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
Dried split fava beans (foul mudammas) soak overnight with bicarbonate of soda
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Chana Chaat
Cooked chickpeas (tinned for speed, OR overnight-soaked and home-cooked for the best texture) toss with diced red onion…
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Dolmadakia (Greek Stuffed Vine Leaves)
Brined vine leaves are soaked for 20 minutes to leach the brine
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Falafel Lebnani
Dried chickpeas soak overnight (never cooked, chickpeas must remain raw)
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Falafel Palestinian
Dried chickpeas (or a chickpea-fava blend) soak overnight
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Fasolada
Soaked beans simmer slow with chopped vegetables, tomato and herbs in a generous pour of olive oil
Greek
Fattoush
A torn pita is brushed with olive oil and grilled or fried until golden and crisp
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Foul Saudi
The Saudi take on foul medames, somewhere between the Egyptian original and the Yemeni daal-like versions
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Ful Medames
Whole dried fava beans soak overnight, then simmer slowly until the skins soften and the beans are completely tender…
Egyptian
Iraqi Falafel
Dried chickpeas soak in cold water 24 hours, the long soak hydrates them fully without cooking
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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…
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Msabaha
Dried chickpeas soak overnight with a pinch of bicarbonate of soda
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Pav Bhaji
Potatoes, cauliflower, peas boil until tender
Indian
Sabich
Aubergine slices salt, drain 30 min, pat dry, fry crispy in olive oil
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