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Ma'amoul

Posted by sanasmall  

These are delicious arabic biscuits / pastries, they can be made with a variety of fillings, including pistachios, walnuts or dates. They are often eaten in the Middle East as a celebratory food, for example at weddings, the end of ramadan, rosh... MORE»

Recipe #303231

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Kabab (Kebabs or Middle Eastern Skewers)

Posted by Pneuma  

Kababs are popular in the Middle East. These are often prepared during barbecues and eaten with pita bread and salads. Yield is approximate. MORE»

Recipe #302812

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Shishlik (Israeli Skewers)

Posted by Pneuma  

Popular in Israel and can use any meat,beef, lamb for it. Usually prepared without any veggies in the skewers and best served with salads and pita. Preparation time assumes that the meat has been cubed. Yield depends on how small the meat is cubed MORE»

Recipe #302801

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My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose: Rose Petal Jam - Conserve

Posted by French Tart  

A wonderful old English Medieval recipe for rose petal jam or rather rose petal conserve, as this is a soft set jam. Serve this elegant and fragrant jam with scones, pancakes or use it to sandwich sponge cakes together........smells heavenly and... MORE»

Recipe #301796

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Grilled Lamb Koft Kebabs or Panini With Pistachios and Spicy Sal

Posted by Chef #549351  

This recipe I first found on Foodnetwork.com and misplaced it and today came across it in the The Province Newspaper. I love trying new recipes and this was a good recipe for lamb. Sumac is a reddish spice from Middle East that is slightly sour ,... MORE»

Recipe #300224

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Couccous Curry

Posted by larry #2  

This recipe is really a good main dish,kinda exotic it came from Cooking Light Magazine MORE»

Recipe #300194

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Ultimate Hummus

Posted by Sass Smith  

This takes a little more work than cracking open a container from the store, but it is SO worth it. You can use regular chickpeas or the smaller, darker kind known as kala chana or desi chickpeas. Desi chickpeas are much healthier than the larger... MORE»

Recipe #299886

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Naan-Berenji

Posted by Molly53  

A delicately flavored cookie from Iran posted in response to a recipe request. MORE»

Recipe #299222

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Chickpea Salad

Posted by Chef Dudo  

In our little Israeli reastaurant around the corner they serve this wonderful hummus with in the middle a couple of tablespoons of slightly warm chickpea salad. At first I thought, chickpeas with chickpeas? But believe me, it's great. I gathered... MORE»

Recipe #299097

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Almond Flatbread

Posted by Sharon123  

Have fun with this, it's so much easier than cooking flatbread on a rock! This is good grilled too. I haven't tried this yet. A little history: One of the things that is absolutely compelling about flatbreads is that they are old, really old.... MORE»

Recipe #298829

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Persian / Iranian Maahi Kabab - Fish

Posted by Um Safia  

This is a lovely Persian fish dish. Serve it with Sabzi Polow for a traditional meal. You can use a little sumac or tamarind in place of the pomegranate powder. MORE»

Recipe #298652

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Persian / Iranian Ghalieh Esfanaaj

Posted by Um Safia  

This is a delicious Persian recipe for meatballs with lentils, split peas & black eyed beans. If you don't have Kashk you can use sour cream, also you can use sumac or a little tamarind paste / powder in place of the pomegranate powder or just... MORE»

Recipe #298651

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Hunkar Begendi

Posted by Sass Smith  

Turkish lamb stew with creamy eggplant sauce, from Claudia Roden. Cheddar or parmesan may be substituted for the kasseri cheese. MORE»

Recipe #298546

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Rose Cream

Posted by Mandy from Oz  

A lovely accompaniment to Baklava or a Turkish dessert. MORE»

Recipe #298399

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Okra With Tomatoes

Posted by mliss29  

This Kuwaiti recipe is from Madhur Jaffrey's World of the East Vegetarian Cooking. It is also good without the tomatoes (and some proportions adjusted). MORE»

Recipe #298394

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Lentils With Spinach

(1 reviews) Posted by mliss29  

This is a Middle Eastern recipe from Madhur Jaffrey's World of the East Vegetarian Cooking. This is good over brown rice and served with Hoda's Cucumber-Yogurt With Dill. MORE»

Recipe #298391

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Persian Noodle and Bean Soup-- Aash-E Reshteh

Posted by wklee  

This thick soup of herbs, greens, legumes, grains, and noodles is cooked in a fried onion based liquid. It is customarily served as a starter before the actual meal is served. To serve, the soup is topped with creamy whey (kashk), fried onions... MORE»

Recipe #298125

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Ataif (Arab Filled Pancakes)

(2 reviews) Posted by Habibi  

Extremely sweet, rich, and delicious sweets for anyone who loves baklava and pancakes. MORE»

Recipe #297994

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Sfiha (Arab Pizza)

Posted by Habibi  

These delicious, exotic pizzas are traditional in Lebanon and Syria. They make perfect appetizers or entrees. MORE»

Recipe #297987

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Chicken Majbouz

(1 reviews) Posted by b|oomingchocol@te  

I'd gotten this recipe years back from a Gulf magazine, but kind of modified it. The authentic majbouz flavour requires something called "loomi" which is a sort of "dried black lemon" found in the Middle East instead of lemon... MORE»

Recipe #297910

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