Ramadan Middle Eastern Recipes

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

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Ingredients: cinnamon, golden raisins...

"Similar to the flavourful potatoes you can purchase in Lebanese restaurants throughout Ottawa, Canada. This goes really well with recipe#44858 marinated chicken breast, Recipe #409286, and a garlic sauce like, recipe#108234 without the cilantro and a little Balkan yogurt to lighten it up, along with, recipe#254171, for a meal like the restaurants only..."

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Ingredients: cooking onions, fresh ground black pepper...

"I was looking for a varition of our families Harissa recipe but was suprised that Zarr did'nt have anything close to what we love to make every Ramadan and special occasion. Us Palestinians love sweets. So here it is and enjoy!"

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Ingredients: pistachio nuts, plain yogurt...

"If you love coconut macaroons, you will love this dish. This recipe is incredibly easy.This recipe yields a very moist cake that is traditional in the Jordanian/ Palestinian region.This recipe is different than the traditional harissa (also known as basbousa) which is made has semolina or cream of wheat as the main ingredient. I love coconut macaroons..."

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Ingredients: corn oil, eggs, lemon juice...

"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."

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Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, semolina flour...

"This is an old stand by for me, its quick and easy and can be served as a main dish or side dish. Its great with a nice middle eastern salad and a side of yoghurt and also goes well with baked lamb or roasts.This is a great potluck dish as well.Seasoning are approximate, you can adjust to suit your tastes."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, garlic powder...

"Not a joke, this is an actual recipe. My kids went to a Bedouin camp exhibit and everyone got a copy of this recipes(although not everyone got a taste). My translation into English. Who knows, next time you want to have a "different" type of barbeque, why not go for it?"

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Ingredients: eggs, lamb, camel...

"Very nice little Middle Eastern shortbread cookies. I like to give these as gifts or make them for tea time. I also make them often for my FIL's diwaniya (men's gathering) to enjoy with their Arabic coffee or tea. Recipe from The Complete Middle East Cookbook by Tess Mallos."

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Ingredients: clarified butter, icing sugar...

"To be used in Recipe#456603. Modified from, www.yasalamcooking.com."

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Ingredients: green cardamom pods, whole cloves...

"spicy little lemon shaped meatballs coated in Bulgar and then fried to perfection. Great as a side dish appetizer, snack, lunch, Ramadan."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, bulgur wheat...

"This is one of my mother's recipe, she was born in Cyprus and this recipe has been passed on to her by her mother. It's a quick side dish. My mother has a few recipes using bulgur, but she prepared this one regularly when I was living at home. You could serve it with a scope of plain yoghurt."

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Ingredients: vermicelli, olive oil, onions...