Spiced meatballs are common in one form or another from Morocco in the west through the Middle East all the way to India.
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Halva
(Persian rose-scented sweet)
Halva is a popular sweet found throughout the Middle East. Many varieties are made with tahini or semolina flour.
Gulab Jamun
(South Asian milk ball sweet in rose-scented syrup)
This traditional sweet (mithai) is found on South Asian restaurant menus around the world. You can make your own gulab jamun at home with just a few simple ingredients.
Couscous
(North African steamed pasta grains)
Couscous is a commonly served type of pasta in the region of Northwest Africa known as the Maghreb. In typical Maghreb cooking, couscous is cooks in the top part of a pot known as a couscousière.
Djej Emshmel
(Moroccan chicken tagine with olives and preserved lemons)
Djej emshmel is a popular Moroccan chicken tagine. The unique flavor of the chicken slow simmered with olives and preserved lemons highlights the best aspects of Moroccan cuisine.
Baklava
(Eastern Mediterranean nut and phyllo sweet pastry)
An ancient treat, baklava was first cooked up in its current form by Ottoman cooks in present-day Turkey. Sticky and sweet, it is the iconic Middle Eastern pastry.
Naan
(Indian, Pakistani tandoor-baked bread)
Naan is the famous bread from northern India and Pakistan that is baked in a distinctive tandoor oven. Variations of naan are found from India to Central Asia on into the Middle East.
Rendang Daging
(Indonesian beef simmered in coconut milk)
Rendang is a "dry" meat curry from west-central Sumatra in Indonesia. Intensely flavorful, many consider it to be one of the tastiest foods in the world.
Pulao
(Indian aromatic rice pilaf)
Pulaos form a wide variety of spiced rice dishes in India. It is a method of cooking rice that was adopted from the Persians with their rice polows. The style of first sauteing and then boiling rice is also known as the pilaf, or pilav, method. Pulao is also popular in East Africa due to […]
Aloo Gobi
(Indian potato and cauliflower curry)
Aloo gobi is a popular North Indian vegetarian dish often accompanied by naan, roti or paratha to make a full vegetarian meal. Some people serve it in soft buns as a satisfying sandwich.