COLLECTION
Middle Eastern Delights
Embark on a captivating culinary adventure through the vibrant flavors of the Middle East with ShinyRecipe's hand-picked collection. From the aromatic spices of slow-cooked tagines to the smoky char of perfectly grilled kebabs, and the intricate sweetness of traditional pastries to the refreshing zest of regional salads, each recipe is a gateway to an ancient and rich food heritage. We've meticulously curated these dishes so you can effortlessly bring the genuine tastes and aromas of this storied cuisine into your home kitchen.
One-Pan Middle Eastern Spiced Chicken and Rice
Easy • 45 min
Zesty Middle Eastern Chickpea and Herb Salad
Easy • 15 min
Middle Eastern Date and Nut Oatmeal
Easy • 15 min
Pistachio Rosewater Mahalabia
Easy • 35 min
Hearty Egyptian Ful Medames with Eggs
Easy • 35 min
Spiced Lamb Kofta with Creamy Tahini Yogurt Sauce
Easy • 35 min
Flavorful Halloumi & Veggie Wraps with Lemon-Tahini
Easy • 20 min
Aromatic Chickpea & Herb Patties with Creamy Tahini Sauce
Easy • 30 min
Hearty Middle Eastern Potato and Egg Skillet
Easy • 35 min
Cardamom Pistachio Mahalabia Pudding
Easy • 35 min
Egyptian Ful Medames Bowls
Easy • 35 min
Sweet and Savory Persian Date and Walnut Omelet
Easy • 20 min
Fragrant Saffron Chicken and Rice (Tahchin Morgh)
Medium • 100 min
Naan-o Panir-o Sabzi: Persian Herb and Cheese Flatbread
Easy • 15 min
Egyptian Coconut Basbousa with Orange Blossom Syrup
Easy • 45 min
Flavorful Middle Eastern Chickpea Wraps
Easy • 25 min
Middle Eastern Orange Blossom Semolina Cake
Easy • 45 min
Egyptian Hawawshi (Spiced Meat-Stuffed Pita)
Easy • 40 min
Savory Middle Eastern Lentil & Herb Patties with Creamy Tahini Dip
Easy • 45 min
Elegant Saffron Rosewater Pudding
Easy • 35 min
Golden Chickpea & Herb Fritters with Creamy Tahini Sauce
Easy • 30 min
Spiced Lamb Meatballs in Rich Tomato Sauce
Easy • 45 min
Hearty Middle Eastern Chicken & Chickpea Stew
Easy • 55 min
Fragrant Pistachio Rosewater Pudding
Easy • 25 min
Middle Eastern Spiced Egg and Tomato Skillet
Easy • 30 min
Grilled Halloumi and Vegetable Skewers with Lemon-Herb Marinade
Easy • 25 min
Fragrant Lamb and Apricot Tagine
Medium • 110 min
Vibrant Persian Herb and Chickpea Salad (Salad-e Nokhod va Sabzi)
Easy • 15 min
Sweet Semolina Date Pastries (Ma'amoul)
Medium • 45 min
North African Lamb and Chickpea Skillet with Aromatic Spices
Easy • 45 min
Karnıyarık: Turkish Stuffed Eggplant with Spiced Lamb
Medium • 70 min
Middle Eastern Honey-Pistachio Semolina Cake
Easy • 50 min
Hearty Middle Eastern Chickpea and Herb Salad with Pan-Fried Halloumi
Easy • 25 min
Delicate Rosewater Pistachio Pudding
Easy • 35 min
Hearty Middle Eastern Chickpea and Tomato Scramble
Easy • 25 min
Savory Lentil and Bulgur Patties with Tangy Yogurt Sauce
Easy • 45 min
Middle Eastern Spiced Lamb and Chickpea Skillet
Easy • 40 min
Classic Date and Walnut Ma'amoul Cookies
Medium • 45 min
Middle Eastern-Inspired Date and Walnut Oatmeal
Easy • 15 min
Middle Eastern Spiced Chickpea and Tomato Skillet
Easy • 25 min
Fragrant Middle Eastern Chicken and Rice with Toasted Almonds
Easy • 50 min
Flavorful Lamb and Chickpea Skillet with Mint Yogurt
Easy • 35 min
Spiced Yogurt and Egg Skillet, Middle Eastern Style
Easy • 25 min
Flavorful Halloumi & Veggie Wraps with Middle Eastern Spices
Easy • 25 min
Flavorful Middle Eastern Chicken & Chickpea Skewers
Easy • 45 min
Hearty Middle Eastern Spiced Egg and Potato Hash
Easy • 35 min
Aromatic Chicken and Freekeh Pilaf
Easy • 50 min
Creamy Labneh and Za'atar Toast
Easy • 10 min
One-Pan Middle Eastern Spiced Chicken & Chickpea Dinner
