45 iraqi loomi Recipes

orange lentils, water, salt or 1 chicken bouillon cube, black pepper, dry onion

baby zucchini (the light green ones ), bell pepper, baharat spice mix, to taste (dh s family uses curry powder ), ground beef, cooking onion, chopped (smaller pieces are better), flat leaf parsley , including stems, chopped, sea salt , to taste, white basmati rice, rinsed and soaked, tomato paste, water

basmati rice, saffron thread, rose water, oil (or ghee or butter), blanched slivered almond (don tsp leave these out please), onion, finely chopped, ground lamb or 275 g beef, baharat mixed spice (baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), sea salt , to taste, tomato paste (optional, see introduction ), raisins, chicken stock (i use emirati style yellow )

eggplants (large, the longer the better), ground meat (i prefer 1lb beef, 1lb lamb), onions (1 medium finely minced , 1 larger diced), garlic cloves (finely minced ), egg, tomatoes (large, firm ), tomato paste (can), beef (can) or 14 oz chicken stock (can), lemon juice, salt, pepper, turmeric (or curry powder), spices (any others you desire, i like cumin, coriander, etc.), oil (canola, vegetable, or olive)

fresh fish, pieces serving size, skinned, sea salt, iraqi curry powder ( ), ground cumin, all-purpose flour (to be gluten free see introduction), sweet paprika, canola oil (i think corn oil is traditionally used, you may use vegetable too, i added some butter to the oil fo), lemon wedge, to serve or, sumac, to serve

eggplants, tomatoes, onion, garlic cloves, ground beef, potatoes, tomato paste, pepper, salt, corn oil

basmati rice, vegetable oil, salt, turmeric, water, dehydrated onion

vegetable oil, ground beef, onion, diced into very small pieces, parsley, salt

dates, dried & pitted (i used medjool), ghee (i used butter but it may burn), walnut pieces, sesame seeds , toasted in a dry frying pan

cake flour, cornstarch, powdered milk, corn oil (i prefer ) or 1 cup sunflower oil (i prefer ), sugar, water

sweet pumpkin, peeled, cut into 3/4 inch chunks, onion, finely chopped, garlic clove, minced, canned plum tomatoes, chopped into small chunks, tomato paste, canola oil (iraqi s use corn oil but we are allergic to corn), sea salt , to taste, curry powder (i always use iraqi , to taste), cayenne (or to taste)

lamb or 1 lb beef, cubed, vinegar, olive oil, onion, coarsely chopped, salt, pepper

white fish steaks or 1 1/2 lbs fillets, sea salt, ghee (butter or oil), onions, chopped, grated fresh ginger (i leave this out ), garlic cloves, crushed, hot chili pepper, baharat mixed spice (baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), turmeric, cinnamon bark (small means small or it will be too cinnamony), chopped peeled tomato (i used canned plum tomatoes which i puree in a blender leaving just a few small chunks), two dried black lime (loomi, pierced twice with a skewer), water

baby chickens (approx 600 g each), turmeric powder, dried black lemon , poked (loomi aswad, dried black lime), cardamom pods, partially opened, black pepper , balls, whole cinnamon bark, salt, onions, peeled and halved, carrots, cut in chunks (optional), celery, stalks (optional), water

leg of lamb or 1 k lamb, whole cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, onion, cut in quarters, whole dried black lime (loomi, pierced a couple times with a skewer), sea salt, ground cardamom, oil, basmati rice, saffron threads soaked in 1/4 cup warm water, sultana , soaked in water, pine nuts, onion, chopped, ground cumin & 1 tsp ground cardamom (i omit these two 1 tsp add 3/4 tsp baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), dried lime powder (loomi), sea salt , to taste, oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped fine, white vinegar, tomato sauce (like hunts or a good can plumb tomatoes pureed), tomato paste, stock (reserved from cooking the lamb), sea salt, fresh lemon, halved for serving

white basmati rice, washed and soaked as much as needed depending on quality, water, sea salt , to taste, unsalted butter, divided (butter is essential, oil or margarine is not to be subbed here), whole cardamom pods, crushed slightly to open a bit, turmeric powder (it s really for colour), scant 1/2 cup date molasses (dibis tamar in middle eastern shops), balkan yogurt, to serve

cooking onion, olive oil, whole dried lime , pierced once with a skewer (loomi, not optional! it gives it s distinctive taste to this soup), tomato paste, garlic cloves, crushed, tomato, chopped, sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, ground cumin, fresh cilantro, chopped, carrot, diced, yellow potato, diced, chicken stock (i use my own homemade), red lentil, rice vermicelli, broken up, lemon , a fresh squeeze for each serving (optional but delicious)

lamb shanks, cold water, dried lime (noomi, loomi, 1 strip of lemon rind may be used), onion, finely chopped, olive oil, baharat ( aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), turmeric, canned tomato puree (i always sweeten with 3/4 tbsp brown sugar), salt & pepper, raisins (optional, i recommend ), lemon , juice of (optional i think it just adds more to the flavor, which is good.)