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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.
How to Make Raw Meat Kibbeh
Meat kibbeh is one of those unbeatable recipes, especially as it is one of the famous Lebanese mezza or appetizers served with tabbouleh. A plate of kibbeh can also be served as a main dish.
How to Make Koshari
Koshari is one of the tastiest and most famous Egyptian dishes. Here is how to make it the traditional way, with the special tomato sauce and koshari dukkah. We hope you enjoy it and try it yourself.
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!
Maamoul Mad with Ashta Filling
Maamoul Mad with ashta filling made with a reliable homemade recipe! We recommend making it and enjoying it with family and guests. Maamoul Mad with ashta is one of the most delicious Arabic desserts. Give it a try!
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!
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!
Sheet-Pan Beef Shawarma
Delicious, detailed sheet-pan beef shawarma recipe — from the shawarma marinade to the tarator and the accompanying salad. Enjoy!
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
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
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 Layered Ma'amoul with Cream Easily?
Layered ma'amoul with cream — a delightful dessert for the holy month and any day of the year. This recipe is highly requested. We hope you like it and try it.
Maamoul Mad with Cream and Nataf
Maamoul Mad filled with cream and decorated with nataf. A detailed A-to-Z recipe — four variations in one. We hope you enjoy it. Bon appétit!
White and Yellow Rice with Zereshk (Barberries)
White and yellow rice with zereshk — a distinctive, new recipe. This two-colored rice is served alongside various red and white meats.
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.
Date Maamoul Fingers
Date maamoul made in a new way as rolls or fingers! You'll really love this recipe — the ingredients are easy to find and the method is simple, though the dough needs several hours to rest.
Maamoul Madd with Ashta (Cream)
Maamoul Madd with ashta is one of the most delicious Arabic sweets loved by kids and adults alike. Try it and leave your comments. This recipe also includes a link to a lemon-blossom substitute for decoration.
Layered Maamoul with Qishta (Cream)
Layered maamoul with qishṭa — a must-try Arabic dessert. Here is a clear method to make one of the tastiest sweets. Try it and tell us what you think. Enjoy!
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.
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!
Layered Maamoul with Cream (Maamoul Mad bil Qashta)
Layered maamoul filled with cream — one of the most requested Arabic desserts. You can use other fillings as well; the dough is the same for all versions of maamoul mad.
Chocolate Tiramisu
Chocolate tiramisu — one of the lightest and most loved chilled desserts. You can also make tiramisu with instant coffee. Serve in cups for individual portions or in a dish.
Lebanese Nights Dessert (Layali Lubnan)
A delicious, easy Lebanese dessert featuring layers of cooked and fresh qeshta (creamy clotted cream) and nuts for a rich, distinctive finish.
Date and Walnut Maamoul Fingers
Date and walnut maamoul fingers are a delicious, easy-to-make dessert to prepare at home. Serve these date-and-walnut ma’amoul fingers for special occasions and holidays as a variation on traditional ma’amoul.