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Easy Crispy Treats
Quick, crunchy fried treats — a simple dough flavoured as you like (cinnamon or cocoa). After frying, dust with powdered sugar or drizzle with chocolate syrup and serve.
Breaded Kofta (Kofta Bania) / Meatballs
Breaded kofta — meatballs dipped in flour, egg and breadcrumbs, then fried until golden. A tasty, kid-friendly appetizer that’s easy to make.
How to Make Hummus Fatteh with Yogurt
Hummus Fatteh with yogurt is a delicious and healthy vegetarian recipe. It can be served as a side dish for breakfast or as a healthy, light dinner, especially if the bread is reduced and toasted in the oven instead of fried.
How to Make Tomato Kamouneh
Tomato kamouneh is one of the most famous and delicious Lebanese vegetarian recipes. It is based on kamouneh seasoning, a blend of aromatic herbs and spices also used for meat kibbeh and potato kibbeh.
How to Make Zainab's Fingers or Maamoul Cookies
A wonderful recipe for making Zainab's Fingers, or maamoul, fried and coated in syrup. Try this maamoul recipe and you're sure to love it.
Chickpea Fatteh, or Tasqiya
Chickpea fatteh, also called tasqiya, made the homemade way and at its best — with fried nuts in ghee :) And don’t forget: it’s important to serve fatteh immediately as soon as it’s ready!
Qatayef Cones with Cream
Complete recipe for making the best fried qatayef filled with homemade cream. These qatayef are shaped into cones, deep-fried, then filled — give them a try!
Yellow Split Lentil Soup
Yellow split lentil soup — a light, nutritious and very tasty soup. Serve with toasted bread and a squeeze of lemon. It pairs well with kibbeh dishes.
Zalabia (Fried Dough) Recipe
Zalabia — one of the tastiest and easiest pastries to make. Serve at breakfast with labneh or as a sweet with sugar or syrup. This version is flavored with anise.
Awama (Luqaimat) — Crisp Syrup-Dipped Dough Balls
A reliable homemade recipe for awama: small fried dough balls that are syrup-dipped. Frying in two stages gives them their signature crispness.
Zanoud al-Sitt (Cream-Filled Pastries)
Zanoud al-Sitt filled with pastry cream using ready-made baklava or phyllo sheets — quick to make. Prepare the easy cream and the rest is simpler. Garnish with crushed pistachios. Can be fried or baked.
Mujadara with Rice or Mudardara
Mujadara with Rice, also known as Mudardara. The trick to this recipe is using the correct amount of water so the rice and lentils don't absorb too much. And of course, don't forget the fried onions on top!
Healthy Eggplant Roll Recipe
A new, healthy way to prepare eggplant—meatless and fried-free! Try this delicious vegetarian Eggplant Roll recipe, and you’ll love it.
How to Make Yellow Rice with Chicken
A tried-and-tested homemade recipe for saffron yellow rice with fried chicken — easy to make and very delicious.
How to Make Donuts
Donuts are rich, fried sweets that kids love! Make them at home to make sure the oil is clean, and because they’re definitely more economical. Super easy!
Crispy Mashbak (Crunchy Fried Pastry)
A clear, tried-and-true homemade recipe for crispy mashbak — a rich, delicious Arabic sweet that many love. Very easy.
How to Make Alat (Hindbeh)
Alat (hindbeh) is a light, healthy Lebanese meze. There are several ways to prepare it—some simply boil and dress it with lemon and olive oil, others sauté it with onions or top it with fried onions.
Mshabbak (Lace Sweet Pastry)
Mshabbak (also called the Arabic lace pastry) is a traditional syrup-dipped fried dessert. This recipe includes instructions for coloring the syrup, if desired.

















