Middle Eastern favourites
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Middle Eastern favourites

A curated Food Glory collection for Middle Eastern favourites, with practical recipes chosen for dependable home cooking.

Middle Eastern favourites

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Kısır Starter
Starter30 mins

Kısır

Kısır is fine bulgur salad with tomato and pepper pastes, herbs, lemon and pomegranate molasses.

Mast-o Khiar Starter
Starter35 mins

Mast-o Khiar

Mast-o Khiar is a cool Persian yoghurt and cucumber dish with mint, dill, raisins and walnuts. This version uses measur…

Mücver Starter
Starter40 mins

Mücver

Mücver is courgette-and-herb fritters with cheese and a crisp fried exterior.

Ezogelin Çorbası Starter
Starter55 mins

Ezogelin Çorbası

Ezogelin Çorbası is red-lentil, bulgur and rice soup seasoned with mint, tomato and pepper.

Mirza Ghasemi Starter
Starter1h

Mirza Ghasemi

Mirza Ghasemi is a northern Iranian smoked aubergine, tomato, garlic and egg dish with a soft scramble-like texture. Th…

Kuku Sabzi Starter
Starter1h

Kuku Sabzi

Kuku Sabzi is a Persian herb frittata packed with parsley, coriander, dill and chives so herbs dominate the egg. This v…

Çılbır Starter
Starter20 mins

Çılbır

Çılbır is poached eggs on garlicky yoghurt with sizzling chilli butter.

Sigara Böreği Starter
Starter40 mins

Sigara Böreği

Sigara Böreği is crisp rolled pastry filled with salty white cheese and herbs.

Hummus Starter
Starter45 mins

Hummus

Hummus is a Lebanese starter defined by chickpeas blended with tahini, lemon and garlic into a smooth, nutty mezze dip.

Baba Ghanouj Starter
Starter45 mins

Baba Ghanouj

Baba Ghanouj is a Lebanese starter defined by fire-blackened aubergine folded with tahini, lemon and garlic for a smoky…

Kibbeh Nayyeh Starter
Starter45 mins

Kibbeh Nayyeh

Kibbeh Nayyeh is a Lebanese starter defined by finely minced raw lamb combined with bulgur, onion and Lebanese spice un…

Warak Enab Starter
Starter45 mins

Warak Enab

Warak Enab is a Lebanese starter defined by vine leaves wrapped around rice, herbs and sometimes meat, then gently simm…

Midye Dolma Starter
Starter1h 15m

Midye Dolma

Midye Dolma is mussels stuffed with aromatic rice, pine nuts, currants and spice.

Kashk-e Bademjan Starter
Starter1h 15m

Kashk-e Bademjan

Kashk-e Bademjan is a Persian aubergine spread with caramelised onion, mint, walnuts and tangy kashk yoghurt whey. This…

İmam Bayıldı Starter
Starter1h 20m

İmam Bayıldı

İmam Bayıldı is olive-oil-braised aubergines filled with onions, tomatoes and garlic.