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"This is an old stand by for me, its quick and easy and can be served as a main dish or side dish. Its great with a nice middle eastern salad and a side of yoghurt and also goes well with baked lamb or roasts.This is a great potluck dish as well.Seasoning are approximate, you can adjust to suit your tastes."

Ingredients: cinnamon, garlic powder...

"A very quick and easy Middle Eastern salad that can be made in minutes. Sometimes I add a little cumin to this or sprinkle some cayenne pepper on the top."

Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, salt...

"African cuisines are on the top in making delectable and unique tamarind recipes. Tamarind is native to Africa and grows wild throughout the Sudan were there is Arabian influence in their cuisine. This is also served in the Arabian Gulf as a meze. It has a very tasty flavour from the tart tamarind. Found on, http://saffronandlemons.blogspot.com."

Ingredients: cilantro leaves, tamarind paste...

"This is one of my favorite lentil soups outside of one I had in Rome many years ago now. There are thousands of "Moroccan" Lentil Soup recipes out there; especially on the internet where everyone is a "Moroccan Cook" simply by using the spices used in Morocco. That is not what Moroccan cooking is about. Yes, it is the spicing but..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, brown lentils...

"A lovely, healthy, Persian dish, which can easily be made with cuts of beef. Try it in place of your usual stew some evening! :)"

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, lamb shoulder...

"From Body and Soul Magazine Sep 2008

This is for 1 serving but you can easily multiple the recipe :)"

Ingredients: feta cheese, golden raisins...

"There are as many recipes for harira as there are people who eat it though there are essentials. The beans and lentils, cilantro (fresh leaf), tomato and pasta of some sort. This is my own recipe based on ingredients and flavors which I enjoyed from other hariras. Harira is eaten all year, not only at Ramadan though it would not be Ramadan without..."

Ingredients: vermicelli, fresh ground pepper...

"A vegetarian version of an African favorite. If you want to make it non-vegetarian, chunks of lamb or beef can be added. Just brown them with the onions."

Ingredients: cilantro leaves, diced tomatoes...

"Falafel is a patty made from beans and chickpeas. It's a popular fast food item in Middle East countries and is recognised here in Australia. This recipe comes from a cookbook called Middle Eastern Cookbook by Maria Khalife' the author advises it's an Egyptian recipe. Authors suggest is to serve the falafel with pickles, pita bread and..."

Ingredients: bicarbonate of soda, cilantro...

"this is a wonderful recipe,very flavorful and pretty easy to make. charishma asked for his recipe because it doesn't have eggs."

Ingredients: pepper, ground cumin...

"This is a wonderful dish that my mother makes. And I can't get enough of it. It is basically pita chips soaked in chickpea broth and toped with chick peas and a very yummy yogurt sauce... even my two year old loves this dish.
Chickpeas are a bit of a pain to cook from scratch... so i always make a really large batch and freeze it in it's..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, Greek yogurt...

"Forget those tubs in the supermarket, they never taste like the real thing. I always use Ziyad brand products for a more authentic middle eastern taste.The addition of the "tetbeleh" is how it is mainly made in the Jordan. In the mid east people enjoy this as a breakfast side, typically someone makes a run to the nearby falafel restaurant..."

Ingredients: garbanzo beans, jalapeno peppers...

"My favourite road side snack. It has a crispy exterior while the inside is soft and succulent."

Ingredients: cilantro, dried garbanzo beans...

"This is a recipe from the Sultan's Tent restarurant in Calgary, Canada. This spicy soup is a Moroccan favorite, eaten every day during Ramadan to break the daytime fast. UPDATE:
I have made this, and adjusted the flour amounts. It's really good!"

Ingredients: cilantro, thin egg noodles...