yogurt (Greek or regular) • –3 cucumbers, finely chopped • –2 garlic cloves, crushed • dried mint or a handful of fresh mint, chopped • To taste, salt • drizzle of olive oil (optional) • As required, cucumber,
(quarts) fresh rhubarb juice • or teaspoon bread yeast, or brewers yeast or wine yeast • meta bi sulfite for color preservation • sugar with cup of water to make simple syrup, optional
knafeh dough, or mafroukeh • akkawi cheese, if available, or any other unsalted white cheese like mozzarella • fine semolina, ferkha flour • butter • - For the sugar syrup: • sugar • water • rose water • lemon juice • orange blossom water
red kidney beans, 450 grams/can • beef, cut into cubes • tomato paste, dissolved in 1 cup water • garlic, crushed • big onion, chopped • water • vegetable oil • cinnamon sticks • salt
semolina • fine semolina, ferkha flour • dried yeast, dissolved in 2 tablespoons warm water • butter, melted • orange blossom water • rose water • For the stuffing: • date paste • butter • mahlab, if available
spinach, thoroughly cleaned and coarsely chopped • finely ground meat • onions, finely chopped • pine nuts • water • lemon juice • vegetable oil • salt • black pepper
- For the batter: • flour • warm water • dried yeast dissolved in 2 tablespoons of warm water • baking powder • sugar • rose water • - For the ashta cream: prepare ahead of time • milk • whipping cream • American-style white bread • cornstarch, dissolved in ¼ cup water •
- For the dough: • flour • dried yeast, dissolved in ¼ cup warm water • water • vegetable oil • salt • For the stuffing: • onion, minced • fresh spinach • vegetable oil • sumac • pomegranate syrup, if available •
- For the dough: • flour • dried yeast dissolved in 2 tablespoons of warm water • warm milk • warm water • vegetable oil • salt • - For the filling: • ground beef • pine nuts • medium onions, grated • vegetable oil •
- For the batter: • flour • warm water • dried yeast dissolved in 2 tablespoons of warm water • baking powder • sugar • rose water • - Walnut stuffing: • walnuts, coarsely ground • sugar • rose water • orange blossom water •
spinach, shredded • brown lentils • medium potato, peeled and cut into small cubes • medium onions, chopped • garlic, chopped • lemon juice • salt • vegetable oil
- For the dough: • flour • dried yeast dissolved in ½ cup warm water • water • vegetable oil • salt • sugar • - For the meat mixture: • finely ground beef • onions, finely chopped • tomatoes, finely chopped • tomato paste •
semolina • fine semolina, ferkha flour • dried yeast, dissolved in 2 tablespoons warm water • butter, melted • orange blossom water • rose water • - For the stuffing: • walnuts, coarsely ground • sugar • orange blossom water • For garnishing: • powdered sugar
phyllo dough cut in medium sized triangles • feta cheese, crumbled with a fork • mozzarella cheese, grated • vegetable oil, for frying • flour, diluted in 1½ tablespoons water
sama rice flour (ready available) • sago • curd/ dahi • Sendha namak (salt) • green chillies ginger paste • soda bi carb/ or Eno if you use during vrat • oil • cumin seeds • sesame seeds • Curry leaves • green chillies cut slanting