Chicken with Olives

Source: A Book of Middle Eastern Food by Claudia Roden

This excellent Middle Eastern dish is a particularly Moroccan specialty.

1 large roasting chicken (about 4 pounds)< ...

Couscous

1 1/3 cups couscous (wheat-grain semolina)
3/4 cup raisins
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric

Mix couscous, raisins and ...

Falafel (Deep Fried Fava Beans or Chickpeas)

2 cups dried fava beans or chick peas
1 medium onion, chopped finely
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon coriander
1/2 teaspoo ...

Fresh Herb and Tomato Salad (Sabzi Khordan ? Iran)

3 large tomatoes, sliced
1/3 cup flat-leaf parsley
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
2 tablespoons fresh tarragon leaves
...

Fried Tomatoes with Garlic

Source: Lior's Kitchen Talk

This is served in Palestine and Jordan.

4 cloves garlic, crushed
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 small hot pepper, very finely chopped
...

Ground Lamb Kabobs (Kabab Mashwi)

6 pocket breads
1 1/2 pounds ground lamb
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup snipped parsley leaves
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely-ground pepper
1/2 te ...

Iraqi Pomegranate Soup (Shorbat Rumman)

8 cups water
1 pound lamb shanks or other lesser cuts
    of lamb and bone
1/2 cup yellow split peas
1 cup chopped onion
3 beets with green ...

Lentil Soup (Mediterranean Style)

This is a wonderful vegetarian lentil soup recipe I learned from the Palestine region. I believe the recipe can also be traced to Lebanon. For any one who is watching yo ...

Middle Eastern Shrimp

Makes 6 servings.

2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
1/2 cup frozen chopped onions, thawed
3 tablespoons pine nuts
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic ...

Middle Eastern Spice Mix

1 tablespoon cumin
1 teaspoon cardamom
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon coriander
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon red pepper f ...