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    Home » Recipes » Popular Recipes

    Popular Recipes

    These popular recipes are my most tried and true, and loved by Hungry Paprikas readers! Make these recipes and rest assured that every last bite will be savoured by all! I recommend the highly popular Shawarma Rice, this classic Maqluba, and the easiest Kafta Kabobs — each one absolutely delicious.

    If you're craving a dessert recipe to satisfy that sweet tooth, you can't go wrong with this easy Mahalabia, an even easier Lazy Cake, and this fool proof Creme Caramel!

    cooked chicken shawarma served on a white plate, with a small bowl of white garlic sauce, sliced pickles, sliced cherry tomatoes and parsley. There is pita bread in the top corner, a cup of water and a plate of olives and pickles.

    20-Minute Authentic Arabic Chicken Shawarma

    Crispy Kunafa served on a round plate, garnished with pistachios.

    Kunafa Recipe with Mozzarella Cheese (Easy!)

    Quzi which is lamb shanks served over yellow rice with almonds and raisins

    Quzi (Authentic Iraqi Lamb over Rice)

    cheese manakish served on a tray with tea cups

    Manakish with Cheese and Za'atar

    iraqi dolma served in a blue patterned plate

    Iraqi Dolma (Middle Eastern Stuffed Vegetables)

    Hashweh rice served in a platter garnished with almonds, raisins and parsley

    Hashweh Rice (Arabic Rice with ground beef)

    Maqluba served in a platter garnished with almonds and parsley. Forks, water cups, a plate with almonds in it, and a bowl with cucumber and yogurt is on the right top side of the frame

    Maqluba (Makloubeh) with Lamb (Arabic rice dish)

    chicken shawarma rice with white sauce and a side salad

    Shawarma Rice with White Sauce (in one pot)

    arabic rice with vermicelli

    Arabic Rice with Vermicelli (Traditional Recipe)

    Chicken Machboos on a white rectangular platter with some parsley on top and in a white plate in the top corner with a green tea towel on a light coloured tiled

    Chicken Machboos (Rice & Chicken Kabsa)

    Shawarma plate with hummus, rice, chicken and salad

    Chicken Shawarma Plate

    Mahalabia (Muhallebi) | Middle Eastern Milk Pudding

    Creme caramel on a serving dish

    French Creme Caramel Recipe

    Chicken Biryani on a Plate

    Arabic Biryani with Chicken | Authentic Iraqi Recipe

    Pita stuffed with ground beef and grilled, stacked in a pile of three

    Arayes (Middle Eastern Stuffed Pita)

    Kafta skewers served on pita bread with onions and parsley

    Ground Beef Kafta Kabobs (Skewers or Patties)

    Banana Bread loaf placed on a white background

    Healthy Banana Bread

    Grilled chicken skewers served on a plate

    Shish Tawook | Grilled Chicken Skewers

    Sheet Pan Arabic Shawarma (Chicken)

    Easy Potato Moussaka With Eggplant

    Eggplant Fatteh

    Lahm Bi Ajeen piled on a dark coloured tray with parchment, garnished with lemon wedges, parsley and onion slices on a light coloured background with a bowl of sliced onions and parsley in a bowl in the corner, lemon wedges in a bowl in the bottom corner and 2 cups of tea in the corner

    Lahm Bi Ajeen | Sfiha (Middle Eastern Flatbread)

    Lazy Cake (No bake, 3 ingredients)

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    ABOUT ME

    Hi friend! I'm Amina, a wife and busy mother of two. And I know you're super busy too. I'm here to help you figure out dinner for your family with my easy, quick, and Middle Eastern inspired recipes. Hope you enjoy your stay - and please - have a look around and get in touch!

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    Popular Recipes

    cooked chicken shawarma served on a white plate, with a small bowl of white garlic sauce, sliced pickles, sliced cherry tomatoes and parsley. There is pita bread in the top corner, a cup of water and a plate of olives and pickles.

    20-Minute Authentic Arabic Chicken Shawarma

    Crispy Kunafa served on a round plate, garnished with pistachios.

    Kunafa Recipe with Mozzarella Cheese (Easy!)

    Quzi which is lamb shanks served over yellow rice with almonds and raisins

    Quzi (Authentic Iraqi Lamb over Rice)

    cheese manakish served on a tray with tea cups

    Manakish with Cheese and Za'atar

    iraqi dolma served in a blue patterned plate

    Iraqi Dolma (Middle Eastern Stuffed Vegetables)

    Hashweh rice served in a platter garnished with almonds, raisins and parsley

    Hashweh Rice (Arabic Rice with ground beef)

    Chicken Recipes

    a collage of 6 recipe photos showing middle eastern chicken recipes. A green square in the middle with the text "15+ Middle Eastern Recipes".

    15+ Middle Eastern Chicken Recipes That Are Not Just Shawarma!

    grilled Chicken kofta with grill marks on them, served on a white plate with sliced red onions, cherry tomatoes and parsley.

    20-Minute Chicken Kofta (Grilled or Pan-fried)

    Molokhia in a white bowl with a metal spoon on a woven mat with a bowl of rice in a beige bowl and a green plate with cooked chicken on a pink tiled background

    Authentic Molokhia (Mulukhiya)

    Skewered air fryer chicken kabobs on a pita on a plate with a blue border with an orange glass and a white sauce in a small bowl with a spoon with parsley in the corner

    15-Minute Air Fryer Chicken Kabobs (Chicken Skewers)

    cooked chicken shawarma served on a white plate, with a small bowl of white garlic sauce, sliced pickles, sliced cherry tomatoes and parsley. There is pita bread in the top corner, a cup of water and a plate of olives and pickles.

    20-Minute Authentic Arabic Chicken Shawarma

    Chicken skewers, rice and vegetables served on a white ceramic platter with herbs sprinkled over, and purple glasses in the background.

    Joojeh Kabab (Persian Chicken Kabobs)

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