48 iraqi loomi samak Recipes

olive oil, onion, chopped, rice, tomato sauce, tomatoes, large chopped, cilantro, minced for garnish, stalks celery, diced, salt, dill weed, pepper, garlic powder

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

fava beans , before cleaning, rice, chopped fresh dill, onion, chopped, oil, salt , to taste, yogurt or date syrup

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 )

grape leaves, beef or 2 lbs lamb, minced, grain uncooked rice (basmati rice works best), tomato sauce, tomato paste, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, salt, black pepper, cumin, paprika, ground coriander, ground nutmeg, cinnamon, ground cardamom, fresh-squeezed lemon juice, canola oil, carrots, water

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

rice, oil, onion, diced, water or 2 cups, tomato paste or 2 tbsp ketchup, pepper, salt

white sugar, water, butter, rice flour, freshly ground cardamom, rose water (i prefer iranian, s vary greatly in quality), hand full slivered almonds , toasted in a dry pan, crushed pistachio nut , to almost a powder (optional)

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

fish , filets, raisins, onions, tomato, canned, parsley, chopped, sugar, lemon juice, cumin, ground, pine nuts, pepper , to taste, salt , to taste, butter, oil, for frying

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