Ramadan Middle Eastern Recipes

"A very quick and easy Middle Eastern salad that can be made in minutes. Sometimes I add a little cumin to this or sprinkle some cayenne pepper on the top."

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Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, salt...

"Yummy breaded sandwiches my mom made during ramadan. Can be served as an appetizer, but use a small cutter. Use different fillings if you like, next time i plan to try salami, cheese and salsa .. can be fried, baked or broiled, whatever you prefer .."

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Ingredients: eggs, lettuce...

""Salata is always light and crunchy, making it a perfect counterpoint to Afghan cuisine’s heavier dishes. Some Afghan cooks consider it a point of pride when the diced vegetables are small and uniform in size. The result reminds a little of a colorful bowl of confetti. For those in Afghanistan who can afford fresh vegetables, salata is a..."

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Ingredients: cilantro, cucumbers...

"Traditional (NAME) Rice Pudding - I like to put a nice raisin medly in mine."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, rose water...

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Ingredients: cilantro, pepper, coriander...

"A twist on a Middle East recipe with a splash of Afghan and Central Asia."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, golden raisins...

"Turkish coffee is not just limited to turkey, but is a traditional drink all over the middle east. You can buy freshly roasted and prepared coffee beans while you wait Turkish coffee from most middle eastern grocers in the united states. They usually use a combo blend of light and dark coffee beans and grind cardamom up in it at the same time.You can..."

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Ingredients: coffee, ground cardamom, sugar...

"Makes for a very nice and colorful rice dish. If you are a real garlic lover then you can up the amount by a few cloves."

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Ingredients: garlic, green peppers...

"Strange as it may sound, this cake tastes wonderful. I fell in love with a cake called basbousa while staying in Jordan, and couldn't find semolina anywhere here back home in the states, so I made up my own version using cream of wheat, when I remembered having cooked semolina the same as I did cream of wheat back home. Jordanians don't have cream of..."

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Ingredients: eggs, lemon juice...

"These are crispy fried potato cakes with a tuna and light vegetable filling that is just delicious. DH liked them with the tuna added though it is not traditional. If you prefer you can leave the tuna out for the original vegetarian version. I serve them with a corn free ketchup and plain yogurt to dip them in, sour cream would be good too. The original..."

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Ingredients: rice flour, fresh ground black pepper...

"Falafel is a patty made from beans and chickpeas. It's a popular fast food item in Middle East countries and is recognised here in Australia. This recipe comes from a cookbook called Middle Eastern Cookbook by Maria Khalife' the author advises it's an Egyptian recipe. Authors suggest is to serve the falafel with pickles, pita bread and tahini dip...."

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Ingredients: bicarbonate of soda, cilantro...