Simple Veggie Middle Eastern Style

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My favourite food is Turkish / Persian / Lebanese, I guess Ottolenghi type things but I don't really cook much of it as I'm a bit lazy about trying new things. Can anyone share some relatively quick recipes that have become favourites? Thanks

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You can actually buy them in asda of all places. If my MIL ran out she would just add lemon juice as a replacement.

Is the recepie that you are thinking called fes an jun? I have made this for a vegi friend. I just replaced the chicken with green lentils, but kept the onions, ground walnuts and pomegranate molasses the same.

Could be. I do a weird veggie version.

There's also a veggie ball stew thing. And of course gormeh sabzi (we call it cat stew - gormeh/gorbi haha). There's also a gloopy stew with noodles and match stick chips on top. Oh God kookoo - how could I forget?! Add dome zereshk to it and it is really good.

The lemons we get a sent over and a werid lemon/lime thing. DS is mad about sumac and puts it on everything. I can't get baby garlic anywhere for love nor money and its bloody lovely in sabzi polo.

Tell your mum that my pal is called Anne Reid (yes really). Childish I know...

The gloopy stew with noodles is osh resh day I think. My MIL makes this quite often, I'm not a fan but DH luffs it.

I love zeresh polo (barbaries for those not familiar), there is also a rice dish that has grated carrot, raisins and onions mixed through it whilst at the steaming stage.

Loobia...mmmmmmmm

Not Middle Eastern but Georgian and amazing: aubergines filled with walnuts: the filling is with chopped walnuts, garlic , saffron, lots of fresh herbs and a dash of vinegar in a fried aubergine.