I'm looking for easy traditional islamic recipes - a starter, main course and desert?

honestly Islamic doesn't help....Islam is middle east and many parts of arfica, Turkey, etc.....all the cultures have different styles of eating. I can give you a few ideas for Jordan, Syria and surrounding areas.....


try starting with hummus, baba ganough (eggpant dip),olives, pita bread or tabouleh salad (parsley salad),falafel from a mix you get at a store


Main course....well bamia is not hard...it is okra in a tomato sauce over rice


Maklouba (upside-down) is layers of chicken, vegetables, and rice


Desert---bakalavah or similar.....


Rough recipe: Hummus- can of chickpeas, 2 pieces or garlic (more or less), 1/2-1 lemon juice, salt %26amp; pepper, tahini %26amp; water. Mix in blender...I guess at tahini and water adding little by little until I get a consistency/taste I like, can sprinkle the plate with extra virgin oilve oil, chopped tomato,chopped cucumber (last 2 as decoration)


Baba Ganough---same as above except replace chickpeas with cooked eggplant


Tabouleh-cut a bunch of parsley with food processor or very very small with knife, add tomato, soaked and drained bulger wheat (coarse), 1/2-1 lemon, chopped small onion, salt, extra virgin olive oil


Bamia-Brown okra in extra virgin olive oil, add fresh garlic to taste, then add ground beef (or beef soy protein if vegetarian) to brown....then add water maybe 3 cups to start...you will figure it out as you are doing it...if too much let cook more....add 1/2-1 can tomato paste, 2 peeled%26amp; chopped tomatos, salt %26amp; pepper, beef cube like magi or similar, and some people add all spice OR oregano, paprika....be creative, but those are accents to the dish.


Maklouba-Brown (in spices) chicken, beef, lamb or whatever you want as a protein and that goes in the bottom of your BIG pot....then browned vegetables that have been cooked in spices...salt pepper garlic all spice (usually brocolli, carrots, cauliflower, and sometimes potato and chickpeas can be added) Then soaked %26amp; drained rice (maybe 2 cups worth dry) then add a broth (either from meat or cube) to cover the whole thing about 1-2 inches above rice. Bring to boil then let cook at LOW until water is gone. Usually served with a side of plain yougert.


They usually like Basmati rice best.


Also you can dice up some cucumber and add plain yougert, salt pepper, and crushed fresh garlic for a starter too....near lebanon areas they add a hint of mint to it.


Hope this gets you startedI'm looking for easy traditional islamic recipes - a starter, main course and desert?
This is a great site for traditonal Iranian recipes. Lots of choices for you to use to compose a menu:





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