black peppercorns •

fine bulgur (about 270 grams) • semolina (about 270 grams) • Salt • Water for kneading • Filling • ground beef (500 grams) • onions • Cilantro • Salt and spices (black pepper, allspice, cumin, ground coriander) • Nuts: blanched almonds or pine nuts, and currants • For the sauce • Zucchini •

For the dough: • finely ground beef (1 kilogram) • fine bulgur (about 480 grams) • small onion, finely chopped • mixed spices • ground cinnamon • allspice • basil leaves • For the filling: • finely ground beef (500 grams) • large onions, finely chopped • pine nuts (about 60 grams) •

ground beef with some fat (about 225 grams) • grated onion • hot pepper, finely chopped • Salt • Black pepper • Cinnamon • Allspice • Ginger • Nutmeg • baking powder • grated tomato with black pepper

Chicken breasts or thighs, as much as you like • large onion • basmati rice (about 600 grams) • ☆ Spices: • Salt, to taste • large garlic cloves • (not heaping) black pepper • ground cilantro (coriander) • turmeric • curry powder • ground nutmeg and allspice • kabsa spice mix, if you have it (optional) •