ghee
334 dishes.
Kichiri QurootMung bean and rice porridge topped with qurut sauce and minced meat
Kik alichamild yellow split-pea stew with turmeric and ginger
KincheCracked wheat or barley boiled plain and dressed with spiced butter
Kisrathin fermented sorghum flatbread-crepes eaten with stews
KitchaThin unleavened wheat griddle bread, torn for fit-fit or brushed with spiced butter
Kitcha fit-fittorn unleavened kitcha tossed with spiced clarified butter and berbere
Kitfominced raw beef warmed with mitmita chili and clarified butter
Kleichacardamom cookies spiraled with date paste; the national cookiedessertKleijaQassim spice cookies filled with date molasses
Knafehsyrupy cheese pastry with crunchy topping, sold by the slab
KobebaBulgur shells stuffed with spiced minced meat and pine nuts, deep-fried
KolchaRound cardamom shortbread cookies baked in charcoal-fired clay ovens
Konafacrisp shredded pastry with cream or nuts, drowned in syrup; Ramadan starmainKotlet schabowyHammered breaded pork cutlet with potatoes and cabbage.
Kuih MorCrumbly biscuit of ghee and flour that dissolves in the mouth, made for Hari Raya
KulwaBeef cubes seared with butter, onion, tomato and green chili, served sizzlingdessertKunefeshredded pastry baked over melting cheese, drenched in syrup; served hotsnackKurmaCrunchy fried dough sticks glazed with ginger sugar
Ladutoasted rice-flour and sugar balls with cardamom for festivals
Lahohspongy fermented pancake eaten with honey, ghee or stewbread & pastryLakhamariHard, deep-fried wheat cake, sometimes latticed, cracked apart and sharedmainLampraisDutch Burgher packet of rice, curries and frikkadel baked in banana leaf
Lham lahlousweet Ramadan dish of lamb, prunes and raisins in orange-blossom syrup
Litti ChokhaWheat balls stuffed with roasted gram flour, baked in embers, with mashed vegetables
LuchiSmall puffed white-flour bread fried in oil, eaten with potato curry
MaamoulButtery semolina cookies pressed in wooden moulds around date, walnut or pistachio.
Machboosspiced rice with chicken or fish and dried limebread & pastryMacsharoGround rice and coconut batter baked into a soft sweet cakemainMadfoonMeat and rice buried in an underground oven and cooked overnight in the sand.breakfastMadidaWarm sweet sorghum or peanut porridge for morningsmainMadroobasalt-fish or chicken beaten into spiced rice porridgemainMadroubarice beaten with chicken and spices into rich savory mash
MafroukeCrumbled semolina dough in syrup, buried under ashta and toasted nuts.mainMaghaz MasalaGoat or lamb brain fried with tomato, ginger and green chilli until creamy
Magroodfried semolina and date pastries soaked in honey-
Chapshuro
Baltistan meat pie: minced mutton or yak sealed in dough and griddled. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 30 minutes…
-
Chapati
Layered wheat flatbread fried in oil and eaten with beans or tea. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min…
-
Chatamari
Newari rice-flour crepe topped with minced meat and egg. Ready in 20 min prep and 40 min cooking. 6 crepes.…
-
Chechebsa
Shredded flatbread fried with berbere and clarified butter, honey optional. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. Serves…
-
Chebab
Thin saffron pancakes cooked on a hot plate, eaten with cream and date syrup. Ready in 20 minutes prep and…
-
Cherchem
Cracked wheat cooked with beans and mutton and scented with dried herbs. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 2 hours…
-
Chicken tikka masala
Tandoori chicken in creamy spiced tomato sauce; curry-house favourite. Ready in 30 min prep and 50 min cooking. 6 servings.…
-
Chole Bhature
Spicy chickpea curry with puffy fried bread, Punjabi favourite. Ready in 40 min prep and 1 hr 30 min cooking.…
-
Dabo kolo
Crunchy bite-size fried dough nuggets, often berbere-spiced. Ready in 20 min prep and 20 min cooking. 1 large jar. A…
-
Danbauk
Burmese biryani of chicken and rice, festive favourite. Ready in 40 min prep and 1 hr 30 min cooking. 8…