Ash Reshteh
Dried beans (chickpeas + kidney beans + green lentils, OR the popular cheat of mixing all dried into one pot) soak overnight
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Bessara
Bessara is the Egyptian fava-bean dip the colour of pale green, a thicker, smoother cousin to ful medames eaten across…
Snacks
Chana Chaat
Cooked chickpeas (tinned for speed, OR overnight-soaked and home-cooked for the best texture) toss with diced red onion…
Sides
Dolmadakia (Greek Stuffed Vine Leaves)
Dolmadakia are the Greek stuffed vine leaves, small cigar-shaped rolls of softened vine leaves wrapped around a herby…
Snacks
Falafel Lebnani
Dried chickpeas soak overnight (never cooked, chickpeas must remain raw)
Snacks
Falafel Palestinian
Dried chickpeas (or a chickpea-fava blend) soak overnight
Snacks
Fasolada
Fasolada is the Greek bean soup that's often called the country's national dish, a slow-cooked pot of haricot beans…
Greek
Fattoush
A torn pita is brushed with olive oil and grilled or fried until golden and crisp
Sides
Foul Saudi
The Saudi take on foul medames, somewhere between the Egyptian original and the Yemeni daal-like versions
Sides
Ful Medames
Ful medames is the breakfast Egypt has been eating since pharaonic times, dried fava beans slow-cooked overnight into…
Egyptian
Iraqi Falafel
Iraqi falafel is the version with cardamom and dill, distinct from the Levantine green-coriander variety, made with…
Snacks
Lahori Chana Pulao
Whole chickpeas are soaked overnight and simmered until tender (or pressure-cooked)
Rice
Mixed Vegetable Pakora
A thick batter of gram (chickpea) flour, rice flour, ajwain, turmeric, chilli powder and salt mixes with cold water to a…
Sides
Msabaha
Dried chickpeas soak overnight with a pinch of bicarbonate of soda
Sides
Pav Bhaji
Potatoes, cauliflower, peas boil until tender
Indian
Sabich
Sabich is the Iraqi-Jewish breakfast pita, fried aubergine, hard-boiled egg and amba pickled-mango sauce stuffed into…
Snacks