Cardamon

White or whole wheat sandwich bread, crusts removed and ground • oil or less (about 60 ml) • Cardamom • Ground pistachios + 1 tablespoon sugar + cardamom • Warm honey or light simple syrup

chicken, cut into pieces as desired • onions, sliced into wedges • raisins, soaked in water • salt • turmeric • ginger • black pepper • ground cardamom • olive oil

kofta (a mix of ground lamb and ground beef with chopped parsley and spices, prepared by your butcher) • For seasoning the kofta: • medium onion, grated • garlic, grated • fresh mint leaves, chopped (leaves only) • salt • meat seasoning • black pepper and a pinch of ground red pepper • ground cardamom • grill seasoning (optional, if available) • For greasing the baking dish: 1 tablespoon butter • Also add: 1 cup hot water (about 240 ml) plus the juice from the grated onion •

Thin ready-made kunafa pastry • powdered sugar • rose water • unsalted butter • Red or orange food coloring • cardamom • Filling: • whole milk (about 480 ml) • cornstarch • sugar • cream (such as Nestlé table cream or any thick cream) • cream cheese spread •

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 •

Chicken breasts, cut into thin • garlic, minced • vinegar • plain yogurt • Salt • black pepper • ground ginger • ground cardamom • garlic powder • ground cinnamon • hot paprika • shawarma spice mix •

lamb chops (about 1 kilogram) • onions, peeled • potatoes, peeled and quartered • soy sauce • water (240 ml) • Ground black pepper, to taste • Whole cardamom pods, to taste • Whole cloves, to taste • Bay leaves, to taste • Ground cinnamon, to taste • Salt, to taste

powdered sugar (60 grams) • chopped mixed nuts (such as hazelnuts, cashews, or almonds) (60 grams) • oil (120 ml) • date tahini (120 ml) • ground cardamom • all-purpose flour (about 190 grams) • baking powder

For the bread dough: • all-purpose flour (about 190 grams) • vegetable oil (about 60 ml) • salt • milk, at room temperature (about 240 ml; add more as needed depending on the flour) • Shawarma ingredients: • Shawarma beef (lamb, cut into thin strips) • For the marinade: • shawarma spice blend • black pepper • hot red pepper • cardamom •

beef, sliced thin (about 500 grams) • lamb, your choice of cut (about 250 grams) • Olive oil • Salt • Corn oil • Shawarma spices • Small pinch of cinnamon and cardamom • Black pepper • white vinegar

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:

boneless, skinless chicken, finely ground (about 1.5 kg) • fine bulgur (about 0.5 kg) • kibbeh spice mix • ground mixed spices • ground cardamom • black pepper • salt • chicken bouillon powder • large cup olive oil • small cup water • large onions, finely chopped

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

lamb chops (about 500 grams) • ground lamb or beef (about 500 grams) • Nuts of your choice (such as almonds or pine nuts) • For marinating the lamb chops: • Salt, seven spice blend, ground ginger, ground cardamom, ground red pepper • For the rice: • basmati rice (about 400 grams) • hot water or meat/chicken broth (about 950 ml) • small pieces mastic • cinnamon stick • cardamom pods • dried black lime (loomi) •

lean lamb (about 500 grams) • fatty lamb (about 500 grams) • fine bulgur (about 500 grams) • Spices: • each of the following, ground: • Roasted cumin • Ground cardamom • Paprika • Black pepper • Cinnamon • Salt to taste • Ghee or clarified butter (or animal fat) •

couscous (about 340 grams) • medium chicken breasts • small squash, cut into medium to large pieces • large potato, cut into large pieces • carrots, sliced into rounds • large onions, roughly chopped • ripe tomatoes, finely chopped • tomato paste • cooked chickpeas (about 165 grams) • Dried apricots, raisins, or dried cherries (optional) • chicken bouillon cube • olive oil (about 120 ml) •

tilapia fish • small boiled potato • Parsley • Cilantro • Black pepper • Salt • Cardamom • Fish seasoning • Bay • carrot • small onion • garlic cloves

fine bulgur wheat • boiling water • all-purpose flour • vegetable oil • Salt, to taste • ground cumin • onion powder • white pepper • dried marjoram • For the filling: • ground beef • onion •

chicken breast or thighs, cut into small cubes (about 500 grams) • basmati rice (about 600 grams) • Crispy or toasted Lebanese pita bread, as desired • Salt and black pepper • Ground cardamom • Garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika • -spice blend (or mixed Middle Eastern spices) • plain yogurt • ketchup • vinegar • Raisins (as desired) • small onion, finely chopped •

prepared kofta mixture (see my oven-baked kofta recipe in my list for details on how to make the kofta mixture) • large onion, finely chopped • olive oil • large tomatoes • water (about 80 ml) • tomato paste • garlic, finely minced • salt • black pepper • ground black cumin • white vinegar • cardamom •

boneless, skinless chicken breast (1 kg) • plain yogurt (300 g) • lemon (zest and juice) • garlic, minced • salt • white pepper • paprika • ground ginger • ground cardamom • sunflower oil (150 g) • ground coriander • curry powder •

ground beef (500 grams) • fresh cilantro • fresh dill • Grated ginger • Grated carrot • small green bell pepper • Minced garlic • Salt and black pepper • Cardamom and nutmeg • Finely chopped onion • grated tomato • olive oil

boneless, skinless chicken breasts • cooked chickpeas • medium zucchini, cut as desired • medium carrots • large cubes butternut squash • potato, cut as desired • water (for boiling) • spices • ground black pepper • ground cumin • ground dried black lime (loomi) • ground coriander •

ground top round beef (500 grams) • medium onions • large garlic cloves • chopped parsley (about 15 grams) • chopped dill (about 15 grams) • Salt to taste • black pepper • ground coriander • mixed spice blend (such as cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger) • vinegar • oil (60 ml) • small sandwich rolls, slightly moistened with water •

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) •

ground beef (about 500 grams) • large onion, grated (drain and reserve the onion juice in a bowl) • egg • breadcrumbs (about 25 grams) • garlic, minced • Chopped parsley • Salt • Black pepper • Ground coriander • Ground cardamom • Lemon juice • green bell pepper, diced small

oxtail, cut into pieces (1 kg) • mixed bell peppers, sliced into rings (0.5 kg) • large onion, grated • garlic cloves • Black pepper • Salt • Cardamom • cinnamon • Thyme • Rosemary • Thyme • Fresh mint leaves, for garnish •

chicken breast, sliced thin (about 2 kg) • lemons, peeled and sliced • chicken bouillon powder (such as Maggi) • ground cardamom • garlic powder • shawarma spice blend • ground cumin • curry powder • ground ginger • dried coriander • fresh garlic, minced • red pepper paste •

boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced (about 500 grams) • plain yogurt (about 240 grams) • Juice of 1 lemon • Orange zest with a little orange juice • oil (60 ml) • minced garlic • Mixed spices: salt, black pepper, cinnamon, cumin, red pepper, ground coriander, paprika, and a pinch of cardamom • For the filling: onion sliced into thin wedges, parsley mixed with sumac and pomegranate molasses • Sliced tomatoes • Chopped lettuce (optional) • French fries (optional) and pickles • Garlic sauce, mayonnaise, and ketchup mixed with a little paprika •

ground beef (1 kg, or adjust amount as desired) • large potatoes • medium onion • garlic • ghee or clarified butter • Potato Sauce Spices: • black pepper • ground coriander • curry powder • mixed spices • Salt to taste (about 1 tablespoon) • bouillon cube •