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"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...

"From: "Classic Vegetarian Cooking from the Middle East & North Africa" by Habeeb Salloum. Arabian Gulf. See my Gulf Spices (Ibzar). Time does not include soaking chickpeas overnight. I'm sure canned chickpeas could be used to save time."

Ingredients: fresh cilantro, mixed spice...

"I LOVE Hummus! It's just such a delicious side dish! This recipe will knock your boots off! Enjoy!"

Ingredients: pepper, garlic, lemon juice...

"i serve this hummus with veggies or pita bread triangles when I have people over. it is made completely from scratch so it takes some time to make but is easy and people go crazy for it."

Ingredients: cumin, garbanzo beans, garlic...

Ingredients: dried garbanzo beans, salt & freshly ground black pepper...

"This is a snack served in middle eastern markets. It is known as the dukkah, the poor man's dinner, and perfect travel food. You can serve this as described or instead of the pitas you can serve with balls of soft cheese, sliced tomatoes, or cucumbers. Keeps well also unrefridgerated."

Ingredients: coriander seeds, cumin seeds...

"This is a tasty recipe that leaves out the tanini so it is low in fat and also low in sodium if you use Eden Organic Low Sodium Garbanzo Beans"

Ingredients: coriander, cumin, lemon juice...