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shredded kunafa dough • Mixed nuts and a little butter • Glucose syrup • oil or ghee (about 60 ml) • Aluminum foil • For the glucose syrup: • sugar (about 450 grams) • water (about 120 ml) with orange blossom water and a squeeze of lemon juice

kunafa dough (such as Sunbulah or any brand you like) • For the filling: • small glass (about 1/4 cup or 60 ml) cornstarch • rose water • sugar • (about 7 ounces or 200 grams) cream • milk

olive oil • butter • small onion, finely chopped • garlic, minced • tomato paste • dried mint, for garnish • red pepper flakes • ground cumin • black pepper • salt • red lentils (200 grams) • bulgur (I used coarse bulgur) •

fine bulgur (about 320 grams) • large potatoes, boiled and cut into quarters • large onion, quartered • ground beef (1 kilogram) • large onions, very finely chopped • salt • beef spice mix • ground red pepper • semolina

kunafa dough (500 grams) • clarified butter or ghee (about 225 grams) • Mixed nuts (especially hazelnuts and pistachios) • Sugar syrup • Thick syrup

ground beef or camel (1 kilogram) • short-grain rice (1 kilogram) • medium onions • garlic cloves • each of cilantro, dill, and parsley • Salt and black pepper • Mixed spices

ground beef (200 grams) • ground beef fat (50 grams) • red onion (1 small onion) (55 grams) • garlic (4 grams) • plain yogurt (40 grams) • olive oil (10 ml) • olive oil (for searing the meat) • Meat Marinade Spices (use 1 teaspoon for each): • onion powder • garlic powder • sweet smoked paprika • hot smoked paprika •

Cooked chickpeas, soaked and ready to use (I keep some in the freezer for convenience) • cooked chickpeas (about 330 grams) • tahini (about 120 grams) • Juice of 1 lemon 🍋 • Salt to taste • Add either cold water, plain yogurt, or drinkable yogurt as the liquid for the hummus • Amount of liquid added depends on your preferred hummus consistency • ground beef (about 100 grams) • oil • Salt and black pepper • Almonds or pine nuts, fried in either vegetable oil or olive oil • Sumac for garnish •

fine bulgur (about 250 grams) • lean ground beef (about 225 grams) • Salt • Black pepper • Cinnamon • Cumin • Coriander • Crushed red pepper • small onion • Filling: ground beef with pine nuts

tuna, drained and broken into large pieces • potatoes, boiled and mashed • onions, finely chopped • garlic, minced • Black pepper • Salt • Chicken bouillon powder • Mixed spices • Chopped parsley • Eggs and breadcrumbs

kunafa pastry • butter • powdered sugar • ground mixed nuts • Raisins and shredded coconut • Sugar syrup (see my other recipes for instructions)

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) •

boiled potatoes • ground chicken • mixed spices, 1 teaspoon cumin, and a pinch of salt • eggs

Kunafa dough (use as much as you need) • Ghee or clarified butter • sugar • Filling: • Clotted cream, cream cheese, or nuts (your choice)

fine bulgur (about 340 grams) • flour (about 120 grams) • Salt • Cumin • Black pepper • hot water (about 355 ml) • Ground beef • small onion, finely chopped (for the kibbeh mixture) • Minced garlic • Cornstarch, as needed for shaping • Chopped onion (for the filling) • Oil •

chicken breasts, sliced into strips • bell pepper, sliced into strips • onion • carrot, grated • plain yogurt (about 30 grams) • cream cheese (about 30 grams) • vegetable oil (about 45 ml) • lemon • mayonnaise (about 5 grams) • chopped parsley (about 15 grams) • hoagie rolls or 12 pieces of tortilla bread • Mixed spices or ground black lime with cinnamon, to taste

kunafa pastry • melted ghee or unsalted butter (about 115 grams) • powdered sugar • large containers plain yogurt (about 24 ounces or 680 grams total) • sugar • shredded coconut (optional) • Simple syrup • Chopped mixed nuts and shredded coconut for garnish (optional)

Potatoes • processed cheese spread • Spices • Salt • garlic powder • turmeric • black pepper • Some parsley • Breadcrumbs

large cups fine bulgur wheat, white or brown (use your preference and what's available) • large cups boiling water for the bulgur • salt • cumin • ground red pepper • oil • large cup all-purpose flour • large onion, grated (use the onion juice) • For the filling: • finely ground beef or lamb • large onions, finely chopped • salt •

sandwich rolls (sub rolls or hoagie rolls) • boiled potatoes • Cumin and black pepper • breadcrumbs • Filling: • (about 450 grams) ground beef • pine nuts • Onion and garlic • Mixed spices and salt • Cilantro and parsley

large can tuna • medium potatoes, boiled and mashed • chopped parsley and cilantro • medium onion, chopped • garlic, minced • ground black pepper and cumin • turmeric and mixed spices • Salt • Eggs and breadcrumbs

ground beef or lamb (500 grams) • fresh parsley • medium onion • peeled tomato • small garlic cloves • each salt, black pepper, cinnamon, dried basil, paprika, and chili powder • oil (60 ml) • For garnish: • parsley, finely chopped • Lemon

fine bulgur (about 255 grams) • flour (about 190 grams) • boiling water (about 530 ml) • oil (about 120 ml) • salt • black pepper • cumin • paprika • cinnamon • Filling: • ground beef (about 1 kilogram) • onions, finely chopped •

fine bulgur, soaked in warm water (about 340 grams) • ground beef (about 225 grams) • Kibbeh spices • Salt and pepper • For the filling: • ground beef (about 450 grams) • onions, finely chopped • Salt and pepper • chili powder • Mixed spices, to taste • Pine nuts

For the dough: • bulgur wheat (about 1 kg) • lean beef, fat trimmed (about 300 grams) • medium onion • ground cinnamon • ground cumin • egg • salt • mixed spice blend • For the filling: • lean ground beef (about 1 kg) • chopped onion •

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 •

fish fillet pieces • To poach the fish: • parsley • cilantro • lemon slices with peel • Salt, black pepper, and cumin to taste • For the kofta mixture: • large boiled potato • chopped parsley leaves (about 15 grams) • chopped cilantro leaves (about 4 grams) • chopped fresh mint leaves (about 5 grams) • egg •

chicken breasts • plain yogurt (about 240 grams) • oil • lemon juice • onions, grated (use only the juice) • Shawarma spices (ginger, paprika, black pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg) • garlic, grated • Salt • Hot red pepper • For the tortilla bread: • flour (about 375 grams) • Salt •

ground beef (1 kilogram, or adjust amount as desired) • dried onion or onion powder • garlic powder • cilantro • black pepper • paprika • oregano • vinegar • lemon juice • curry powder • Salt to taste • cinnamon •

ground beef (1 kilogram) • sandwich rolls, flatbread, or flour tortillas • salt (to taste) • black pepper • paprika • dried oregano • plain yogurt (about 240 ml) • For the sauce: • tomato paste • water (120 ml) • salt (to taste) • black pepper •