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cooked chickpeas with their cooking liquid (about 400 grams) • plain yogurt • small clove garlic, minced • salt • citric acid or any other souring agent • tahini

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) •

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 •

cooked chickpeas (about 330 grams) • large cooked and peeled beet

onion and 2 cloves garlic • Lamb • tomato paste • Salt • Black pepper • oil • Chickpeas • Carrots • Turnips • Zucchini • Couscous

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 breasts, thinly sliced • onion, sliced • garlic, grated • tahini • plain yogurt • vinegar (or to taste for desired tanginess) • water • mixed spices (cloves, cumin, and black pepper) • ground dried lime (loomi)

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 •

Boiled chicken breasts, cut into small pieces or coarsely chopped (not too fine) • For the marinade: • cumin • ground coriander • garlic powder • paprika • turmeric • ground ginger • black pepper • ground cloves • ground cinnamon • ground cardamom

boneless, skinless chicken breasts, sliced thinly across the grain • plain yogurt (240 grams) • Salt and black pepper, to taste • paprika • scant teaspoon ground cardamom • ground cinnamon • garlic powder • onion powder • Less than 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves • ground ginger • ground cumin • ground coriander •

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

plate (about 1 pound/450 grams) chicken fillet • olive oil • tahini • mixed spices (shawarma seasoning or your favorite blend) • salt • Mashed garlic (about 2 cloves)

ground beef with some fat (500 grams) • onions, finely chopped • green bell pepper, finely chopped

boneless, skinless chicken breasts • Chicken spices: • small container plain yogurt • olive oil • garlic, minced • vinegar • onion, grated • whole cloves, 2 cardamom pods • chicken seasoning, curry powder • salt • each: cinnamon, ground coriander, onion powder, ginger, black pepper • small pita bread (whole wheat or white) •

plate (about 1 1/2 pounds or 680 grams) chicken breast, cut into pieces • large onion, chopped • fresh garlic, minced • Zest of 1 orange with a little orange juice • Juice of 1 lemon • (about 7 ounces or 200 grams) plain yogurt • soy sauce • seven spice blend • turmeric • cinnamon • ground cardamom • ground cloves •

Ground beef • medium onion, or substitute 1 tablespoon onion powder • garlic powder • Yellow, green, and red bell peppers • tomatoes • small onion • curry powder • scant teaspoon black pepper • cilantro • Salt, to taste • each of cinnamon, Chinese kebab spice, cloves, and nutmeg • lemon juice •

Lamb (or beef) • Preferably use lamb fat for frying, then remove the fat • lemons (juice) 🍋 • orange (juice) • olive oil (60 ml) • Salt • black pepper • dried mint • cumin • paprika • ground cloves • minced garlic •

beef or lamb • cumin • paprika • garlic powder • mixed spice • dried cilantro • black pepper • cinnamon • ground cloves • turmeric • onions • tomatoes •

ground beef (1 kilogram) • large cloves garlic, grated • medium onion, grated • black pepper • ground coriander • honey • garlic powder • curry powder and turmeric • paprika • fresh cilantro • lemon juice • Salt to taste •

Store-bought saj bread or see my other recipes for homemade saj bread • medium onion • garlic • oil (about 60 ml) • Salt, to taste • black pepper and ground coriander • ground ginger and turmeric • curry powder, apple cider vinegar, and honey • ground cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom • lemon juice • tomato paste (about 30 grams) • medium onion •

Hot green chilies • large cloves garlic, crushed • tomato paste • Salt, to taste • cilantro • black pepper • ginger • paprika • apple cider vinegar • garlic powder • dried onion flakes • honey •

large chicken breasts, ground • breadcrumbs (about 100 grams) • egg • Spices: • Salt, to taste • each black pepper, coriander, ginger • Nutmeg, Chinese kebab spice (or Chinese five-spice) • Chicken bouillon powder (or 1/4 of a bouillon cube dissolved in 1/2 tablespoon water) • cinnamon • vinegar • garlic powder • finely grated or very finely chopped onion, or use onion powder •

okra (about 1 3/4 pounds, or two bags of okra) • Lean beef • large onion • garlic • black pepper (not heaping) • ground coriander • curry powder • cinnamon • mixed spices • Salt to taste • cardamom pods • whole cloves •

chopped molokhia leaves (about 1 3/4 pounds) • large chicken breasts • large onion • garlic • tomato paste • ☆ Spices: • Black pepper • Coriander • each of cinnamon stick, cardamom, and clove • Chinese kebab spice and nutmeg • lemon juice • chicken bouillon cubes

medium boiled potatoes • plain yogurt • mayonnaise • garlic cloves • little olive oil • Lemon juice • little black pepper

ground beef with fat (adjust fat to your preference) • Salt to taste, but don't overdo it • black pepper • cumin • little grilled meat spice mix, or you can skip it • hot chili pepper • small green bell pepper, finely chopped • little less than 1/4 bunch cilantro, finely chopped by hand • little less than 1/4 bunch parsley, finely chopped by hand • very small onion, finely chopped with 1 garlic clove • tomato paste

lamb, trimmed of fat (about 400 grams) • salt • black pepper • white vinegar (60 ml) • vegetable oil (60 ml) • pomegranate molasses • garlic cloves, finely minced

large carrots, cut into big pieces • medium potatoes, cut into large cubes • zucchini, halved • medium butternut squash, cut into large cubes • lamb with bone (about 500 grams) • mixed spices (black pepper, ground coriander, cumin, mixed spice) • bay leaves • cardamom pods • cinnamon sticks • dried black lime (loomi) • medium onions, finely chopped • garlic cloves •

ground beef (about 450 grams), 20% fat • small onion, finely chopped • garlic cloves • grated ginger • salt, a pinch of black pepper, cinnamon, and ground coriander • breadcrumbs • baking soda • Chopped parsley • egg yolk (optional)

cooked chickpeas (about 200 grams) • peeled avocado • olive oil • tahini • lemon juice • peeled garlic clove • Salt and black pepper to taste • cumin • Chopped parsley for garnish