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	Lentils, rice and fried onions (Mujadarrah) by Nancy Miyasaki This is a tasty and healthy side dish that goes well with just about anything. It's filling without being too heavy, and tastes great as leftovers too.	14 votes 10 reviews 5 comments 16887 views
	Tabouli by Jacqui Patek This is a quick and fresh dish that is good all year round. I love to serve it with pita chips.	8 votes 3 reviews 2 comments 49266 views
	Easy Persian Rice in a Rice Cooker by John Spottiswood Admittedly, this doesn't capture the crunch outside of the normal method of making persian rice. But if you are just looking for a fluffy and buttery rice to serve with a stew or tagine, this works wonderfully and is super easy.	3 votes 2 reviews 13492 views
	Homemade Grilled Flatbread by John Spottiswood I couldn't find any authentic pita bread or other flat bread at my local grocery store, so I decided to try grilling my own. It turned out to be really fun and not too difficult. And the taste was amazing. The hardest part was rolling out the dough (I doubled the recipe). Fortunately, I was able to do that while watching a playoff…	4 votes 2 reviews 15481 views
	Hummus & Greek Salad by Padma Priya Manikam I decided to go healthy one night and went Arabic and Greek! Some of you may be familiar with hummus which is made from chick peas and the latter is pretty simple using feta cheese and lots of other fresh produce. Both are to be eaten with kubus (pita bread). The Greek salad was inspired by a book titled Vegetarian by Love Food.	1 vote 4809 views
	Tabbouleh Salad by Micheline A refreshing, low calorie, garlicky, tasty bulgur salad.	2 votes 5638 views
	Falafel Recipe by Sidrah Falafel recipe consists of fried balls or patty (something like fritters) made from spiced chickpeas and / or fava beans. Falafel is a traditional Middle Eastern food that is served in pita bread, either inside the bread or wrapped in flat bread....	1 vote 3399 views
	Classic Sesame Butter Tahini by Tomer Treves Classic Middle Eastern Tahini is made with sesame butter. Use premium organic sesame butter for the perfect nutty flavor. Healthy and delicious.	1 vote 1 review 3535 views
	Medhu vadai-Ulundhu vadai(urad dal) by Harini m No festival is complete with out a feast and here in South India no feast is complete with out vadai-payasam :). Vadai is a deep fried dumpling,where the batter is made of urad or channa dal (for masal vadai).Vadai made with urad dal is also known as medhu vadai (medhu meaning soft in Tamil). As the name says medhu vadai has a very…	1 vote 3352 views
	Eggplant Dip Recipe - Baba Ganoush by Sidrah Baba Ganoush, a Middle Eastern eggplant dip, is very similar to hummus, except it is made with eggplant. If you like eggplants, like me, you will definitely make this a staple dish. I cook it often and use it as a dip (for snacks) or meals in between the main meals.	1 vote 4636 views
	Persian Style Baked Herb Omelet - "Healing Foods for Special Diets" by The Blender Girl This omelet will rock your world! I found this recipe in a fantastic book called Healing Foods, that is sadly, no longer in print. Baked omelets are so quick and easy; and very low maintenance, in comparison with their stove top counterparts, who…	1 vote 5265 views
	Carrot Kurma by Aruna Manikandan A simple and a delicious kurma.	1 vote 2069 views