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Lule Kebab

1 lb ground lamb or beef
1/3 cup dry bread crumbs 
1 medium onion, chopped fine 
1/3 cup chopped parsley 
1/4 teaspoon any spices desired
1/3 cup tomato sauce 
1/3-1/2 cup water 
1 teaspoon salt 
1/4 teaspoon black pepper  
1 pinch of cumin

Mix all ingredients together. Shape like fingers 4 inches long by 1 1/4 inches thick.
Barbeque on high heat. Turn over when brown, about 5 minutes per side.
Makes 8-10 kebabs.

Pilaf

1/2 loaf of Arabic bread toasted or dried
1 small clove garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup parsley
1/2 cup summaq
1 cup fresh mint or 1/4 cup dry mint if available
1 small bell pepper (optional)
3 green onions
1 small onion
4-5 large leaves of Romaine lettuce
1 cucumber peeled, quartered and cut into small pieces
2-3 medium tomatoes cut into 1-inch cubes
1/2 cup olive oil

Toast bread to a golden brown and break into 1/2 pieces. In a bowl mash the garlic then mix well with salt to taste, add the lemon juice, olive oil and all seasonings and blend well. Mix this sauce in with the lettuce, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers and you have a great Armenian salad.

Fettoush

1/2 loaf of Arabic bread toasted or dried
1 small clove garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup parsley
1/2 cup summaq (sweet pepper spice: can be found at Armenian groceries.)
1 cup fresh mint or 1/4 cup dry mint if available
1 small bell pepper (optional)
3 green onions
1 small onion
4-5 large leaves of Romaine lettuce
1 cucumber peeled, quartered and cut into small pieces
2-3 medium tomatoes cut into 1-inch cubes
1/2 cup olive oil

Toast bread to a golden brown and break into 1/2 pieces. In a bowl mash the garlic then mix well with salt to taste, add the lemon juice, olive oil and all seasonings and blend well. Mix this sauce in with the lettuce, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers and you have a great Armenian salad.

Choreg

1/4 cup warm water
1 tablespoon dry yeast
1/2 tablespoon sugar
6-7 cups flour (as needed)
6 eggs beaten
1 3/4 cup sugar
1 cup warm milk
1 cup melted butter
1 tablespoon mahleb (a spice used to flavor the bread: can be found at Armenian groceries.)
1 tablespoon mastica (sap of the tree Pistachia Lentiscus: can be found at Armenian groceries.)

Pour water in a bowl, sprinkle with yeast and sugar and set aside for a few minutes until yeast is activated. In a large bowl, combine the flour, eggs, sugar, milk, (sugar should be melted in the milk), butter, mahleb and mastica.

Mix them well together. Add yeast mixture. Add extra flour or milk as needed until soft or somewhat sticky dough is formed. Cover well and set aside for 5 hours, until dough doubles in size. With lightly floured hands, break some portion of the dough and form into desired shapes. Placed on pre-greased cookie sheets; brush the top with beaten egg yolk and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake in pre-heated oven at 375 degrees F for about 25 minutes or until golden brown.