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Oven-Baked Curry Chicken Thighs
Curry chicken thighs baked in the oven... a super practical recipe that doesn't need marinating or many ingredients! Easy and delicious, especially with white rice. Give it a try.
Stuffed Grape Leaves with Olive Oil
Stuffed grape leaves with olive oil are one of the tastiest vegetarian dishes in Lebanese cuisine! Here is the recipe in full, from A to Z!
Lamb Biryani Dish
Lamb biryani is an unbeatable dish on the table alongside all rice dishes and meat platters. The biryani spice blend and the right seasonings in this recipe are so delicious!
Eggplant Boats with Vegetables
Eggplant boats with vegetables are a tasty oil-based recipe — a light dish suitable as an appetizer. You can add tomato sauce and water, simmer, then serve with rice.
Chicken with Potatoes and Peas in Curry
Chicken with potatoes and peas — a stew-like, easy and flavorful dish made with tomato paste and pepper paste for extra depth. Curry spice gives it a distinctive taste. Serve with white rice.
Maldoum (Kofta) Tray Bake with Vegetables
Maldoum (kofta) and vegetables baked in a tray — a rich, satisfying dish. You can add any vegetables you like. Serve with rice.
Green Zucchini with Lamb and Tomatoes
Green zucchini with lamb and tomatoes — an easy, light stew (zucchini is light by nature). As with most stews, serve with rice and toasted vermicelli.
Lentil Rishta
Lentil Rishta is a vegetarian dish you will enjoy. Not very common but a very old recipe — simple ingredients based on lentils and dough. See the full method below.
Harraq Asba'o (Spicy Lentil and Dough Stew)
Harraq Asba'o — a delicious, rich Levantine dish combining lentils, a simple dough, tamarind, pomegranate molasses and fried onions. Try this traditional recipe.
Chicken and Potatoes in the Oven
A beloved, classic roast — chicken and potatoes baked with a simple, flavorful marinade. Serve with rice, salad or bread.
How to Make Tabbouleh
Tabbouleh is one of the most delicious salads that graces any table and tops the list of Lebanese appetizers and salads. Some love to add pomegranate molasses, while others prefer to stick to lemon. Either way, everyone who tastes it will love it :)
How to Make Green Bean Stew
Green bean stew is delicious, healthy, and flavorful, especially since green beans are in season and readily available now. This green bean stew is cooked with meat and served with vermicelli rice.
Freekeh with Chicken
Freekeh with chicken is cooked just like rice, but it must be soaked first because it is a little hard. For those who do not know freekeh, it is green wheat, rich in nutrients and delicious in taste. We recommend trying it.
Kousa Sheikh (Stuffed Zucchini in Yogurt)
Kousa Sheikh stuffed zucchini cooked in a creamy yogurt sauce. Zucchini are stuffed with minced meat (no rice); served with rice and vermicelli. A delicious yogurt-based dish any time.
Lettuce and Heart-of-Palm (Palmito) Salad
A light, fresh lettuce and heart-of-palm salad — very tasty with steak and with many rice dishes, especially shrimp rice.
Chicken with Vegetables Baked in the Oven
Chicken with vegetables... a mixed baking dish of fresh vegetables alongside pieces of chicken — nothing better. You can serve it with rice on the side. Here is how to prepare this rich meal!
Monk's Kibbeh, or Trick Kibbeh, with Lentil Soup
Monk's kibbeh with lentil soup is a very nutritious and delicious vegetarian dish! From Lebanese culinary heritage, we present this detailed recipe. We hope you enjoy it!
Pea and Carrot Stew
A delicious homemade pea and carrot stew! You can also add diced potatoes. Serve it with fluffy rice and vermicelli!