Ghee

cooked chickpeas (about 330 grams) • tahini • plain yogurt (about 1 cup or 240 grams) • salt • paprika • cumin • chopped parsley • pine nuts or slivered almonds • ghee or unsalted butter • pita bread or Lebanese/Syrian flatbread • Juice of half a lemon • garlic, minced

The method for making kibbeh is available in my recipes • Ghee or vegetable oil for brushing

fine or medium semolina couscous (about 1 kilogram) • Vegetables and 1 tablespoon clarified butter (smen or ghee) • Zucchini or green squash • Carrots • Butternut squash • Turnips • Chickpeas

cooked chickpeas with their cooking liquid (about 330 grams) • pita bread, cut into pieces and toasted • plain yogurt (about 240 ml) • tahini (about 60 ml) • Juice of 1 lemon • clarified butter or ghee (about 45 ml) • Toasted pine nuts • garlic, minced • ground cumin • Salt • For garnish: • Chopped parsley, sumac, fried pine nuts

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 •

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 •

whole chickens, cut in half or as desired • onions, finely chopped (about 4 1/2 cups or 1 kilogram) • pitted green olives (about 1 1/2 cups or 250 grams) • large cup olive oil (about 4 ounces or 120 ml) • ghee or clarified butter • black pepper • cumin • ground coriander • ground ginger • saffron • salt • garlic, minced •

For the bulgur dough: • fine bulgur (about 1 kg) • potatoes, cut into cubes • onion • Salt, black pepper, paprika, mixed spices • For the filling: • ground chicken breast (about 1 kg) • onions, finely chopped • Salt • Black pepper • Mixed spices • Paprika •

beef (about 500 grams) • frozen okra (about 400 grams) • medium onion, chopped • tomatoes, pureed • bouillon cubes • salt • black pepper • ground cumin • ghee or clarified butter • water (about 240 ml) • For the topping: • crushed garlic •

large cups fine bulgur (white or brown, as available and preferred) (about 400 grams) • large cup all-purpose flour (about 130 grams) • small onion, very finely grated • salt • cumin • ground red pepper • tomato paste • red pepper paste • Filling: • large onions, very finely chopped • ghee or clarified butter • salt •

mozzarella cheese (250 grams) • Akkawi cheese (250 grams) • kunafa pastry • ghee (about 120 ml) • unsalted butter (about 120 ml) • simple syrup (about 240 ml)

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

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

kunafa pastry • Clarified butter (ghee) mixed with butter, amount depends on the quantity of kunafa • Fresh cream or clotted cream (qishta or kaymak) • Simple syrup • For the syrup: • sugar (about 400 grams) • water (about 240 ml)

large potatoes, sliced into medium-thick rounds • ghee • garlic cloves • tomato juice (about 240 ml) • tomato paste • salt • black pepper • chicken bouillon cube, optional

mixed vegetables (frozen or fresh, about 12 oz/340 grams) • basmati rice (about 400 grams) • ghee • Olive oil • Boiling water for the rice • Salt and black pepper to taste • turmeric • medium onion • For the kofta: • ground beef or lamb (1 kilogram) • small piece of lamb fat (optional) • Salt and black pepper to taste •

pita bread, cut into cubes and toasted • cooked chickpeas (about 510 grams) • plain yogurt (about 480 grams) • tahini (about 60 ml) • garlic, minced • Salt to taste • pine nuts (about 30 grams) • clarified butter or ghee (about 30 grams) • For garnish: • Pomegranate seeds • Parsley • red chili powder

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

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

shredded kunafa dough • Clarified butter (ghee) • Vegetable oil • For the filling: Kiri cheese or cheese wedges

kunafa pastry (about 500 grams) • Mixed nuts: shelled peanuts • cashews • raisins • almonds • hazelnuts • shredded coconut • water (about 240 ml) • clarified butter or ghee • For the syrup: 2 cups sugar (about 400 grams)

whole chicken, cut into pieces • onion, sliced into half-moons • Ghee • Green olives • olive oil (180 ml) • Saffron threads soaked in water • garlic, minced • Chopped fresh cilantro and parsley • each: salt (to taste), black pepper, paprika, turmeric, ground ginger (my addition) (Chicken spice mix: turmeric, paprika, coriander, cumin) • Lemon juice • Assorted vegetables (such as sweet potatoes, preserved lemon, potatoes)

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 •

Amount as desired • medium couscous • small chicken • large onion, chopped • tomato, grated and seeds removed • garlic, minced • Chickpeas, soaked overnight (or canned chickpeas) • Vegetables typically used: • Carrots • Potatoes • Zucchini • Butternut squash •

kunafa pastry (shredded phyllo dough) • Clarified butter or ghee • Mozzarella cheese or sweetened Akkawi cheese • Hot sugar syrup (shira or simple syrup)

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) •

beef or lamb (about 1 kilogram) • Sliced onions • cilantro and parsley • Tomato juice • Zucchini • Carrots • Cabbage • Fava beans • Green peas • Chickpeas, soaked beforehand • Butternut squash • Spices: •

fine bulgur (about 400 grams) • boneless, skinless chicken breasts (500 grams) • large onion • garlic • parsley leaves • salt • black pepper • Filling • clarified butter or ghee • coarsely chopped boneless, skinless chicken breasts (500 grams) • large onions, finely chopped • salt •

red lentils (about 285 grams) • whole grain oats (about 90 grams) • carrots, washed and finely grated • boiling water (about 1.9 liters) • chicken bouillon cubes • ground beef (about 100 grams) • onion, finely chopped • ghee • salt • mixed spices

medium couscous • Salt • clarified butter or ghee • raisins (about 250 grams) • Chicken • oil • Salt • hot pepper • turmeric • ginger • cinnamon • cinnamon stick •