Haneeth (الحنيذ) is an ancient Yemeni special occasion dish of slow-roasted lamb shanks that yields falling-off-the-bone meat with incredible flavor.
Tag: Ramadan
Haneeth
Fattoush
(Arab tomato and cucumber and bread salad)
See Horiatiki Salata variations
Khoubz, or Khubz, Araby
(Mediterranean pocket bread)
See Pita recipe
Tabouli
(Middle Eastern bulgur and parsley salad)
An easy and refreshing Middle Eastern salad, tabouli is bulgur wheat, finely chopped parsley and scallions dressed simply with lemon juice and olive oil.
Sindhi Biryani
(Pakistani meat curry with rice)
For this elaborate, celebratory dish, a rich, warmly spiced meat curry is layered with saffron-scented rice and garnished with nuts and dried fruits.
Lham Lahlou
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)
Lham lahlou, Arabic for “sweet meat,” is a very popular dish in Algeria, especially during the month of Ramadan.
Hummus bi Tahina
(Middle Eastern chickpea and sesame dip)
Hummus is popular appetizer, or meze, throughout the Middle East. Cooked chickpeas are pureed with sesame paste, garlic, lemon juice, oil oil and salt.
Harira
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)
Harira is a soup from the Maghreb region of North Africa that is especially popular as an iftar meal to break the daily fast during Ramadan.
Ful Medames
(Egyptian slow-cooked fava beans)
This simple dish of slow-simmered fava beans seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and spices is the daily breakfast meal for millions of Egyptians.
Fesenjan
(Persian chicken in pomegranate-walnut sauce)
Fesenjan is special occasion food in Iran. It is traditionally made with duck or pheasant in the north of the country along the Caspian Sea.