Easy • 40 min
Hearty Lentil and Bulgur Salad with Lemon-Mint Dressing
Easy • 40 min
Middle Eastern Rosewater and Pistachio Semolina Pudding
Easy • 30 min
Grilled Middle Eastern Lamb and Halloumi Skewers
Easy • 35 min
Middle Eastern Chickpea & Herb Patties with Creamy Tahini Yogurt Dip
Easy • 35 min
Shakshuka with Halloumi and Mint
Easy • 30 min
Mahlabi: Creamy Saffron Rosewater Pudding
Easy • 30 min
Middle Eastern Orange Blossom Rice Pudding
Easy • 45 min
Date and Pistachio Oatmeal with Rosewater
Easy • 15 min
Middle Eastern Date and Pistachio Ma'amoul Cookies
Medium • 45 min
Middle Eastern Spiced Lentil and Halloumi Wraps
Easy • 30 min
Zesty Chickpea and Feta Wraps
Easy • 20 min
Grilled Halloumi & Vegetable Skewers with Zesty Mint Yogurt
Easy • 25 min
Honey-Nut Baklava Rolls with Orange Blossom Syrup
Medium • 55 min
Middle Eastern Spiced Chicken and Bulgur Skillet
Easy • 45 min
Fragrant Orange Blossom Rice Pudding with Pistachios
Easy • 40 min
Middle Eastern Chickpea and Vegetable Skewers with Tahini Drizzle
Easy • 25 min
Middle Eastern Lentil and Herb Salad with Halloumi
Easy • 25 min
Middle Eastern Date and Walnut Semolina Bars
Medium • 60 min
Sweet Honey-Nut Semolina Fingers
Easy • 45 min
Spiced Chickpea and Feta Wraps with Middle Eastern Flavors
Easy • 25 min
Aromatic Cardamom Basbousa: A Middle Eastern Semolina Cake
Easy • 45 min
Savory Middle Eastern Halloumi and Egg Skillet
Easy • 25 min
Golden Halloumi and Fresh Herb Flatbreads
Easy • 30 min
One-Pan Middle Eastern Chicken & Chickpea Skillet
Easy • 45 min
Middle Eastern Spiced Yogurt and Egg Toast
Easy • 15 min
Hearty Middle Eastern Lentil and Rice Bowl
Easy • 35 min
Fragrant Middle Eastern Rosewater Rice Pudding
Easy • 45 min
Shakshuka-Inspired Chickpea and Egg Skillet
Easy • 30 min
Middle Eastern Spiced Halloumi and Vegetable Skewers
Easy • 25 min
Fragrant Orange Blossom Semolina Pudding
Easy • 30 min
Savory Chickpea & Herb Fritters with Tangy Yogurt Sauce
Easy • 30 min
Middle Eastern Spiced Lamb and Hummus Bowls
Easy • 25 min
Moroccan Orange Blossom Yogurt with Dates and Almonds
Easy • 5 min
Tunisian Spiced Semolina Porridge with Dried Fruits and Nuts
Easy • 20 min
Tunisian Date and Pistachio Pastries
Medium • 50 min
Tunisian Date and Almond Couscous Pudding
Easy • 30 min
Tunisian Date and Walnut Stuffed Makroudh
Medium • 50 min
Tunisian Mloukhia with Beef and Coriander
Medium • 200 min
Bissara: Tunisian Fava Bean and Harissa Dip
Easy • 30 min
Spicy Tunisian Chicken with Olives and Roasted Potatoes
Easy • 60 min
Tunisian Honey-Kissed Sesame Fritters (Zlebia)
Medium • 45 min
Tunisian Merguez Sausage and Chickpea Stew
Easy • 45 min
Uzbek Lamb and Rice Pilaf with Carrots and Chickpeas (Palov)
Medium • 115 min
Yemeni Lamb Haneeth with Aromatic Rice and Zesty Tomato Salsa
Medium • 205 min
Yemeni Zalabia: Fried Doughnuts with Cardamom-Saffron Syrup
Medium • 35 min
Hearty Syrian Fava Bean Stew with Bright Lemon and Olive Oil
Easy • 30 min
Yemeni Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes, Onions, and Spices (Shakshuka)
Easy • 25 min
Hearty Yemeni Chicken and Potato Stew (Saltah) with Fenugreek
Medium • 65 min
Yemeni Lamb and Rice Pilaf with Raisins and Carrots (Mandi)
Medium • 140 min
Yemeni Honeycomb Bread with Black Seeds (Shaboura)
Medium • 115 min
Apple & Cinnamon Infused Israeli Honey Cake
Easy • 70 min
Syrian Milk Pudding with Mastic and Pistachios (Muhallabia)
Easy • 30 min
Date and Walnut Haroset Truffles
Easy • 20 min
Jordanian Layered Phyllo Pastry with Nuts and Honey (Baklava)
Medium • 75 min
Libyan Honey-Drenched Almond Fritters (Zalabia)
Easy • 45 min
