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Successful Maamoul Recipe
Desserts
60 minHard

Successful Maamoul Recipe

Perfect maamoul for all your happy occasions, holidays, and hospitality. This recipe is reliable and traditional—just follow the steps and you’ll be happy with the result every time, and never want to change it.

Smooth Molokhia with Roasted Chicken
Soups and stews
105 minHard

Smooth Molokhia with Roasted Chicken

Molokhia is one of the tastiest dishes, whether made with fresh or dried leaves, with chicken or meat, smooth or leafy. This recipe is for smooth molokhia with boiled and roasted chicken.

Cooked Taro with Abu Shousha
Soups and stews
Time TBDHard

Cooked Taro with Abu Shousha

Taro, abu zmeit, and abu shousha are all names for the same thing! Who knows taro and who has tasted it with kibbeh arnabieh? It can also be made in other ways, like this one. Try it—it is very wholesome and delicious.

Arugula Salad with Smoked Salmon
Salads and appetizers
Time TBDHard

Arugula Salad with Smoked Salmon

Arugula salad with smoked salmon is an elegant and delicious recipe that is perfect for the most special occasions as an appetizer. It can also make for a rich and satisfying dinner.

How to Make Cinnabon Basbousa
Desserts
Time TBDHard

How to Make Cinnabon Basbousa

Cinnabon basbousa is a creative dessert that brings East and West together in one recipe. Rich and indulgent, it is soaked with syrup and topped with a sauce. Very delicious.

Dry Molokhia with Rice
Soups and stews
100 minHard

Dry Molokhia with Rice

A very delicious homemade dry molokhia recipe! Molokhia is one of the tastiest dishes in Arab cuisine, and it becomes even better when it rests in the fridge. Serve it with rice with vermicelli.

How to Make the Tastiest Rice with Shrimp
Rice and grains
Time TBDHard

How to Make the Tastiest Rice with Shrimp

Rice with shrimp in a detailed homemade recipe... very practical and delicious. The blend of delicate, well-balanced spices gives the rice an aroma and flavor that are simply unbeatable.

Upside-Down Rice with Fava Beans and Chicken
Rice and grains
85 minHard

Upside-Down Rice with Fava Beans and Chicken

Rice with fava beans and chicken... do you know this recipe? A mix of maqluba, rice with fava beans, and rice with chicken!!! Try it — it’s definitely delicious with yogurt!

Al-Nabkiyya Harissa
Desserts
55 minHard

Al-Nabkiyya Harissa

Al-Nabkiyya Harissa is a well-known Syrian dessert — pistachio lovers will adore it. Try this perfected method and tell us what you think.

Sayadieh with Fish Fillets
Mains
Time TBDHard

Sayadieh with Fish Fillets

Sayadieh with fish fillets — a very practical, nutritious, and easy recipe. Sayadieh is delicious served with tahini sauce, a green salad, and eggplant mutabbal.

How to Make Meat Kabsa?
Mains
75 minHard

How to Make Meat Kabsa?

Authentic meat kabsa with this recipe — includes all the vegetables usually used in kabsa and boiled meat on top. Kabsa is also delicious with chicken!

How to Make Pizza Sauce?
Sauces and dips
Time TBDHard

How to Make Pizza Sauce?

A delicious, authentic homemade pizza sauce. Store the sauce in tightly sealed jars outside the fridge until ready to use. Check the recipe now.

Easy Wheat Harissa with Chicken
Mains
75 minHard

Easy Wheat Harissa with Chicken

This easy wheat harissa with chicken doesn’t require special cooking techniques or equipment. It’s a simple, tested recipe that needs only extra simmering time to ensure the wheat grains are fully cooked.

Maamoul Mad with Dates
Desserts
50 minHard

Maamoul Mad with Dates

Maamoul Mad with dates is one of our site's most popular recipes. Many cooks have shared their methods; this is a new, reliable and guaranteed version. Enjoy!

Beef and Chicken Shawarma
Sandwiches and wraps
35 minHard

Beef and Chicken Shawarma

A carefully made home-style beef and chicken shawarma — even better than restaurants. Shawarma is one of the most delicious and popular fast foods in the Arab world, and it’s especially tasty when served as a sandwich.

How to Make Sayyadiya Rice
Rice and grains
Time TBDHard

How to Make Sayyadiya Rice

Yellow Sayyadiya rice — a delicious, distinctive recipe. The rice gets its yellow color from turmeric. Sayyadiya is particularly delicious served with tarator (tartar) or baba ghanoush.

Grilled Fish Marinade
Desserts
Time TBDHard

Grilled Fish Marinade

A delicious homemade marinade for grilled fish. Try this recipe — it will help you master preparing fish every time.

Maqluba with Vegetables and Ground Beef
Mains
85 minHard

Maqluba with Vegetables and Ground Beef

A delicious, easy-to-make vegetable maqluba layered with coarse ground beef. Distinctive presentation — serve with yogurt and salad. Can be made without meat.

Sayadiyah Fish
Desserts
Time TBDHard

Sayadiyah Fish

Sayadiyah fish in a truly dreamy recipe — both in appearance and flavor. Try this unconventional method; you’ll surely love it!

Stuffed Grape Leaves in Olive Oil
Desserts
120 minHard

Stuffed Grape Leaves in Olive Oil

A classic Lebanese/Shami vegetarian recipe that brightens any table. Add a tablespoon of sumac to the filling for extra tang.

Harissa Coconut Cake (Basbousa)
Desserts
50 minHard

Harissa Coconut Cake (Basbousa)

Harissa is a classic Arabic semolina cake made with coconut. Loved by adults and kids alike, it’s soaked in syrup for extra sweetness and richness.

Grilled Fish on Charcoal with Tartor Sauce
Mains
Time TBDHard

Grilled Fish on Charcoal with Tartor Sauce

Charcoal‑grilled fish served with Tartor sauce (a tomato‑yogurt/tahini sauce). An easy recipe that delivers great results for the fish.

Maamoul Mad with Qashta
Desserts
55 minHard

Maamoul Mad with Qashta

Maamoul Mad with qashta — one of the most delicious Arabic desserts. Don’t miss this tasty, reliable recipe. The recipe also includes a link for making qashta. Enjoy!

Oven-Grilled Fish
Mains
Time TBDHard

Oven-Grilled Fish

Oven-grilled fish — a great dish to serve when you have guests. Here is an easy stuffing based on cilantro, garlic, lemon and hot pepper.