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Baharat, aka Arabic seven spice, is a heady and aromatic blend of spices that includes pepper, cumin, cloves and cardamom.

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Effortless iftar: Mix-and-match recipes for Ramadan’s evening feast

Whether you observe Ramadan or just love Middle Eastern dishes, these versatile recipes are nourishing and delicious.

38 recipes
Lamb, almond and apricot kofta.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s juicy lamb kofta

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Zucchini and halloumi fritters with garlic yoghurt.

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s zucchini and halloumi fritters

  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Moroccan mince.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s Moroccan mince

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Fried eggplant and feta fattoush.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s fried eggplant and feta fattoush

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Danielle Alvarez’s grilled lamb cutlets with spiced burghul salad.

Grilled lamb cutlets with spiced burghul, carrot and date salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Neil Perry's carrot and sultana salad.
EASY

Neil Perry’s carrot and sultana salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
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Roast lamb shoulder shawarma.

Adam Liaw’s roast lamb shoulder shawarma​

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Cos salad with tahini and molasses.
EASY

Cos lettuce salad with tahini and pomegranate molasses dressing

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Easy pilaf rice.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s easy pilaf rice

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Spiced lamb flatbreads with quick chilli and vegetable pickle.
EASY

These spiced lamb flatbreads aren’t just fast, they’re a flavour bomb

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Roast pumpkin and cous cous salad.
EASY

Spiced pumpkin, date, almond and moghrabieh (pearl cous cous) salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Karen Martini
Karen Martini’s roast chicken, tomato and cumin butter-baked rice.
EASY

Roast chicken with tomato and cumin butter-baked rice

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Karen Martini’s yoghurt-crusted roast cauliflower.
EASY

Karen Martini’s yoghurt-crusted roast cauliflower

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Danielle Alvarez’s lemony spinach, dill and feta rice pilaf.
EASY

Lemony spinach, dill and feta pilaf rice

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Lamb and sourdough salad with harissa dressing.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s lamb and sourdough salad with harissa dressing

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
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This Persian-style stew relies on sumac in place of hard-to-find black limes.

Persian-inspired eggplant, chickpea and beef stew

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Neil Perry’s Moroccan carrot salad.
EASY

Neil Perry’s Moroccan carrot salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Serve this spiced rice with yoghurt on the side.

Karen Martini’s spicy brown-butter rice with halloumi and pomegranate

  • < 30 mins
  • Karen Martini
Greek green salad.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s Greek green salad with feta, mint and dill

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
The lemony whipped feta works on its own as a dip, too.

Charred cauliflower salad with lemony whipped feta and pine nuts

  • < 30 mins
  • Hetty McKinnon
Three tomato salad with sunflower seed puree and whipped feta.

Three tomato salad with sunflower seed puree and whipped feta

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Crispy carrot freekeh salad.
EASY

RecipeTin Eats x Good Food: Crispy carrot freekeh salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • RecipeTin Eats
Crisp-edged, whisper-thin dough topped with a spiced layer of minced meat.

Lahmacun (Turkish pizza)

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Jewelled potato salad.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s jewelled potato salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
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Piyaz salad.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s piyaz salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Karen Martini’s hummus.
EASY

Karen Martini’s hummus

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Basic overnight pita bread.

Dan Lepard’s basic overnight pita bread

  • < 30 mins
  • Dan Lepard
Cilbir with Ramazan pidesi (Turkish eggs with flatbread).

Cilbir (Turkish-style eggs)

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s Turkish-style flatbread.

Ramazan pidesi (Turkish-style flatbread)

  • 2 hrs +
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Summer on a tray: roasted seasonal veg topped with slabs of halloumi.
EASY

Summer veg and halloumi one-tray wonder

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Spiced chickpea stew topped with roast pumpkin wedges.
EASY

Chickpea and roast pumpkin casserole

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Squeaky slabs of barbecued halloumi.
EASY

Barbecued halloumi with dukkah, honey and pomegranate

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Falafel with broad beans and spice on tahini sauce.

Falafels with broad beans, tahini yoghurt and mint

  • 2 hrs +
  • Karen Martini
Moroccan couscous with harissa glazed eggplant.
EASY

Three Blue Ducks’ Moroccan couscous

  • < 30 mins
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
Tomato, harissa and chickpea pasta with charred hot honey feta.
EASY

Tomato, harissa and chickpea pasta with charred hot honey feta

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Burnt honey strawberries with dukkah shortbread.
EASY

Burnt honey strawberries

  • < 30 mins
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy