dianak

fresh okra, washed with heads removed • lamb, cut into cubes • medium tomatoes, peeled and cut into slices • garlic, crushed • garlic • fresh coriander, chopped • cinnamon sticks • lemon, squeezed • vegetable oil • pepper • pinch ground cardamom • salt

medium frozen artichokes, around 12 pieces and you can use canned artichoke hearts • lamb, cut into very small cubes • small onion, finely chopped • garlic, minced • fresh coriander, finely chopped • lemon juice, or 1 lemon squeezed • corn starch • cinnamon sticks • vegetable oil • roasted pine nuts • pepper to taste • salt to taste

green beans, washed with ends removed and each bean pod cut into three pieces • beef, cut into cubes for cooking • small onion, thinly chopped • fresh coriander, chopped • garlic, crushed • tomato paste, dissolved in 1 cup water • vegetable oil • pepper • salt to taste

head romaine lettuce, chopped into thin stripes • medium tomatoes, cut into medium sized cubes • medium cucumbers, sliced into 1cm thick circles • sumac • lemon, squeezed • pomegranate syrup • olive oil • salt to taste

medium eggplants, "aubergine" • all-purpose flour • vegetable oil for frying • salt to taste

small eggplants • coarsely ground beef • medium onion, finely chopped • large tomatoes, peeled and sliced • tomato paste, dissolved in 3 cups water • raw pine nuts • cinnamon • pepper • nutmeg powder • salt • vegetable oil, for frying eggplants • vegetable oil, for frying onion, pine nuts and meat

spinach, thoroughly cleaned and coarsely chopped • finely ground meat • onions, finely chopped • raw pine nuts • water • lemon juice • vegetable oil • black pepper • salt

round beef, cut into cubes • green beans, washed with ends • zucchini, cut into cubes • medium carrots, peeled and cut into cubes • potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes • large tomatoes, peeled and cut into cubes • small onion, finely chopped • fresh parsley, chopped • tomato paste, dissolved in 1 cup water • vegetable oil • cinnamon sticks • pepper •

skinless chicken thighs, cleaned • vermicelli • medium onion • cinnamon sticks • lemon juice • bay leaves • white pepper • nutmeg powder • salt • vegetable oil, for frying

fish fillets, sush as hamour fish • lemon, cut in slices • medium onions, sliced • raw pine nuts, roasted • lemon juice • olive oil • vegetable oil • salt • For the tahini sauce • tahini, sesame paste • garlic, crushed • lemon juice •

yogurt • medium cucumbers, cut into cubes • garlic, crushed • dried mint

large eggplants, peeled and cut into long thick slices • canned chickpeas • large tomatoes, peeled and cut into slices • large onions, cut into thin slices • tomato paste, dissolved in 1 cup water • garlic, chopped • olive oil • vegetable oil for frying • salt

flour • vegetable oil • yeast • fennel seed • poppy seeds

For the Sauce • yogurt • starch, dissolved in ½ cup water • For the Kibbeh Paste • fine bulgur, fine cracked wheat • semolina • ground beef • onion, finely chopped • allspice • cumin • salt • For the Stuffing •

beef kafta • potatoes, peeled and cut into thick slices • large tomatoes, peeled and cut into thick slices • large onion, peeled and cut into slices • tomato paste, dissolved into 1 1/2 cup water • pomegranate syrup • pepper to taste • salt to taste

Cake: • flour • fine sugar • eggs • vegetable oil • liquid milk, or 4 teaspoons of powder milk dissolved in 1 cup water • cocoa powder • baking powder • vanilla • zest of half lemon • Chocolate Sauce: • butter •

beef, round, "mawzat", cut into cubes • white rice, washed and strained • small onion, thinly chopped • garlic, crushed • lemon, squeezed • fresh coriander, chopped • cinnamon sticks • ground cinnamon • vegetable oil • pepper to taste • salt to taste

spaghetti, or one packet • ground meat • medium onion, thinly chopped • large onion, peeled and thinly diced • tomato paste, dissolved in one cup water • tomato sauce • mozzarella cheese, grated • garlic clove, crushed • raw pine nuts, fried • dried basil • dried oregano • vegetable oil •

beef, round, "mawzaat", cut into big cubes • yogurt • large onion, cut into thin slices • starch, dissolved in half cup of water • cinnamon sticks • cinnamon • cardamom powder • vegetable oil • pepper to taste • salt to taste