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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Ingredients
Chana Chaat
Cooked chickpeas (tinned for speed, OR overnight-soaked and home-cooked for the best texture) toss with diced red onion…
Sides
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
Foul Saudi
The Saudi take on foul medames, somewhere between the Egyptian original and the Yemeni daal-like versions
Sides
Hummus
Hummus is the great Levantine chickpea-tahini dip, smoothed silky-pale-gold, swirled with the back of a spoon, pooled…
Sides
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
Sambusak
Sambusak are the small Iraqi savoury pastries, dough rounds filled with sumac-and-cumin chickpea, fried or baked golden…
Snacks
Turmeric Chickpea Purée
Hummus is the simplest and most elegant of Middle Eastern dips: cooked chickpeas reduced to silky purée through long…
Sides
Vegetable Tagine
Onions are softened with garlic and ras el hanout
Moroccan