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How to Make Fluffy Rice with Vermicelli
A reliable, homemade method for fluffy rice with vermicelli. Vermicelli rice is one of the recipes we use often, especially with stews. Here are all its secrets.
Eggplant Manzaleh (Masqa'a / Moussaka)
Eggplant Manzaleh is one of the best cold dishes — very tasty, especially when eaten with bread and served with onions and fresh vegetables.
Keshk with Minced Meat
Keshk with minced meat — a traditional Lebanese breakfast, especially comforting in winter when a hot bowl of keshk gives warmth and energy. Keshk is a preserved pantry staple popular across Lebanon.
Homemade Donuts
Donuts made with a reliable homemade recipe your kids — and you — will love. The dough requires a few stages to be ready, but the result is tastier than store-bought :)
How to Make Eggplant Fatteh
Eggplant Fatteh — have you tried it before? If not, we recommend you give it a try. Eggplant with yogurt is exceptionally tasty, and pomegranate seeds on top are the magical finishing touch.
Baked Chicken with Kabsa Rice
Baked chicken with kabsa rice is a family favorite. Rice is beloved by everyone—especially when served with chicken.
Chicken-Stuffed Pizza Rolls
An inventive twist on pizza — pizza rolls filled with chicken. Use this tested dough recipe and feel free to swap the filling for whatever you like.
Basbousa with Ashta (Cream)
Basbousa with Ashta — an easy, tested and reliable recipe. All Shou Tabkhin AlYoum recipes are home-style with ingredients and tools found in every kitchen. We hope you enjoy this one.
Lebanese Tabouleh
Tabouleh is one of the finest Lebanese salads. We add a small ingredient that gives it a powerful extra flavor — can you guess? Click the picture to discover the secret.
Shrimp Curry
Shrimp Curry... a very rich recipe with the strong and delicious flavor of curry, perfect with all dishes that incorporate these spices. A dish rich in shrimp and vegetables, served with white rice.
Maamoul Mad with Walnuts
Maamoul Mad with walnuts. Here you’ll find the proper maamoul mad dough, which also works beautifully with date or ashta fillings. Of course, you’ll also find the recipe for the delicious walnut filling. Make it for Eid—Eid Mubarak to everyone.
How to Make Hendbeh
Fried hendbeh, as it is called in Lebanon, is one of the most popular mezze dishes. This recipe is simple, easy, nutritious, and delicious. Here’s how to prepare hendbeh. Enjoy!
How to Make Mashatih Bread
Mashatih is a popular type of pastry in Lebanon, especially at the suhoor table during the holy month of Ramadan. If cracked wheat is not available among the ingredients for mashatih, you can replace it with fine bulgur.
Bulgur Dumplings in Yogurt
Zanakel bi-laban, also called zaqaliit bi-laban in some Lebanese regions, varies in name from one area to another, but the preparation is similar: small bulgur balls cooked in yogurt.
Beef Couscous
Couscous is one of the Maghreb’s best-known dishes. You can prepare beef couscous with this clear, tested home recipe, provided you have ready small couscous grains.
Tomato Soup with Rice and Chicken
There's nothing tastier than a comforting soup on cold winter days. Tomato soup with chicken is one of the most nourishing soups, especially when you're sick or under the weather. Try this non-traditional version—we hope you enjoy it.
Lava Cake with Ice Cream
Anyone who loves chocolate, especially dark chocolate, will find this their favorite recipe! Lava cake, or molten cake, with flowing chocolate and ice cream: an easy recipe that is simply irresistible.
Potato Stew
Stews come in many varieties and are among the healthiest dishes, offering a range of essential nutrients, especially for children.

















