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    Home » Middle East

    Middle East

    Learn how to make traditional Middle Eastern recipes. Not only did I live in the Middle East for 20+ years, I worked in the food and beverage industry there so I make sure that these recipes are not just true to their source, but true to the style of cooking authentic to each region within the Middle East.

    For the sake of clear and easy navigation, this section includes recipes native to the entire Middle East & North Africa region (MENA).

    • Cheese Manakish
      Cheese Manakish
    • Qatayef
      Qatayef (with Ricotta Cheese)
    • Cheese Fatayer
      Cheese Fatayer (Middle Eastern Hand Pies)
    • Dubai Chocolate Bar (Homemade “Can’t Get Knafeh of It”)
    • Dukka is drizzled on to Egyptian koshari that is piled high on a white dish.
      How to make Egyptian Koshari: A step-by-step guide (Koshary)
    • Luqaimat on a clear serving dish.
      Luqaimat (Middle Eastern Fried Dough Fritters)
    • Beef Sambousek
      Beef Sambousek
    • Saudi Champagne
    • A square slice of Egyptian Macarona Bechamel on a while plate.
      Egyptian Macarona Bechamel Recipe
    • A plate of Middle Eastern Shish Barak dumplings, covered in a garlic butter sauce, and toasted pine nuts.
      Shish Barak (Middle Eastern Dumplings)
    • Halloumi Stroganoff
    • Date Scones
    • A spoonful of Egyptian rice.
      Egyptian Rice with Vermicelli (Roz bel Shareya)
    • Moroccan pastilla (bastilla) on a wooden board.
      Pastilla (Moroccan Chicken Pie)
    • A piece of bread dipped in a bowl of Lebanese toum.
      Lebanese Toum (Garlic Sauce Recipe)
    • Kunafah (Middle Eastern Cheese Pastry)
    • A purple bowl filled with chilled mahalabia, garnished with crushed pistachios and rose petals.
      Mahalabia – Middle Eastern Milk Pudding (Muhallebi)
    • Crispy Al Baik-style Fried Chicken in a basket with red&white patterned paper in it.
      Al Baik Chicken Recipe (Homemade Broast)
    • Arayes - Lebanese pitas stuffed with ground beef on a plate.
      Arayes (Lebanese Meat-Stuffed Pitas)
    • Harissa chicken with lentils in a white bowl.
      Harissa Chicken with Lentils
    • A close-up photo of shakshuka in a skillet. The various colours and textures are apparent.
      Shakshuka – Eggs in a Spicy Tomato Sauce
    • Merguez Shakshuka

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    Do you ever think back to that recipe someone special cooked for you? Mom's spaghetti? Grandma's pie?

    On Chocolates & Chai, I worry about perfecting that showstopper of a recipe so that you can rediscover, and share that feeling with the people closest to you.

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