Capsicum paste

Ground beef for kibbeh • Vegetables: 2 carrots, 3 potatoes, 1 bell pepper, 2 hot peppers • If you like, you can add cilantro or parsley. I didn't have any available • Your favorite spices, salt • tomato paste • Oil for frying

Mixed vegetables, cut into medium pieces (use as much as you like) • Zucchini, potatoes, bell pepper, carrots, cauliflower, green beans • tomatoes, diced • medium onion, diced • crushed garlic • Spices: a pinch each of black pepper, cumin, crushed red pepper, turmeric, garlic powder, onion powder, mixed spices, and salt to taste • tomato paste • water (about 240 ml) • corn oil (about 60 ml) • Chopped fresh cilantro • fresh dill, chopped by hand

large cups cooked chickpeas (about 600 grams) • small container plain yogurt (about 5 ounces or 150 grams) • large cup tahini (about 4 ounces or 120 ml) • white vinegar (about 30 ml) • Juice of 1 large lemon • salt, or to taste • small clove garlic, minced • Orange color: 1 small carrot, chopped and boiled for 5 minutes • Green color: 1/2 large cup cooked green peas (about 2.5 ounces or 75 grams), boiled for 5 minutes • Green color: 5 leaves of mint, or use parsley, spinach, or avocado • Yellow color: 1 teaspoon turmeric or natural saffron (saffron is preferred) • Red color: 1 red bell pepper and 1 tablespoon red pepper paste (about 15 grams) •

Small diced eggplant • Small diced potatoes • Small cauliflower florets • Green bell pepper, cut into medium • garlic, minced • lemon • dried coriander • cumin • Salt to taste • Chopped cilantro and parsley • pureed tomatoes • tomato paste •

flour (about 625 grams) • plain yogurt • oil (120 ml) • salt • warm water (about 480 ml), more or less as needed for the dough • For the filling: • ground beef (about 450 grams) • large onion • green bell pepper • tomatoes • parsley, finely chopped • pomegranate molasses •

rice (about 400 grams) • ground beef (about 200 grams) • tomato paste • zucchini or squash • eggplants • green bell peppers • tomato • onions • Grape • Salt and black pepper • citric acid (or juice of 1 lemon) • Oil •

coarse bulgur (about 180 grams) • small onion, finely chopped • Olive oil • tomatoes, finely chopped • green bell pepper and 1 red bell pepper, chopped • tomato paste • red pepper paste • bouillon cube • hot water (about 355 ml)

short-grain rice or Anbar rice (about 600 grams) • ground beef (about 500 grams) • onions, finely chopped • tomatoes, finely chopped • parsley, chopped • dill, chopped • garlic, minced • tomato paste (about 240 ml) • corn oil (about 120 ml) • Juice of 3 bitter oranges or lemons • pomegranate molasses • tamarind paste •

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 •

basmati rice • bone-in lamb (I used ribs) • For the Tebsi: 1 large eggplant, sliced into rounds with skin on • large onion, sliced into rounds • bell pepper, sliced into rounds • ketchup and tomato paste • For the lamb broth: • small onion, finely chopped, 1 small tomato, finely chopped, and 2 tablespoons tomato paste • vermicelli noodles, 1/2 cup golden raisins, and pine nuts or pistachios (optional) • For the filling (Tajineh): • Meat spice blend, ground black pepper, turmeric, ground cardamom, 1 dried lime, 2 bay leaves for boiling the lamb, and salt • Spices:

couscous (about 500 grams) • Lamb (amount as desired) • mixed vegetables (about 500 grams): potatoes, bell peppers • soaked chickpeas (about 100 grams) • onion • oil • tomato paste • harissa • paprika • ground coriander • Salt and black pepper, to taste

bulgur, soaked for 2 hours (about 340 grams) • egg • tomato paste • Salt and pepper • For the filling: • (about 225 grams) skinless chicken breast, finely chopped • medium onion, finely chopped • medium green bell pepper • cumin • paprika • Salt and pepper • curry powder

