pistachio
127 dishes.
MamouniaWarm semolina cooked in butter and syrup, topped with cheese and cinnamon.
Mann al-samawhite nougat of wild manna whipped with egg white and pistachios
Maras dondurmasiStretchy goat-milk ice cream thickened with salep, cut with a knife.
Masoubmashed banana with crumbled bread, cream and honey
Meghlispiced rice pudding with caraway and cinnamon, buried under nuts and coconut
Mhalbirose-scented rice-flour milk pudding dusted with cinnamon
Morasa polojewelled rice with barberries, candied orange peel, pistachio and almond
Nan KhataiCrumbly cardamom shortbread biscuits, pale and cracked on top, dunked in tea
Nan-e nokhodchiClover-shaped chickpea flour cookies that dissolve on the tongue, scented with cardamom.
Om Alibaked pastry and milk pudding with nuts, raisins and cream, served bubbling
Peshawari KahwaPale green tea steeped with cardamom and topped with crushed almonds
PismaniyeFine threads of pulled flour-and-sugar floss, eaten by the handful with tea.
Pizza al taglioRectangular pizza baked in trays, cut with scissors and sold by weight.
PoolakiPaper-thin discs of hard sugar candy dropped into tea to sweeten it.
QatayefStuffed pancakes filled with nuts or cream, fried or served fresh in syrup
Qymaq ChaiFestive pink green-tea brew with milk, cardamom and clotted cream
RabriMilk reduced for hours until thick with layers of clotted skin, scented with cardamom
Ranginadates layered under toasted flour, butter and cardamom
Ranginakdates stuffed with walnuts under toasted flour, cinnamon and butter
RasmalaiFlattened cheese dumplings soaked in thickened saffron milk; Cumilla specialty
RatlukSoft rose or walnut jelly cubes rolled in sugar, served with coffee.
Riz bi haleebCold rice pudding scented with orange blossom or mastic, eaten from small bowls.
Roz bel labanchilled creamy rice pudding scented with vanilla or mastic
Sabayalayered pastry sheets baked with cream and drenched in honey
SachlavHot sweet milk pudding-drink topped with coconut, cinnamon and nuts.
Sagusago pearl pudding with saffron, cardamom and rosewater
Sahlabwarm thickened milk drink topped with cinnamon, coconut and nuts
SalepHot milky drink thickened with orchid root, dusted with cinnamon.
Samsalayered pastry squares of almond and sesame steeped in rose syrup
SandeshPressed fresh-cheese sweet moulded into shells and flowers, scented with cardamom
Sh’aybiyatfilo triangles filled with sweet cream, fried and soaked in syrup
ShaabiyatTriangles of crisp filo filled with ashta cream and drowned in syrup.
Shakar lamaCrumbly cardamom shortbread cookies eaten with tea at Eid.
Sheer KhurmaEid vermicelli cooked in milk with dates and nuts
Sheer YakhHand-churned ice cream with cardamom, rosewater and pistachio, cut into slabs
SheermalSlightly sweet saffron milk bread paired with nihari or kebabs-
Chamia
Crumbly sesame halva pressed into blocks and sliced onto bread. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. About…
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Chomchom
Oblong chhena sweet soaked in syrup and dusted with dried milk. Ready in 45 min prep and 40 min cooking.…
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Debla
Ribbons of dough fried into rose shapes, dipped in honey and sesame. Ready in 45 min prep and 45 min…
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Debyaza
Pumpkin cooked down with dates, dried fruit, nuts and spices into a thick preserve. Ready in 45 minutes prep and…
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Debyazah
Dried apricot and fruit compote cooked with nuts, served in small dishes. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 1 hour…
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Droo
Warm sorghum porridge with milk, sugar and chopped nuts. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking. Serves 6.…
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Ekmek kadaif
Syrup-soaked bread pudding topped with thick clotted cream. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking. Serves 8. A…
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Falooda
Vermicelli, basil seed and rose syrup layered with milk and ice cream. Ready in 30 min prep and 10 min…
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Faloodeh
Shirazi frozen rice-noodle sorbet with rosewater and lime. Ready in 20 min prep and 10 min cooking. 6 servings. A…
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Fekkas
Twice-baked almond, sesame and raisin biscuits sliced thin for dunking in tea. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 50 minutes…