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Green Fava Beans with Cilantro and Garlic
Fava beans in oil is a light vegetarian dish served cold. These traditional village recipes are nutritious, healthy, and inexpensive.
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.
How to Preserve Baladi (Village) Cheese
How to preserve baladi cheese: from salting and boiling to packing in jars. Every step is listed in detail in this recipe—nothing beats homemade pantry preserves!
Maquda (Laban Amu)
Maquda, called Laban Amu in parts of southern Lebanon, also known as Shakriyeh with rice — a delicious yogurt-based dish with boiled meat and small onions, served with rice and vermicelli.
How Do You Make Bulgur with Cabbage?
Bulgur with boiled cabbage and chickpeas is one of the well-known traditional dishes from the old heritage... A very delicious vegetarian recipe, and we recommend trying it.
Secrets to Perfectly Boiling Fava Beans
Ful medames is one of the most beloved breakfast dishes, with slight variations in seasoning from one country to another, or even from one region to another within the same country. Here, we share the secrets to perfectly boiling fava beans while keeping their color light and seasoning them to your taste!
Original Fried Awamat Recipe
Learn how to make authentic fried awamat with a tried‑and‑true home recipe. Try the method from Sho Tabkhin Today for the tastiest and easiest oil‑fried awamat.
How to Make Donuts
Donuts — a clear, detailed, successful homemade recipe. It’s important that the dough rests in two stages. Fry in plenty of oil and decorate with chocolate, powdered sugar, etc.
Balah al-Sham (Deep-Fried Syrup Pastries)
Balah al-Sham — a classic Levantine sweet. Very tasty and easy to make. The dough is fried in cold oil (a key tip for success). Read the steps carefully and prepare delicious balah al-sham.
Savory Cupcakes (Muffins)
Savory muffins with cheese, za'atar and olives—delicious for breakfast or as a quick snack for kids. Give them a try.
Fried Awama (Luqaimat / Lokma)
Awama — a simple, traditional Arabic sweet. The dough balls are fried in two stages for the perfect crispness, then transferred straight from the oil into syrup. Enjoy!
Corn and Oat Soup with Chicken
A comforting corn and oat soup with chicken — easy and flavorful. The key step is boiling the chicken; after that the soup comes together quickly. Delicious any time of year.
Spinach and Kale Asoura
Spinach and kale asoura — a healthy, flavorful vegetarian side dish prepared similarly to endive asoura. Ideal for lovers of light, oil-based greens.
Eggplant with Minced Meat and Vegetables
Eggplant with minced meat and vegetables in an easy recipe every home cook will love. It can be served as a stew alongside fluffy rice or even plain boiled rice for a completely healthy meal.
Smooth Molokhia with Roasted Chicken
Molokhia is one of the tastiest dishes, whether made with fresh or dried leaves, with chicken or meat, smooth or leafy. This recipe is for smooth molokhia with boiled and roasted chicken.
Chicken Musakhan with Saj Bread
Chicken musakhan is a delicious, easy recipe made with a few simple, budget-friendly ingredients! We also recommend using pre-boiled chicken you may have on hand and not know what to do with—musakhan is definitely the answer.
Italian Biscotti (No Butter)
A lovely homemade Italian-style biscuit without butter, oil or yeast. Light and ideal for dunking in tea or milk.
Fried Qatayef Dessert
Fried qatayef is incredibly delicious… here are the batter and syrup instructions. You can fry them in a little butter instead of oil for a lighter touch, and serve the syrup on the side for added lightness.