Iraqi Recipes

"Obviously not the real way but us dairy free can have it too and it does taste very good. Algeria is a former French colony, “Café au lait” and “caffè latte” are used as contrasting terms, to indicate whether the beverage is served in the “French” or the “Italian” way – the former..."

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Ingredients: rice milk, instant coffee...

"This is a recipe for a very tasty salad using the Middle Eastern spice Sumac / Sumaq. In Iraq, it is lmown as Summag - hence the name Summag salad. It is easy to make & comes fromm an Iraqi blog on the 'net."

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Ingredients: cucumbers, olive oil, onions...

"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."

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Ingredients: dates, unsalted butter...

"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."

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Ingredients: cilantro leaves, tamarind paste...

"This is a staple in our home. A simple salad that is made throughout the Middle East, Arabian influenced African countries such as Sudan were it is called Salatet Zabady bil Ajur & the Mediterranean. It is served as a mezza or salad side dish. It is especially good as a cool sauce to be paired with hot rice dishes as we do. Recipe#387395, for example...."

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Ingredients: cucumbers, dried mint, mint...

"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..."

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Ingredients: cocoa powder, ground cardamom...

"From: "Classic Vegetarian Cooking from the Middle East & North Africa" by Habeeb Salloum. Iraq region."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, ground allspice...

"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."

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Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, tahini...

"Many Iraqi recipes call for curry powder and this is the way I make it. An example of a recipe I use this in often is recipe#420598. It is best to buy whole spices and grind them yourself. You can see this recipe made here in this cute video on Youtube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmS_xOd2CBo. Modified from a recipe found on www.recipesbyrachel.com...."

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Ingredients: coriander, cumin...

"How to make ground loomi powder called for in some recipes."

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Ingredients: coffee, dried limes...

"A simple Middle Eastern breakfast dish something like fried tomatoes. I learned the basics of this from my SIL."

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Ingredients: cooking oil, cooking onions...