Recipe Category
Main Dish Recipes
Authentic Palestinian main dish dishes with stories, tips, and ingredient context.
10 entries
Main Dish
Laban Ummo / Shakriyeh
Lamb braised until tender, then simmered in a silky stabilized yogurt sauce — served over vermicelli rice and scattered with toasted pine nuts.
Main Dish
Lamb Kufta with Pomegranate Molasses
Spiced lamb meatballs layered over golden fried potatoes and tomatoes, slow-baked in a tangy pomegranate molasses sauce.
Main Dish
Mansaf
Slow-cooked lamb in a rich, tangy jameed yogurt sauce over turmeric rice and shrak bread.
Main Dish
Maqluba
A fragrant tower of rice, vegetables, and tender meat, flipped dramatically at the table.
Main Dish
Mujaddara
Green lentils and basmati rice, finished with deeply caramelized onions and fresh parsley.
Main Dish
Mulukhia
An ancient stew of jute mallow leaves simmered with chicken broth and finished with a fragrant garlic and coriander bloom — one of the oldest dishes still eaten every day across the Levant and Egypt.
Main Dish
Musakhan
Sumac-roasted chicken over caramelized onions on taboon bread, born from the olive harvest and made for sharing.
Main Dish
Shish Barak
Spiced meat dumplings, baked golden, then finished in a silky garlic yogurt sauce.
Main Dish
Stuffed Grape Leaves
Thin grape leaves tightly rolled around seasoned rice and meat, layered over lamb chops and tomatoes, and cooked slowly until everything melds into something deeply satisfying.
Main Dish
Sumagiyya
Slow-braised lamb with Swiss chard, chickpeas, and a deeply tangy sumac broth enriched with tahini — Gaza's most beloved dish, cooked in abundance and shared with everyone within reach.