Sudanese Honey Sesame Cookies (Kahk)
Easy • 35 min
Algerian Lamb and Prune Tagine with Toasted Almonds
Medium • 140 min
Algerian Griwech: Honey-Drenched Flower Pastries
Medium • 65 min
Sudanese Date and Semolina Pudding with Cardamom and Rosewater
Easy • 35 min
Sudanese Lamb and Okra Stew with Kisra Bread
Medium • 110 min
Hearty Sudanese Ful Medames with Creamy Tahini and Eggs
Easy • 30 min
Somali Millet Porridge with Ghee and Dates
Easy • 25 min
Eritrean Coffee Semolina Pudding with Cardamom & Dates
Easy • 35 min
Kenyan Passion Fruit and Mango Cheesecake with Ginger Crust
Medium • 300 min
Somali Chicken Suqaar with Injera
Easy • 40 min
Somali Malawah: Sweet Cardamom & Honey Crepes
Easy • 30 min
Palestinian Muhallabieh (Milk Pudding) with Rosewater and Almonds
Easy • 30 min
Libyan Shorba Libiya (Lamb and Orzo Soup) with Mint
Easy • 60 min
Afghan Sheer Pira: Cardamom & Pistachio Milk Fudge
Easy • 45 min
Iraqi Kubba Mosul (Layered Meat and Bulgur Patties) with Yogurt Sauce
Advanced • 105 min
Yemeni Shakshuka with Hilbeh and Flatbread
Medium • 40 min
Palestinian Samkeh Harra (Spicy Fish) with Toasted Nuts and Cilantro
Medium • 50 min
Israeli Sabich Sandwich with Fried Eggplant, Hard-Boiled Egg, and Amba Sauce
Easy • 35 min
Syrian Ful Medames with Tahini and Fresh Herbs
Easy • 25 min
Maqluba: Upside-Down Chicken and Rice with Roasted Vegetables
Medium • 90 min
Azerbaijani Dolma with Grape Leaves and Yogurt Sauce
Medium • 90 min
Jordanian Shakshuka with Feta and Za'atar
Easy • 35 min
Palestinian Manakish with Akkawi Cheese and Herbs
Medium • 35 min
Iraqi Kubba Halab: Crispy Rice Patties with Spiced Beef & Peas
Medium • 75 min
Baked Kibbeh with Lamb, Pine Nuts, and Cooling Yogurt Sauce
Medium • 75 min
Somali Halwa with Toasted Sesame, Cardamom, and Nuts
Medium • 45 min
Authentic Yemeni Mandi: Slow-Cooked Lamb & Fragrant Basmati Rice
Medium • 210 min
Jordanian Maftoul with Chicken and Chickpeas
Medium • 85 min
Flaky Israeli Bourekas with Spinach and Feta
Medium • 45 min
Palestinian Freekeh Soup with Chicken and Toasted Almonds
Easy • 60 min
Libyan Mahalabia: Rosewater Milk Pudding with Pistachios
Easy • 25 min
Creamy Afghan Firni: Rosewater & Cardamom Rice Pudding
Easy • 40 min
Syrian Kibbeh Nayyeh with Fresh Mint and Olive Oil
Medium • 25 min
Yemeni Saltah (Fenugreek Stew) with Lamb and Vegetables
Medium • 145 min
Palestinian Musakhan: Sumac-Spiced Roast Chicken with Caramelized Onions and Taboon Bread
Medium • 105 min
Jordanian Fatayer Sabanekh (Spinach Pies) with Pine Nuts
Medium • 85 min
Yemeni Harissa (Sweet Semolina Cake) with Coconut and Almonds
Easy • 55 min
Jordanian Sayadieh: Fish and Spiced Rice with Toasted Almonds and Tahini
Medium • 70 min
Palestinian Manakish with Za'atar and Labneh
Easy • 35 min
Jordanian Shakshuka with Poached Eggs and Halloumi
Medium • 40 min
Yemeni Khubz al-Tawa with Honey and Ghee
Easy • 35 min
Malawach with Honey and Labneh
Easy • 20 min
Creamy Afghan Firni with Pistachios and Saffron
Easy • 30 min
Savory Armenian Lahmajoun Breakfast Wraps with Zesty Herbs and Yogurt
Medium • 35 min
Syrian Maqluba: Upside-Down Rice with Eggplant, Cauliflower, and Lamb
Medium • 105 min
Iraqi Zalabya: Crispy Fried Dough with Date Syrup
Medium • 35 min
Bosnian Begova Čorba: Traditional Chicken and Vegetable Soup
Medium • 80 min
Armenian Paklava: Spiced Walnut & Honey Phyllo Pastry
Medium • 85 min
Syrian Feteer Meshaltet: Flaky Layered Pastry with Honey and Cream
Medium • 50 min
Libyan Mbatten: Golden Potato Slices Stuffed with Spiced Meat
Medium • 70 min
Tanzanian Mishkaki: Grilled Beef Skewers with Pepper and Onion
Easy • 40 min