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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.

Filet Fish Sayadiyah
Mains
Time TBDHard

Filet Fish Sayadiyah

Easy filet fish sayadiyah with very few additions. It relies on the flavor of browned onions and fish oil, so the rice absorbs their essence and develops a delicious taste.

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.

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.

How to Make Ramadan Mushtah
Festive specials
Time TBDHard

How to Make Ramadan Mushtah

Ramadan mushtah, or a suhoor bread, is the recipe we will definitely be trying during the blessed month! Some people have difficulty finding bakeries that sell this kind of bread in Ramadan, especially when living abroad. So we brought you the recipe :)

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!

Yogurt Fatteh with Minced Meat
Breads and flatbreads
65 minHard

Yogurt Fatteh with Minced Meat

Yogurt fatteh with minced meat and nuts is one of the most elegant dishes you can serve for breakfast or even lunch... it should be served immediately after preparing!

Authentic Samoon Bread Without Eggs
Breads and flatbreads
Time TBDHard

Authentic Samoon Bread Without Eggs

Authentic samoon bread without eggs is truly one of the most successful recipes... You’ll get professional results and bread that looks just like what you buy from the bakery, if not better!

Pasta with Shrimp (Prawns)
Pasta and noodles
Time TBDHard

Pasta with Shrimp (Prawns)

Pasta with shrimp: a bouquet of bold flavors, vegetables and spices combined and presented like a restaurant dish. Despite the number of ingredients, this recipe is super easy!

Oven-Grilled Shrimp
Mains
Time TBDHard

Oven-Grilled Shrimp

Oven-grilled shrimp with an easy, distinctive home-style recipe. Preparation won’t take much time, but the result is fantastic. Choose large shell-on jumbo prawns for this dish!

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.

Fish Tajine with Sour Cream
Mains
Time TBDHard

Fish Tajine with Sour Cream

A sour-cream tajine — an innovative, distinctive recipe. Serve it alongside yellow turmeric-and-curry rice. It’s lovely to present food in creative ways from time to time.

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!

Fish Fillet Casserole
Mains
Time TBDHard

Fish Fillet Casserole

Fish fillet casserole is an easy, delicious recipe that can be served hot or at room temperature. An extra way to prepare fillets in a tasty style — highly recommended to try!

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.