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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

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 •

yellow lentils, washed and soaked for at least 1 hour (about 200 grams) • onion, chopped • garlic, minced • large potato, peeled and chopped • large carrot, peeled and chopped • zucchini, chopped • olive oil (60 ml) • Curry powder • spice blend • Cumin • Cilantro • Citric acid (or substitute with a squeeze of lemon) •

ground beef (500 grams) • large onion • small garlic clove • small green bell pepper • black pepper • cumin and a pinch of ground cloves • soy sauce • Salt, to taste • butter and a squeeze of lemon juice • level teaspoon mild chili powder (optional) • Fresh parsley or cilantro (optional)

dried, ground hot red pepper (about 20 grams) • tomato sauce (about 55 grams) • water (about 315 ml) • green hot chili peppers • black pepper, packed • ground coriander (cilantro seed) • ginger • paprika • garlic powder, packed • dried onion flakes • Salt, to taste • apple cider vinegar and regular white vinegar (mixed) •

large chicken breasts, ground • breadcrumbs (about 100 grams) • egg • Spices: • Salt, to taste • each black pepper, coriander, ginger • Nutmeg, Chinese kebab spice (or Chinese five-spice) • Chicken bouillon powder (or 1/4 of a bouillon cube dissolved in 1/2 tablespoon water) • cinnamon • vinegar • garlic powder • finely grated or very finely chopped onion, or use onion powder •

Chicken breasts or thighs, as much as you like • large onion • basmati rice (about 600 grams) • ☆ Spices: • Salt, to taste • large garlic cloves • (not heaping) black pepper • ground cilantro (coriander) • turmeric • curry powder • ground nutmeg and allspice • kabsa spice mix, if you have it (optional) •