Blanching

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

lamb (about 600 grams) • onions • garlic • Parsley • Olive oil • Vegetable oil • black pepper • Salt to taste • turmeric • Saffron • cinnamon stick • ginger •

medium-grain couscous • vegetable oil • salt • boiling water (about 0.5 liters) • unsalted butter • powdered sugar • For garnish: • Ground cinnamon • Blanched, peeled, fried, and ground almonds • Hard-boiled eggs • Dates

fine white bulgur • ground beef or lamb for the kibbeh mixture • seven spice blend • kibbeh spice blend • paprika • onions • Salt • For the filling: • ground beef or lamb for the filling • onions • paprika • kibbeh spice blend •

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 •