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Madardara (Mujaddara) — Southern Lebanese Rice & Lentils

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Rice with Chicken: How to Prepare
Rice and grains
90 minHard

Rice with Chicken: How to Prepare

A practical, flavorful chicken-and-rice dish for any time—serve with yogurt and a green salad.

How to Make Rice Mansaf with Meat
Rice and grains
80 minHard

How to Make Rice Mansaf with Meat

Rice mansaf with meat is a distinctive dish suitable for any table. This mansaf recipe is tried and recommended — give it a try and we guarantee success.

How to Make Rice with Chicken and Saffron
Rice and grains
75 minHard

How to Make Rice with Chicken and Saffron

A very delicious recipe for saffron rice with chicken. Serve this saffron rice and chicken dish with green salad and yogurt for a satisfying, well-rounded meal.

Chicken Rice Recipe
Rice and grains
80 minHard

Chicken Rice Recipe

A delicious chicken and rice dish that's perfect for any occasion. Try the chicken rice using the method in this recipe, and learn how to properly brown the chicken. You can also add ground meat to the rice if you like. Bon appétit!

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!

Lebanese Nights Dessert (Layali Lubnan)
Desserts
85 minHard

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.

Yellow Rice with Chicken
Rice and grains
90 minHard

Yellow Rice with Chicken

Yellow rice with chicken is a delicious dish of fluffy rice cooked in chicken stock and colored with turmeric, or with duga safra. It is finished with a topping of tasty nuts. Here is the method.

Lebanese Lentil Kibbeh Patties
Salads and appetizers
90 minHard

Lebanese Lentil Kibbeh Patties

Lentil kibbeh shaped into patties. A rich traditional Lebanese dish—simple and appetizing on the table, and suitable as a main meal for healthy-eating lovers looking for a meat-free option.

Laban Amo (Yogurt Stew) or Shakeriya with Rice
Rice and grains
65 minHard

Laban Amo (Yogurt Stew) or Shakeriya with Rice

Laban Amo or Shakeriya is a popular traditional dish in many regions. If you enjoy cooking with yogurt, you’ll surely love this recipe.

Baqlah with Spinach and Chard
Rice and grains
65 minHard

Baqlah with Spinach and Chard

Baqlah is a well-known southern Lebanese dish built on greens cooked with coarse bulgur. In this version we make it with spinach and chard, for a delicious, nourishing, and healthy meal.

Sheikh al-Mahshi Eggplant with Rice
Rice and grains
80 minHard

Sheikh al-Mahshi Eggplant with Rice

Sheikh al-Mahshi eggplant prepared in a detailed homemade recipe we highly recommend trying... The sauce is prepared separately, then poured into the tray of stuffed eggplant! A truly royal dish. Try it now.

Laban Ummo or Shakriyeh
Rice and grains
30 minHard

Laban Ummo or Shakriyeh

Shakriyeh, or Laban Ummo with rice as it is also called in some regions and countries, is one of the traditional dishes that is both delicious and easy to prepare. Teach your children to enjoy our traditional dishes that are healthy and varied.

Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Basil and Tomatoes
Rice and grains
75 minHard

Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Basil and Tomatoes

An easy, very delicious, and unconventional recipe for preparing chicken breasts with basil and tomatoes. The chicken can be served from the oven alongside roasted potatoes or rice, as desired.

Easy Lebanese Nights Dessert
Desserts
60 minHard

Easy Lebanese Nights Dessert

Layali Lubnan is one of the most delicious and easiest desserts. It’s especially perfect in hot weather because it is served cold from the fridge and has a very light, jelly-like texture. Here is the easiest way to make it.

Layali Lubnan (Lebanese Nights) with Syrup
Desserts
50 minHard

Layali Lubnan (Lebanese Nights) with Syrup

Layali Lubnan with syrup or honey — a much-loved, two-layer dessert topped with nuts. Simple to prepare and always popular.

Qamar al-Din or Qamar Over the Clouds
Desserts
55 minHard

Qamar al-Din or Qamar Over the Clouds

Qamar al-Din Over the Clouds is a well-known Lebanese dessert, especially in Tripoli. This recipe blends a milk-based pudding with qamar al-din for a delicious, easy dessert.

How to Make Chicken Mandi
Mains
65 minHard

How to Make Chicken Mandi

A flavorful chicken mandi with aromatic spices, rice, and tender chicken. Perfect for family dinners.

Malseh, Farakeh, and Kibbeh
Mains
70 minHard

Malseh, Farakeh, and Kibbeh

Kibbeh nayyeh is one of the most famous dishes in Lebanese cuisine. This recipe combines the method for preparing kibbeh nayyeh with the method for preparing farakeh, along with fresh kamouneh scented with the flavors of the most delicious spices.