About 2.2 lbs oxtail (1 kg) • Cubed potatoes • onions (about 1/4 kg) • Green bell pepper and hot pepper, to taste • Tomato paste • Garlic • tomato • Cardamom • Salt and black pepper • Cinnamon • Bay

fine bulgur (about 340 grams) • Black pepper • Water • Salt • Oil • Onion • Green bell pepper • Tomato paste • Ingredients for meat filling (see ingredients for Potato Kibbeh) • Juice of 3 tomatoes • cooked chickpeas

beef chuck, cut into medium cubes (about 800 grams) • medium onions, grated • large onion, sliced into rings • yellow bell pepper • large tomatoes • tomato paste • garlic, minced • green chili pepper (optional) • unsalted butter or ghee • corn oil • white vinegar • honey •

pre-cooked beef (about 1 kilogram) • potatoes, peeled and chopped • tomatoes, halved • onions, peeled and chopped • bell pepper, diced • carrots, sliced • black pepper • mixed spices • curry powder • garlic, minced • tamarind paste • tomato paste •

eggplants, sliced into rounds • bell peppers, sliced into rounds • onions, sliced into rounds • Kofta patties (ground beef mixed with spices, shaped into burger-like patties) • sauce (tomato paste thinned with water, chicken bouillon, and lemon juice)

whole chicken, cut into quarters • medium potatoes, diced • green bell pepper • onion • tomato • olive oil • mushrooms • corn • tomato paste • salt • Kuwaiti spice mix • black pepper •

eggplants • potatoes • green bell peppers • For the kofta: • ground beef (250 grams) • grated onion • garlic, minced • sprigs chopped parsley • black pepper • red pepper • Salt • For the sauce: •

lamb or veal chops • plain yogurt (240 ml) • onion, chopped • green bell pepper, finely chopped • lemon • tomato paste or ketchup • soy sauce • barbecue spice blend • ginger, minced or finely chopped • Black pepper • Salt

ground beef (1 kilogram) • onion • tomato • green bell pepper, chopped • tomato paste • mixed spices • salt • potatoes, cut as desired • cilantro and parsley for garnish

ground beef mixed with onion and parsley (about 1 kg) • potatoes, sliced • onion, sliced • green bell pepper, sliced • tomatoes, sliced • salt • black pepper and mixed spices • olive oil • tomato paste • hot water (about 240 ml)

ground beef (1 kilogram) • potatoes • tomatoes • bell pepper • onions, for the meat mixture • onion • parsley • breadcrumbs • tomato paste • bouillon cube • mixed spices • ground ginger

couscous (about 1 kg) • whole chicken • tomato paste • spice blend (such as ras el hanout or your favorite mix) • onions, chopped • soaked chickpeas (about 250 grams) • Salt to taste, ground black pepper • Olive oil for frying • green bell pepper • Raisins for garnish

–14 oz ground beef (300–400 grams) • large potatoes • green bell peppers • onions • tomatoes • tomato paste • water (120 ml) to dissolve the tomato paste • plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (about 90 ml) • Beef spice mix: • black pepper • white pepper • paprika •

ground beef (500 grams), finely ground • small onion, grated or very finely chopped • finely chopped parsley • garlic, finely minced • large egg • breadcrumbs • Salt, black pepper, mixed spices, paprika • medium potatoes, peeled and cleaned • tomato paste, diluted with water • medium tomatoes, cleaned • green bell peppers • Vegetable oil for frying •

couscous (1 kg) • clarified butter or unsalted butter (100 grams) • Raisins or dried grapes • Water • Broth • meat, such as lamb or beef (1 kg) • tomato paste • medium fresh tomatoes • medium onions • Oil • carrots • turnips •

medium couscous • onion • carrots • potatoes • green bell pepper • red bell pepper • yellow bell pepper • zucchini • small butternut squash • medium head cauliflower • Salt to taste • olive oil (about 240 ml) •

chicken breast, cut into strips and cleaned (1 kilogram) • medium onions • Garlic • bell peppers • Spices to taste • Salt • Tomato paste, to taste • Oil • little water

couscous (about 500 grams) • Lamb • small onion, finely chopped • tomato, finely chopped or grated • potato, peeled and halved • Carrots • Zucchini • Pumpkin or butternut squash • Green bell pepper • Cooked chickpeas • Fresh fava beans • Vegetables of your choice (you can add cabbage or eggplant) •