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"Al Khabsa / Khabsa is very traditional. It can be made with many variations - this is just one of them - I hope to post more! Use chicken for this recipe, my others have lamb instead.....I have revised the recipe as of 09/02/09, although when I cook it the amounts are correct - perhaps it's the rice I use?"

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

"I designed this delicious sounding dish For the Fish & Seafood Forum Wild Card, Mixing Pot Challenge ZWT6."

Ingredients: dry crushed red pepper, fresh ground black pepper...

"This has been a favorite dessert in many Middle Eastern and North African countries- this is my mother's recipe. It's very simple and easy to remember."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, semolina flour...

"This is an authentic recipe for the traditional style of coffee that is drunk in Bahrain. The key to a great cup of coffee is the ground coffee - if you can get Gulf Coffee then do so. Gulf Coffee is light / medium roasted beans which are then ground with cardamom & saffron. If you can't get Gulf Coffee then use a coffee which is as lightly..."

Ingredients: coffee, ground cardamom...

"Rice cooked with meat & wonderfully aromatic spices...."

Ingredients: cinnamon, ground cardamom...

"Machboos is a dish of rice & meat, popular in many Gulf countries & across Saudi Arabia. Here is a version which is traditionally made in Bahrain. If you don't have any Buharat / Baharat spice mix, there are a few here on Zaar to choose from. If you don't want to use a whole chicken, your favourite pieces would be fine too!"

Ingredients: cinnamon, coriander leaves...

"This is one of the most famous Bahraini dishes. It is a sweet rice dish which is typically served with fish. I just wanted to add: this recipe calls for 6 cloves, HOWEVER, I think it REALLY ONLY NEEDS 2 cloves!"

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves...

"Bahrainis love seafood & prawns are no exception - here is a typical way of cooking them in Bahrain. This dish is also nice with the addition of a little minced garlic."

Ingredients: chopped tomatoes, garam masala powder...

"African countries influenced by Arabs/Islam may enjoy this simple delicious Gulf Arabian sweet as well, perfect with coffee or tea. Dates have always been of prime importance to survival in the desert. They are an ideal food, relatively cheap, easy to transport, and provide excellent nutrition. Recipe modified from The Complete Middle East Cookbook..."

Ingredients: rice flour, dates...

"This is my meat (lamb) version of Al Kabsa / Kabsah. Kabsa is one of the most famous of all the traditional Saudi dishes & is actually easy to make! See my other recipes for the chicken version......."

Ingredients: ground cumin, chopped tomatoes...

"Al Salooq are delicious, tender little pastries subtly flavoured with cardamom. These cresecent moon shaped delights are the perfect end to a meal, served with tea or coffee & are very popular during Ramadan & Eid celebrations. Unlike many other Arab pastries, Salooq are quick & simple to make. I prefer to use ghee to make these as it adds..."

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, ground cardamom...

"Muhallabieh is typically a Lebanese dessert but is popular all over the Middle East in various forms. The best way I could describe it is that it tastes like chocolate covered turkish delight!!! This is a particularly good but very sweet version :) I sometimes like to use almonds in place of the hazelnuts, I also double the rose water & the cocoa..."

Ingredients: cocoa powder, cornflour...

"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...