8 iraqi white Recipes

dry white bean , soaked over-night and cooked in the morning until they are half-done, lamb, onion, finely chopped, corn oil (or any oil you usually use), tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, curry powder (i prefer madras -product of india with green label), salt and pepper

white basmati rice, olive oil (or butter for those who eat dairy), chicken stock (or beef etc.), salt, pine nuts, paper towels , each cut in two

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)

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 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

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)