Ash Reshteh
Dried beans (chickpeas + kidney beans + green lentils, OR the popular cheat of mixing all dried into one pot) soak overnight
Persian
Discover · make-ahead + onion + lemon + chickpea
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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
Couscous Royale
Lamb and chicken poach slowly in a saffron-tomato broth with chunks of root vegetables and chickpeas
Moroccan
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
Haleem
Cracked wheat (daleya), pearl barley, chana dal, masoor dal, moong dal and urad dal soak overnight together
Pakistani
Harira
Lamb shoulder cubes simmer slow with chickpeas, lentils, tomatoes, vermicelli noodles, and a heavy spice mix (ginger…
Moroccan
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
Murgh Cholay
Onion fries in oil until deep gold; ginger-garlic paste joins and is fried for 1 minute
Pakistani
Special Balti
BIR special balti is the customisable British restaurant chef's signature, mixing pre-cooked meats, seafood and…
Indian
Tandoori Broccoli, Cauliflower & Red Onion
These are grilled vegetables with spiced coating, crispy outside, tender inside
Sides
Turmeric Chickpea Purée
Hummus is the simplest and most elegant of Middle Eastern dips: cooked chickpeas reduced to silky purée through long…
Sides