Dinner
Chicken Shawarma
All the flavour of a shawarma spit from an oven tray: thighs marinated in warm spices and yogurt, roasted hard, then…
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Middle Eastern dinner recipes
27 Middle Eastern dinner recipes, in a suggested order.
These are the 27 Middle Eastern recipes filed under dinner: 27 of the 2,108 dinners on the site, and 27 of its 60 Middle Eastern recipes. Of these, 2 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Chickpea Patties (27 min) and Lamb Meatballs (30 min). For 14, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 16 easy, 7 medium and 4 hard.
As written, 5 are vegetarian, 4 vegan, 8 gluten-free and 10 dairy-free. Another 4 meet a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.
Middle Eastern dinner recipes — all 27 recipes
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Lamb Kofta Kebabs
Spiced lamb worked until it turns sticky, moulded around skewers and grilled hard so the outside chars while the…
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Maqluba
Rice, meat and fried vegetables layered in a pot and flipped out whole at the table so it stands as a cake. The name…
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Musakhan
Palestinian roast chicken on flatbread soaked in olive oil, with a great quantity of sumac-stained onions and…
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Baked Kibbeh
Bulgur and lamb pounded to a paste, layered around a spiced filling of more lamb and pine nuts, scored into diamonds…
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Harees
Wheat and meat cooked together for hours and then beaten into a smooth, savoury porridge, finished with ghee and…
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Bazin
A firm dome of barley flour dough served with a rich tomato and lamb sauce, potatoes and boiled eggs, a Libyan…
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Beef Kebabs
Beef sirloin cubes marinated in olive oil, lemon, garlic and oregano and grilled on skewers with peppers and onion…
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Beef Shawarma
Thin slices of sirloin marinated in lemon, cumin, turmeric and garlic, seared and rolled in flatbread with garlic…
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Chakhchoukha
Torn pieces of thin semolina flatbread soaked in a spicy tomato and lamb stew with chickpeas, a festive dish from…
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Chicken Kofta
Spiced chicken kofta of cumin, coriander, cinnamon and paprika with parsley and mint, cooked on a hot grill pan and…
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Chicken Machboos
A Gulf rice dish of chicken cooked with baharat, dried limes, tomatoes and saffron, with the rice steamed in the…
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Chicken Pastilla
Spiced shredded chicken, almonds and egg wrapped in layers of crisp filo, baked and dusted with cinnamon and sugar.
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Chickpea Patties
Chickpeas, herbs, garlic and spices mashed and fried for 12 minutes into golden patties. Four servings in 27 minutes.
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Chickpea Tomato Stew
Tinned chickpeas simmered with onion, garlic, tomatoes, cumin and paprika into a thick, spoonable stew.
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Harissa Roasted Carrots
Carrots tossed in harissa paste, olive oil and honey, roasted until caramelised and served with yoghurt.
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Kebab Wraps
Spiced beef and lamb mince shaped around skewers and grilled for 12 minutes, wrapped in flatbread with salad and…
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Lamb Meatballs
Lamb mince with cumin, mint and breadcrumbs shaped into small meatballs and fried for 12 minutes, served in a tomato…
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Lamb Pilaf
Lamb and basmati rice cooked together in stock with onions, raisins, almonds and warm spices.
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Lamb Shawarma
Thin lamb strips marinated in warm spices and lemon, roasted until crisp at the edges and served in flatbreads with…
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Mansaf
Lamb cooked in fermented yoghurt, spread over rice and flatbread with toasted nuts. Jordan's national dish, and a…
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Rice Pilaf
Long-grain rice toasted in butter with onion and vermicelli, then cooked in stock with a bay leaf.
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Shuwa
Omani festive lamb marinated in a paste of cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cardamom and vinegar, wrapped in banana leaf…
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Tahini Chicken
Chicken thighs roasted for 40 minutes in a lemon, garlic and tahini marinade, served with a drizzle of tahini sauce.
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Vegetable Tagine
Carrots, sweet potato, chickpeas and apricots simmered with ras el hanout, cinnamon and saffron, served over couscous.
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Za'atar Chicken
Chicken thighs rubbed with za'atar, olive oil and lemon and roasted for 40 minutes with red onion until crisp.