376 mekhla eastern Recipes

grated zucchini (italian marrow zucchini), diced onion, maggi chicken bouillon cube (use 1/2 of cube, then if preferred add 2nd half of cube), dried and crushed mint (optional), vegetable oil

butter beans, green beans, sumac, red onion, finely chopped, roughly chopped fresh flat leaf parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, honey, garlic clove, crushed

banana, chopped & frozen, tahini, water (spring !), carob syrup (can be purchased in health food or middle eastern markets) or 1 tbsp carob powder (can be purchased in health food or middle eastern markets), vanilla bean paste, honey (or more to taste)

eggplants, olive oil, parsley, chopped, garlic clove, crushed, lemon , juice of, salt, black pepper

extra-virgin olive oil, onions, halved and thinly sliced (about 3 cups), ground cumin, ground coriander, orange juice, reduced-sodium chicken broth or 4 cups vegetable broth, chickpeas, rinsed, peeled and diced sweet potatoes (about 1 lb), brown basmati rice, salt, fresh ground pepper, chopped fresh cilantro

olive oil, minced onions, garlic cloves, minced, salt, minced bell pepper, cumin, cooked white beans, minced fresh parsley, cooked brown rice, lemon juice, black pepper

arugula, washed and dried, sweet onions, thinly sliced, sliced mushrooms, plum tomato, sliced, extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, garlic clove, mashed, honey, sumac, salt, pepper

sweet paprika, ground ginger, red chili powder, ground cumin, ground coriander, pepper, ground cardamom, cinnamon, allspice, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, boneless leg of lamb , trimmed of excess fat and cut into 2 cm cubes, orange , juice of, chicken stock, apricots, chopped, prunes, chopped, grape leaves, fresh or preserved

olive oil, garlic cloves, minced (about 2 tbsp), minced fresh mint leaves or 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, alone or in combination, table salt, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, cayenne pepper, ground black pepper

farina (smeed), rendered butter, flour, oil or 1/2 cup crisco shortening, sugar, mahlab, ground (black cherry kernels), gum arabic, ground (miska), salt, yeast, water, milk, dates, cinnamon, nutmeg, rendered butter

preserved grape leaves or 60 fresh grape leaves, onion, finely chopped, corn oil, ground beef (if you live near an hallal butcher ask for iraqi kabob, it is a flavorful mixture of both) or 1 1/2 lbs lamb (if you live near an hallal butcher ask for iraqi kabob, it is a flavorful mixture of both), rice, chopped parsley, chopped mint, salt, black pepper, lemon juice, butter, chicken broth (and i even add a chicken cube for more flavor), butter, flour, chicken broth, eggs, lemon juice, salt, white pepper (i never have this so i use black, you just get little flecks in you sauce, still yummy!)

olive oil, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, crushed, lean braising steak, cut into small cubes, ground cinnamon, red wine, tomato paste, water, fresh bay leaf, worcestershire sauce, shelled fava beans, fresh, chopped flat leaf parsley, salt & freshly ground black pepper, crusty bread, to serve

lump crabmeat, heavy cream (you may need to use a little more), dijon mustard, mayonnaise, old bay seasoning, breadcrumbs , crushed saltines (energ gluten free also work well), egg, beaten

milk, eggs, sugar (i used half unbleached white and half dark brown ), vanilla extract, ground cardamom, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, freshly grated orange zest, orange blossom water, stale bread cubes, cranberry sauce, butter, nuts, to garnish (i used slivered almonds although walnuts, pistachios,pecans, hazelnuts, etc. will work)

mixed quinoa , red lentils & bulgar wheat, chopped apricots, raisins, cinnamon sticks, turmeric, black pepper, salt, olive oil

all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, pecans, toasted finely chopped, granulated sugar, butter, softened, eggs, vanilla extract, fat-free buttermilk, butter, dark brown sugar, half-and-half, powdered sugar, pure maple syrup

leg of lamb, flat leaf parsley, finely chopped, mint leaves, finely chopped, coriander, finely chopped, fresh thyme, finely chopped, garlic, crushed, cm ginger, peeled and grated, red chile, de seeded and finely chopped, ground cumin, ground coriander, ground cinnamon, paprika, lemon , juice and zest of, extra virgin olive oil, salt & freshly ground black pepper

chicken, cut up, chicken stock, enough to cover the chicken, onion, diced, arabic seven spice, cumin, cardamom powder, turmeric powder, frozen peas, carrots (frozen or fresh, diced small), ground beef, grain rice, almonds, pine nuts, parsley, for garnish, seasoned salt, a lemon, salt, arabic seven spice