Of beans

garlic • ripe medium tomatoes • hot peppers, to taste • fava beans • medium onion • Salt, to taste • Cumin, to taste • Black pepper, to taste

green beans (300 grams) • beef, cut into pieces (about 1/2 kilogram, adjust to taste) • tomato juice (about 710 ml) • tomato paste • garlic cloves, sliced • large onion, finely chopped • butter • oil • salt • black pepper • seven spice blend • beef broth (about 475 ml)

sandwich bread of your choice (I used whole wheat bread) • cooked chickpeas • tomato • small rings of onion, finely chopped • butter • Mayonnaise and Dijon mustard sauce, or any sauce you prefer • Fresh oregano leaves, finely chopped

cooked chickpeas (about 165 grams) • avocado • chopped parsley • chopped onion • Salt and pepper to taste • vinegar • lemon juice • Sumac to taste • Cumin to taste • Hot chili flakes to taste

Cooked chickpeas • Cherry tomatoes • olive oil (about 30 ml) • chopped parsley (about 4 grams) • pepper paste (about 5 grams) • salt (about 1.5 grams) • cumin (about 1 gram) • Bread • Lettuce • Mint

cooked chickpeas (about 340 grams) • plain yogurt (about 240 grams) • tahini (about 60 grams) • garlic, minced • Juice of 1 lemon • garlic, peeled • ground cumin • sumac • dried thyme • olive oil • Salt to taste • For garnish: chopped parsley, red bell pepper, olive oil, dried thyme

couscous (about 1 kg) • whole chicken • tomato paste • spice blend (such as ras el hanout or your favorite mix) • onions, chopped • soaked chickpeas (about 250 grams) • Salt to taste, ground black pepper • Olive oil for frying • green bell pepper • Raisins for garnish

chicken (about 1 kg) • medium-grain couscous (about 1 kg) • soaked chickpeas (about 150 grams) • large cup raisins (about 150 grams) • onion • tomato • Salt to taste • Saffron • Black pepper • Turmeric • Ginger • Tomato paste •

cooked chickpeas (about 1 kg) • cooked fava beans (about 1 kg) • Tahini • Salt • Olive oil • Crushed garlic • Freshly squeezed lemon juice

cooked fava beans (about 170 grams) • tomato • green bell pepper • onion • tahini • vinegar • eggs • Your favorite spices, to taste • Salt • Black pepper • oil

cooked chickpeas with their cooking water (500 grams) • plain yogurt (about 1 quart, 1 kilogram) • garlic, finely minced • tahini or hummus • Salt to taste • pita breads, cut into cubes • ground cumin • clarified butter (ghee) • Optional: almonds or pine nuts, as desired • Paprika • Ground cumin • whole chickpeas

yellow lentils (orange lentils) (about 200 grams) • mung beans (green lentils) (about 100 grams) • small onion • medium garlic cloves • medium tomato • Mixed spices • Bouillon cube or salt, to taste • carrot, diced into small cubes • Chopped parsley, as much as you like (use a little or a lot) • Optional: chicken cubes and potatoes (I left these out)

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

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

Mixed vegetables, cut into medium pieces (use as much as you like) • Zucchini, potatoes, bell pepper, carrots, cauliflower, green beans • tomatoes, diced • medium onion, diced • crushed garlic • Spices: a pinch each of black pepper, cumin, crushed red pepper, turmeric, garlic powder, onion powder, mixed spices, and salt to taste • tomato paste • water (about 240 ml) • corn oil (about 60 ml) • Chopped fresh cilantro • fresh dill, chopped by hand

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 •

(about 3 1/3 cups) medium couscous, or as needed for your family size • large carrots • large onions • large zucchini • generous amount of green beans • large potatoes • Olive oil • Water • Salt to taste • Paprika

couscous (about 170 grams) • oil • salt • water (about 710 ml) • tomatoes (about 180 grams) • onion • oil • Salt and pepper • turmeric and paprika • mixed spices • potato • chickpeas, corn, and fava beans (about 80 grams total) •

washed and soaked rice • garlic • Shrimp, amount as desired • Frozen or fresh vegetables (carrots, peas, green beans) • green onion • hot pepper, amount as desired • sesame oil if available, or any available oil • spices • paprika • salt • soy sauce

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

cooked chickpeas • tahini (more or less, depending on desired thickness) • Salt to taste • Juice of 1 1/2 lemons • Cumin • Olive oil

tahini (about 240 grams) • cooked chickpeas, soaked and boiled (about 340 grams) • salt • Juice of 2 lemons • espresso cup of water, or as needed (about 2 ounces or 60 ml) • Sumac, for garnish

canned chickpeas (about 340 grams) • tahini (sesame paste) • garlic, minced • lemon juice • salt

cooked chickpeas (about 165 grams) • tahini • Juice of 1/2 lemon • salt • ice cube • cumin • sweet paprika • olive oil

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) •

Cooked chickpeas • tahini (about 120 ml) • peeled garlic cloves • salt • little water • Juice of half a lemon • Olive oil • Parsley for garnish • Sweet paprika

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

(14 oz/400 grams) chickpeas, drained and rinsed • white vinegar • tahini (sesame paste) • ground black pepper • ground cumin • salt • garlic, minced • very cold water (60 ml)

chickpeas (about 200 grams) • water (about 60 ml) • vegetable oil (about 60 ml) • Salt to taste • Juice of 1 lemon • tahini • plain yogurt • garlic • baking soda • For topping: • olive oil (about 60 ml) • Dried red pepper flakes •