The Middle Eastern Kitchen

Contents

What is inside

30 recipes selected automatically from the Textual Chef recipe index. Chosen from the Middle Eastern recipes on the site, one version per dish, spread across courses so no single course fills the book. The list is fixed once published, so a later site update never reshuffles a book someone already bought; corrections to the recipe text do reach the file.

30 recipes, median total time 45 minutes, prep included. All 30 are Middle Eastern, grouped by course. Each one is also free to read on the site; the links below open them.

Breakfast

1. 01Balaleet30 min, serves 4
2. 02Charred Tomato and Pepper Shakshuka40 min, serves 2

Small plates

1. 03Arayes (Stuffed Grilled Pita)35 min, serves 4
2. 04Baba Ganoush55 min, serves 6

Soups

1. 05Adas (Red Lentil and Cumin Soup)40 min, serves 4
2. 06Ash-e Doogh55 min, serves 4
3. 07Ash-e Reshteh85 min, serves 6
4. 08Freekeh Soup55 min, serves 4

Salads

1. 09Arabic Salad15 min, serves 4
2. 10Beet and Walnut Salad with Tahini20 min, serves 4

Lunch

1. 11Chicken Fatteh75 min, serves 4
2. 12Crispy Falafel35 min, serves 4

Dinners

1. 13Bamia (Okra and Lamb Stew)120 min, serves 4
2. 14Bamieh85 min, serves 4
3. 15Beef Shawarma30 min, serves 4
4. 16Cauliflower Shawarma Bowl50 min, serves 4
5. 17Chicken Kebab35 min, serves 4
6. 18Chicken Shawarma45 min, serves 4
7. 19Crispy Chicken Shawarma Wrap40 min, serves 4
8. 20Harissa Chickpea Stew45 min, serves 4
9. 21Hummus with Spiced Meat30 min, serves 4
10. 22Kafta bil Sayniyeh (Baked Kofta with Potatoes)105 min, serves 4
11. 23Kofta Kebab30 min, serves 4
12. 24Lahmacun45 min, serves 4

Sides

1. 25Arabic Rice30 min, serves 4
2. 26Batata Harra45 min, serves 4
3. 27Freekeh with Pomegranate and Herbs35 min, serves 4

Desserts

1. 28Aish El Saraya45 min, serves 8
2. 29Basbousa50 min, serves 16
3. 30Bouza35 min, serves 6