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Phirni (Indian Rice Pudding)
A well made phirni will always highlight its star ingredient, rice, while the other delicious ingredients gently follow.
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Bengali Rice Porridge With Lentils and Chicken
This rice porridge, made with aromatic jasmine rice and hearty red lentils, is bright from plenty of turmeric and ginger, with a pungent hit of mustard oil and a garnish of spicy green-chile chutney.
Armenian-Style Rice Pilaf
Rice and pasta toasted in butter and then simmered in chicken stock makes the perfect side dish for any meal.

Thai Black Sticky Rice Pudding
Thai Black Sticky Rice is a traditional Thai dessert that is incredibly quick and easy to make with glutinous rice. Top with coconut and mango!

Spiced rice salad
The spiced rice salad with pomegranate and tahini dressing is a great, hearty side to pair with a sharing protein like brisket.
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DIY Rice Milk
While similar to the commercial options, this DIY recipe is not an exact replica of what's on grocery store shelves. If you're looking for a cost-saving option that you are free to flavor to suit your own preferences, however, this is a great way to go.

Rice Pilaf with Nuts and Dried Fruit
A beautifully fragrant Rice Pilaf with pistachios, almonds and dried fruit. Perfect for your holiday feasting table or a side for a Middle Eastern meal!
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Arroz con Leche (Rice Pudding)
This arroz con leche is flavored with orange rind, cinnamon, and (optional but highly recommended!) dark rum; the scent is deep and sultry.

Persian Saffron Rice (Tachin)
The golden crust on this Persian Saffron Rice looks and taste incredible!!! Called Tachin, this rice is made with yogurt, saffron, yolks and butter.
Cinnamon and Orange Pudding
[Photograph: Max Falkowitz] An unusual take on a classic dessert. Ceylon cinnamon takes on an almost chocolate character when paired with bright orange. I like this best with a generous plop of freshly whipped cream and, if I'm feeling especially...
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An easy version of the porridge-like Turkish beverage. Made with thickened whole milk, rosewater or orange blossom water, cinnamon, and a dusting of ground pistachios.
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Baklava
Layers upon layers of flaky buttery pastry with crushed nuts soaked in a honey lemon syrup. The iconic Baklava is astonishingly straight forward to make!

Dolma (Stuffed Grape Leaves with Meat and Rice)
The ubiquitous term in various cultures for stuffed grape leaves is Dolma. This is actually a dish of many names and variations. This version features a savory meat and rice filling! Top it with a creamy yogurt and garlic sauce, and you'll surely fall in love with these wrapped morsels.

Armenian Khalkha (Simit/Kekhke)
An Armenian savory cookie that goes by many names: Khalkha / Simit / Kekhke. If you ask Armenians (I did) what they call it, you'll get a lot of different answers, but we are unified in loving these cookies! There are sweet versions too, but this is the savory one my family prefers.

Sini Kofte (Baked Kofte)
A classic Middle Eastern dish, Sini Kofte (Turkish) or Kibbeh bil Sanieh (Lebanese) is a layered, baked kofte. It features a beef and bulgur mixture as the base and topping, and a cooked ground beef mixture as the filling.

Ishli Kofte / Içli Köfte (Stuffed Kofte)
Ishli Kofte (Içli Köfte) is nearly identical to Lebanese Kibbeh. Its name means "stuffed kofte" or "stuffed meatball" because that's exactly what it is.

Pide - Turkish Flat Bread / Pizza
This is a recipe for Pide, a Turkish flat bread commonly referred to as Turkish Pizza. BEST you'll get outside of Turkey! 3 topping options.
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Balaboosta's Baklava
Three kinds of nuts in the filling and a soaking in rosewater syrup makes this a Middle Eastern gem.

Turkish Lamb Kofta Kebabs
Adapted from a recipe by Efendy, a popular Turkish restaurant in Sydney Australia, these fragrantly spiced and mouth-watering Turkish Lamb Kofta Kebabs take 30 minutes from start to finish!

Roasted Rack of Lamb w/ Turkish Spices, Yogurt Sauce, and Rice
inspired from my trip to Istanbul this Turkish lamb uses dried sweet apricots. pistacios and an interesting mix of Turkish spices served with yogurt and rice pilafs
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Adana Kebabs (Ground Lamb Kebabs)
In Istanbul, kebabs made with juicy lamb and grilled over live coals were the kind of thing that even at their worst, were still pretty freaking awesome. Here's how to make them.