47 iraqi sweetmeat 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

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

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

luxury dried fruits (a medley of raisins, currants, citrus peel, sultanas, apricots, figs, dates etc.), ground almonds, glace ginger, chopped, orange , zest of, grated medium, brandy or 2 -3 tsp orange juice, caster sugar (superfine sugar), mixed spice (or a mixture of ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves and allspice), pistachio nuts, red glace cherries

ground almonds, icing sugar, orange blossom water, pistachio nuts, peeled and finely chopped, caster sugar, extra icing sugar, extra pistachio nuts, peeled, see note below

chopped dried apricots, allspice, ginger, cinnamon, chopped dried red plums or 2 cups prunes, honey, cinnamon, chopped dried figs , stems removed first, honey, unsweetened cocoa, cinnamon, crystal sugar , maple sugar or 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa or 1/4 cup ground chopped pecans, walnuts or 1/4 cup almonds

any good cut of beef. (i usually use shoulder )., sliced onions ., whole head of garlic. (don tsp be scared. cooked garlic doesn tsp smell )., honey ., red wine for the recipe ., other half to drink while preparing ., soy-sauce. (the real stuff ), bay leaves ., pimento spice ., oil, roaster if you have 1. if not ,any large pot that can go into the oven.

base, butter, flour, dark brown sugar, dark brown sugar, beaten eggs, flour, grated coconut, chopped pecans, granulated sugar

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