378 zahra mekhla eastern Recipes

olive oil or 2 tbsp coconut oil, onions, chopped, butternut squash, peeled and diced, carrots, peeled, quartered and sliced, tomatoes, diced, ground cumin, turmeric, chickpeas, salt, pepper, cilantro or 1/2 cup parsley, chopped

fresh yeast or 1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast, warm milk, egg, bread flour, salt, olive oil, plus more for the dish, olive oil, onion, chopped, kosher salt, ground lamb, garlic cloves, minced finely, cinnamon, cumin, fresh ground black pepper, sumac, canned tomato, sugar, dried mint

olive oil, simply potatoes diced potatoes with onion, red bell pepper, green onions, cumin, canned chicken broth, sumac, spice mix, fresh cilantro

boneless pork loin (or substitute bone-in boston butt), garlic salt, red wine vinegar, red pepper flakes, liquid smoke (i use 2 tsp), barbecue sauce (optional garnish sweet baby ray s is good !), a-1 steak sauce (optional garnish )

edamame, extra virgin olive oil, salt, ground cumin (i used cumin seeds which were toasted lightly in a dry skillet first), garlic cloves, peeled and chopped, fresh italian parsley (reduced from 1/2 cup), tahini (i tried roasted ), water (i used the cooking liquid from the edamame instead of ), fresh lemon juice (i used meyer lemon), olive oil, sumac, fresh parsley

sunflower sprouts, red clover sprouts, fenugreek sprouts, olive, jerusalem artichoke (shredded )

broad beans (fresh, soaked or tinned ), chopped spring onion, chopped fresh parsley, chopped coriander leaves, garlic cloves, minced, salt, fresh ground pepper, hot chili pepper, bicarbonate of soda, sesame seeds (optional), oil (for deep frying)

pita breads, vegetable oil, onion, finely chopped, ground veal or 1 1/2 lbs ground beef or 1 1/2 lbs ground lamb, chili pepper, finely chopped, salt and pepper, allspice, cinnamon, sumac, lemon juice, cayenne, chopped flat leaf parsley, pine nuts, toasted, melted butter or 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

lamb, lemons , juice of, garlic cloves (more if you prefer ), fresh oregano, fresh rosemary, olive oil, salt and pepper, cucumber, preferably seedless, greek yogurt, garlic cloves, fresh mint leaves, salt and pepper, olive oil, onion, garlic cloves, minced, apricots , in juice, not syrup, dry sherry (optional), lemon , juice of, chopped parsley, salt and pepper, tomatoes, bell pepper, any color, cucumber, olive, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper, pita bread rounds, cut into wedges, vegetable oil (for frying )

dark red kidney beans , save the liquid (you can use freshly cooked kidney beans if you prefer), chicken chilli, pomegranate molasses, dried chipotle powder (can add more if you wish), sumac, ground ginger, ground cardamom, whole cinnamon stick, dark brown sugar (can sub honey, raw sugar, etc.), yellow onion, peeled, finely minced (i used a food processor to finely mince the onion and garlic), garlic clove, salt , to taste, black pepper , to taste, cooked ground chicken (can sub beef, turkey, etc.), red beans, tomato paste (or tomato sauce), fresh jalapeno, finely minced (this is optional), red bell pepper, finely minced, raw apple cider vinegar, paprika, cooked ground chicken (can sub beef, turkey, etc.)

vegetable stock (or broth), kosher salt, black pepper, red lentil, channa dal (split desi chickpeas), toor dal (split yellow pigeon peas), diced new potatoes, drained and rinsed well, minced garlic (8 small cloves), toasted sesame seeds (or black sesame seeds or mix of the two), ground cumin, turmeric, garam masala, red cayenne, lemon juice

white rice, water, whole milk, granulated sugar, orange blossom water, dates, diced, ground cinnamon or 3/4 tsp cardamom

pumpkin (kent or jap whole recommended), brown rice, olive oil, brown onions (medium chopped ), lamb mince, harissa, cumin (ground ), cinnamon (ground ), chili flakes (dried ), chicken stock (salt reduced), chickpeas (drained and rinsed ), lentils (drained and rinsed ), coriander leaves (chopped ), pistachio nuts (kernels specified chopped), yoghurt (greek style to serve)

lean ground lamb, middle-eastern mixed spice, green onions, finely chopped, garlic clove, crushed, lemon juice, grape tomatoes, halved, turkish bread (pide, split lengthwise), low-fat natural yogurt, chopped coriander, plus extra to garnish, lemon wedge, to serve

shredded phyllo dough (othmaliye dough or kunafa dough), ghee, melted, milk, fine semolina, nestle cream (1 tin), rose water, pistachios, crushed, sugar syrup

eggplants , cut into 1/4-inch thick round slices, salt, olive oil , for shallow frying, garlic cloves, white vinegar, ground almonds, olive oil, lemon juice, white bread, fresh mint, chopped, salt

ground lamb, salt, onion, finely chopped, ground cumin, ground allspice, cayenne pepper, roughly chopped fresh coriander, middle eastern flat bread, red onion , thibly sliced, greek yogurt, lemon, cut into 4 wedges, lettuce

potatoes, asparagus , halved crossways, sugar snap peas, canned chick-peas , darined and rinsed, red capsicum , deseed and cut into 1cm pieces, baby cos lettuce, red onion, finely chopped, shredded fresh mint, mild paprika, black pepper, ground cumin, ground coriander, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, ground fennel, extra virgin olive oil, garlic clove, chopped, grated lemon rind, fresh lemon juice, water, salt