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.
Samosas
(Indian, Pakistani, African deep-fried potato pastries)
Samosas are the perfect chaat, or Indian snack food. These tetrahedral pastry pockets are made with a variety of stuffings, both vegetarian and with meat.
Maqluba
(Palestinian rice and eggplant casserole)
Maqluba (مقلوبة) is Arabic for “upside-down,” which is how this popular Palestinian dish of rice, eggplant and meat is served.
Mafé, or Maafe
(West African meat in peanut sauce)
Mafé, known in English as groundnut stew, is an iconic African dish, popular throughout West Africa. This rich meat stew is thickened with ground peanuts.
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.
Kefta
(Middle Eastern spiced meatballs)
Spiced meatballs are common in one form or another from Morocco in the west through the Middle East all the way to India.