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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 •

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 •

red lentils (about 200 grams) • medium potatoes • carrot • garlic • salt • turmeric or safflower • lemon juice or citric acid

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

rice (about 400 grams) • ground beef (about 200 grams) • tomato paste • zucchini or squash • eggplants • green bell peppers • tomato • onions • Grape • Salt and black pepper • citric acid (or juice of 1 lemon) • Oil •

large potatoes or 3 small potatoes • small carrots • large tomato • medium onion • garlic and some mashed ginger • each: salt, cumin, black pepper, turmeric • washed and soaked lentils (about 285 grams)

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 •

Butternut squash • Broccoli florets • Purslane • green onions, chopped • pumpkin seeds (about 30 grams) • pomegranate seeds (about 40 grams) • couscous, rinsed and drained (about 320 grams) • hot water (about 710 ml) • olive oil (about 60 ml) • Salt • Black pepper • Paprika •

whole chicken (use the breast and thighs) • plain yogurt (about 240 ml) • tomato paste • white vinegar • Juice of 1 large lemon • ground fennel • ground cilantro seeds (coriander) • garlic, minced • black pepper • Ground red chili pepper • Salt • potatoes (about 1/2 kilogram) •

couscous (500 grams) • tomatoes • onion • garlic clove • bell peppers, one red and one green • yellow lemon • sliced beef or lamb (1 kilogram) • tomato paste • turmeric • curry powder • black pepper • Salt •

red lentils (about 400 grams) • large carrots • medium zucchini • medium potatoes • medium onions, sliced into rings • garlic • olive oil • mixed spices • salt, or to taste • Boiling water

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 •

Amount as desired • red lentils (about 300 grams) • Bone-in chicken • onion • tomato • carrots • potatoes • olive oil (about 45 ml) • salt • each of: • ground ginger • turmeric •

For the couscous sauce • meat or chicken • cooked chickpeas • ras el hanout (Moroccan spice blend) • paprika • hot chili powder • medium onion • medium garlic cloves • vegetable oil • black pepper • sugar • tomato paste or tomato sauce •

medium eggplants • medium onion • green bell pepper • large garlic cloves • Salt, to taste • tomato paste (about 45 grams) • black pepper • ground coriander • turmeric and curry powder • bay leaves • ground ginger • apple cider vinegar •

large potatoes • clarified butter or unsalted butter • salt and black pepper • milk (about 120 ml) • For the ground beef filling: • vegetable oil • small onion, diced • large garlic cloves • Salt to taste • cilantro • black pepper • ginger, Chinese kebab spice, and nutmeg •