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Potato Kibbeh with Tart Pomegranate
Potato kibbeh with pomegranate seeds — a light, clean, very tasty vegetarian recipe. Fried onion gives the potatoes an indescribable flavor. Garnished with pomegranate and served with olive oil.
Basbousa with Cream
Basbousa with cream is a delicious dessert that uses Pakistani vermicelli to add a crispy note. Very tasty and easy to prepare with ingredients commonly found at home.
Classic Chicken Rice
A much-loved rice dish: rice cooked with ground meat, chicken cooking stock and warm spices, topped with boiled chicken and fried nuts. Delicious served with yogurt or salad.
Easy and Quick Potato Wedges
Potato wedges — a great alternative to fried potatoes. Here is a tasty seasoning for oven-roasted potato slices. Serve as a side dish or a snack with ketchup and mayonnaise.
Pasta with Salmon and Cream
Pasta with salmon and cream — rich, nutritious, and quick to prepare. Includes spinach and spices that pair well with cooking cream. Can be made with shrimp instead.
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 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!
Syrian Chard Kibbeh
Chard kibbeh — an easy, healthy vegan recipe because it’s boiled in hot water instead of fried. Served with a special sauce included in the recipe. Highly recommended!
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!
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.
Colored Pasta with Thousand Island Dressing
Colored pasta with crab or shrimp and a wonderful Thousand Island dressing. A delicious and complete dish that works as a side or a main meal... and most importantly, it doesn't take much time to prepare.
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.

















