Flavored

ready-made hummus • About 1/4 cup plain yogurt (about 60 ml) • About 2 tablespoons tahini (about 30 ml) • garlic cloves • Salt • Lemon juice • avocado • cooked beet (about 85 grams)

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) •

ground beef (about 1.5 kilograms) • potatoes • Sliced onion • tahini (about 240 ml) • lemon juice (about 120 ml) • orange juice (about 120 ml) • Salt

red lentils (about 200 grams) • fine bulgur (about 45 grams) • water (about 950 ml) • onion, finely chopped • garlic, minced • olive oil (about 45 ml) • tomato paste (about 30 grams) • Salt, to taste • ground black pepper • crushed red pepper flakes (hot) • ground cumin • dried mint

ground meat (500 grams) • soaked bulgur (about 80 grams) • onion • parsley • tomato, chopped • Salt, to taste • black pepper • Mixed seven spice blend • water (60 ml)

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 •

fine bulgur (about 1 kg) • ground lamb (about 1 kg) • onions (about 1/2 kg) • Black pepper • Red pepper • cinnamon • cumin • Dried mint • Salt

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 170 grams) • hot or sweet pepper paste, to taste • small onion, finely chopped • tomato paste • sweet paprika • pomegranate molasses • Salt, 1/2 teaspoon cumin • olive oil • boiled potato • Chopped walnuts and fresh mint for garnish

ground beef with 25% fat (about 500 grams) • large onion, finely chopped • Salt and black pepper, to taste • mixed spices • sumac (optional) • cornstarch • Chopped parsley • paprika • garlic powder • tomato paste • oil

fresh ground beef (500 grams) • medium onions • Fresh parsley • salt • ground coriander • black pepper • paprika • mixed meat spices • garlic powder • onion powder • curry powder • turmeric •

tomatoes • coarse bulgur (about 500 grams) • mildly spicy peppers • onions • Tomato paste • Red pepper paste • Salt • Black pepper • Small pinch mixed spices • Olive oil • Butter or ghee • vegetable bouillon powder

eggs • flour (about 315 grams) • sugar (about 50 grams) • salt • cocoa powder • oil • Water or milk for mixing • baking powder • baking soda • caramel-flavored cookies + 1 white chocolate bar + a little sugar + hot milk (mix all ingredients in a food processor or blender)

egg • sugar • vegetable oil • baking powder • low-fat milk (about 240 ml) • vanilla extract • flour (about 120 grams) • salt • Cream cheese, cut into cubes (such as Kiri or any cream cheese), sprinkle with a little ground cinnamon • Sweetened condensed milk • Caramel-flavored sweetened condensed milk • Pecans

fresh mint leaves • apple (thinly sliced) • orange (sliced) • lemon (sliced) • lemon juice (about 100 ml) • sparkling apple drink (about 1 liter) • lemon-lime soda, such as 7UP or Sprite (about 1 liter) • Ice, as desired

For the kunafa layers: • kunafa pastry (shredded phyllo dough) • vegetable ghee or clarified butter (about 225 grams) • yellow or orange food coloring, optional • For the filling: • crushed peanuts (about 45 grams) • raisins (about 75 grams) • mixed nuts, crushed (about 45 grams) • shredded coconut (about 25 grams) • sugar (about 38 grams) • ground cinnamon • ground cloves •

ground lamb (about 800 grams) • beef fat (from the butcher, about 250 grams) • onions, finely chopped (use only the pulp, without the juice) • Salt • Black pepper • parsley, finely chopped

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 •

lamb neck (about 1 kg) • eggplants • zucchini • potatoes • bell pepper • red onions • white onions • whole head of garlic, peeled • tomatoes • carrots • tomato juice • ground nutmeg •

whole chicken, cut into 10 pieces • onions, sliced into wedges • tomatoes, sliced • Mixed vegetables, sliced (zucchini, carrots, bell pepper, green beans, peas, potatoes) • For the sauce: • water (about 240 ml) • turmeric • black pepper • honey • olive oil • ground cilantro • tomato sauce •

medium potatoes • For the kofta: • ground beef (500 grams) • medium onion, grated or finely chopped • green bell pepper, grated or finely chopped • small hot chili pepper, finely chopped • garlic cloves, minced • parsley, finely chopped • Salt • Black pepper • Paprika • Ground cinnamon •

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) •

bulgur wheat (about 1 kg) • lean ground beef or lamb (about 1 kg) • ground beef or lamb (about 0.5 kg) • Almonds, pistachios, or pine nuts (use what you have) • Salt • Water • onion • Clarified butter (ghee) or butter

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 •

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

chickpeas • tahini • lemon juice • vinegar • Salt and pepper • avocados • parsley

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 rib chops (about 1 kg) • grated tomatoes • garlic cloves • freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 60 ml) • little onion juice • Salt • Black pepper • Dried thyme • Paprika • ground cinnamon

lamb chops (about 2 kg) • red bell peppers • yellow bell peppers • green bell peppers • medium onions • You can also add any other favorite vegetables, such as zucchini or eggplant, as desired • Vegetable oil or olive oil • Minced garlic • Juice of 1 lemon or a little vinegar • White or black pepper • Rosemary • Fresh thyme •

lamb chops • green peas (about 150 grams) • corn kernels (about 75 grams) • sliced mushrooms (about 50 grams) • onion, sliced into wings • carrots, cut as desired • Ground spices • Cumin • Coriander • Ginger • Black pepper • Meat seasoning •