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"I like to think of this vegetarian dish as Egyptian-style chilli. I was first introduced to it during a trip to Egypt four years ago, where it was nearly all we ate for a week! It's served in "fast food" type restaurants, sold from carts by street vendors and made in the home. There can be many variations, but this is close to the one I..."

Ingredients: chopped tomatoes, brown lentils...

"This is AMAZING! Very popular, SIMPLE dish made in Egyptian households. Once you make it, it will become a favorite for sure. The key is in the onion's consistency once they cook down to the delicious thick sauce. Anyway enjoy, serve with rice or your favorite pasta. Enjoy!"

Ingredients: onions, salt & pepper, water...

Ingredients: ground cumin, fresh ground pepper...

"I loved this dish growing up. It was the only way I was willing to eat peas as a child. I still really enjoy making it and I'm always trying all sorts of variations of it. It's easy to make and don't worry if you don't have all the spices, it will still taste good. This dish is served over plain white rice."

Ingredients: cloves, dried coriander...

"I love black eyed peas, they are so good for a low cholesterol diet. Posted for ZWT III, North Africa, Egyptian."

Ingredients: dried black-eyed peas, fresh dill...

"Had an eggplant (which I never cook with) and some miscellaneous squash in the fridge. Wanted to make the vegetable stew I had enjoyed so often in Egypt but all the recipes I could find were too much like Greek mousaka (layers, white sauce etc.) so I experimented and came up with this."

Ingredients: ground cumin, eggplants...

"Here's a recipe for a delicious Arabic appetizer or main dish that I have learned to make."

Ingredients: cumin, lamb stew meat...

"This is from Cooking Light. Posting for ZWT3."

Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, fresh spinach...

"A marak is a vegetable version of a tagine. Adapt this recipe to whatever root vegetables you prefer."

Ingredients: dried cherries, sugar pumpkin...

"This is a great recipe to make in the winter - it is a hearty lentil stew, takes about an hour to make (no matter how much you increase the portions), and goes with most other foods. Also, it is really really easy to make, and can usually be made with things that you have in the house already. Can be served cold or hot, but it is much better hot than..."

Ingredients: coriander, cumin, soup mix...

"Another gutsygourmet recipe that I think sounds awesome. I haven't tried it yet, but I want to post here for future reference. I'm always on the lookout for dishes that will add extra veggies into our diets. Prep and baking time is approximate as are the number of servings."

Ingredients: eggplants, onions, parsley...

"This is one of my favorite comfort foods. i absolutely adore the density of the hummus alongside the silkiness of the spinach, popeye would be proud!"

Ingredients: cilantro, frozen spinach...