40 iraqi Recipes

dry mung beans , soaked overnight, rice, fresh dill, chopped, onion, chopped, oil, salt (to taste), plain yogurt (optional, for serving), date molasses (dibis, optional for serving)

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

cumin, allspice (or 1 tbsp another substitute (halal)), cinnamon (or to taste, i don tsp use when using the another allspice substitute (halal) i just add a bit more of that recipe), sea salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper (original recipe called for 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes which i couldn tsp locate), butter, thick white fish fillets (such as orange roughy or red snapper), sweet onions, dried limes (loomi, noomi basra in middle eastern stores, may use white or black version), garlic cloves, minced, tomato, sliced, pomegranate molasses dissolved in 3/4 cup water

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)

oil, ground beef, onions, chopped, semolina, okra, ripe tomatoes, chopped, crushed garlic, baharat or 2 tbsp ground allspice ( is a spice mixture common to iraqi, egyptian and lebanese kitchens. you can find it in spice), salt, tomato paste, half lemon, sugar

white beans (navy beans, great northern , etc), tomato sauce, salt, water, fresh basil, cooked chicken

flour, sugar, butter, orange flower water, water, dates, pitted, butter

ground lamb with a little fat (i use extra lean ground beef and add a some extra olive oil), garlic clove, crushed, a small onion, finely chopped, chopped parsley, tomato paste, grain white rice, rinsed (i use basmati), baharat mixed spice (i use , baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), sea salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, lemon , juice of, olive oil, zucchini (or cusa, the small stuffing squash are best if you can get them), olive oil, broth (chicken or beef, if needed), lemon , juice of, date syrup (also called date molasses, dibis in arabic, silan in hebrew), sea salt , to taste, canned plum tomato , ground in a food processor, tomato paste, garlic clove, crushed, olive oil, drippings from cooked zucchini, baharat mixed spice (i use , baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix)

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 or 1 kg chicken, on the bone, whole wheat (called habb harees ) or 1 kg pearled durham wheat (called habb harees ), ghee (or traditional samen), salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, water , as needed, ground cinnamon, roasted ground cumin, whole bruised cardamom pods, cinnamon, sugar

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.)

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