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"This delicious sweet with surprise you as to how good it tastes. It's just perfect along with a glass* of tea masha Allah. - A strongly brewed tea is traditionally served in small glasses throughout the Middle East. I'm sure this would be wonderful as a treat during Ramadan as well. Modified from a recipe found on http://www.yasalamcooking.com...."

Ingredients: dates, unsalted butter...

"We enjoy this delicious Iraqi recipe. It gives turnips/rutabaga/swedes a delicately sweet taste and a lovely hue. Modified from, Delights from the Garden of Eden by Nawal Nasrallah. NOTE: If using the small real white and purple type of turnip do not leave to soak in the water date syrup mixture after cooking as they may become waterlogged."

Ingredients: molasses, sea salt, water...

"This recipe is easy to make and popular in Iraq since one of the things that Iraq is famous for is dates. We have lots of varieties and kinds of dates from chewy to very hard. It is better to use this recipe with hard type of dates (called kasab) not soft, but you could use soft dates if you didn't find hard dates. Sometimes Ii use already-crushed..."

Ingredients: cocoa powder, ground cardamom...

"This dip combines Date Syrup with tahini (sesame paste) which is so often used in Middle Eastern cooking. this is delicious scooped up with fresh flatbreads—perfect with bread for lunch or for a quick afternoon snack."

Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, tahini...

"This cookie is one of Iraq's famous sweets. Recipe source: Toronto Star website. Time to make does not include 1 hour standing time. I haven't made these yet so the time to make is an estimate."

Ingredients: ground cardamom, dried dates...

"Gluten free without the bread. Modified from a recipe found on http://www.saucemagazine.com."

Ingredients: pita bread, sesame seeds...

"A delicious sweet snack which would go well with tea or coffee. Originally POSTED FOR RAMADAN TAG, yet I have since tried it and enjoyed. Out of The Complete Middle East Cookbook By Tess Mallos."

Ingredients: dates, ghee, sesame seeds...

"Posted for the Zaar World Tour 2006-Iraq.
From the "Best of International Cooking" cookbook. I haven't had a chance to try this yet, but it sounds delicious!"

Ingredients: dates, dry breadcrumbs...

"Klaichas are a national treat from Iraq. Traditionally, they press them into special moulds similar to tabis, but I just press them with the prongs of a fork. I have used Rapadura sugar to sweeten the dough, and using rice, tapioca and buckwheat flours to make these treats gluten free and more like shortbreads. You could also use some sorghum flour..."

Ingredients: rice flour, pitted dates...

""Rice with mung beans (maash polow) is a delightful summer dish, light, simple and delicious. Mung beans are good in soups, salads and are super delicious when cooked with rice, sauteed onions and a heavy pinch of turmeric, slowly over low heat. I like to use equal portions of rice and beans for this dish. If you like you can add another 1/2 cup..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, mung beans, oil...

"Posted for a call for Kuwaiti recipes in NA*ME forum. Originally posted on http://yasmeen-healthnut.blogspot.com with gorgeous photos!"

Ingredients: ground cardamom, dates, eggs...

"This is another "layered" (m'tubuq) rice dish from Iraq. It's a little work cleaning the fava beans but it can be done while watching TV. Very tasty!
The recipe is a high source of protein with or without meat. I make it w/o meat (if you prefer meat, it should be lamb). Since I've never really measured, the amounts are..."

Ingredients: fava beans, fresh dill, oil...

"Delicious and worthy of company. Modified from Eggplant With Tahini/Labneh Sauce, http://www.greenprophet.com"

Ingredients: ground cumin, salt & freshly ground black pepper...