Family Recipes
Simple, delicious dishes for everyday family meals
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Mandazi
Fluffy East African mandazi made with coconut milk and cardamom, with a golden crust and a tender, fragrant interior.
Semolina Porridge with Milk
A smooth, lump-free milk semolina porridge — a simple Ukrainian breakfast with butter and warm cinnamon.
Manpar
A hearty Uyghur soup with tender pieces of hand-torn dough, beef, a rich vegetable vaja (stew base), and thin strips of egg pancake.
Mansaf with Lamb and Jameed
A festive Jordanian dish of tender lamb in a tangy fermented jameed sauce, served with rice, shrak bread and toasted nuts.
Lamb Manti
Juicy Uzbek manti filled with finely chopped lamb, plenty of onion and fat-tail sheep fat, wrapped in thin, springy dough.
Manty with Pumpkin
Juicy Uzbek manty made with thin dough, sweetish pumpkin, onion and fat-tail lamb fat, steamed.
Turkish-Style Manti
Thin homemade manti with juicy beef filling, served with garlic yogurt and a hot tomato-butter sauce.
Mantou
Delicate Chinese steamed buns with no filling, featuring a smooth surface and a soft, springy crumb.
Māori boil-up
A rich, hearty soup made with meaty pork bones, potatoes, kumara, greens and fluffy flour dumplings called doughboys.
Mapo Tofu
Mapo tofu is an iconic Sichuan dish of silky tofu and ground pork in a rich, spicy sauce built on doubanjiang and fermented black beans, delivering the signature numbing heat of Sichuan peppercorns.
Margat Bamia
A thick Iraqi tomato stew with tender okra and chunks of lamb or beef, spicy and rich with homemade flavor.
Marinated Baltic Herring
Golden pan-fried Baltic herring in a sweet-and-sour marinade with carrots and onion — a traditional Estonian cold appetizer.
Marinated Mayak Eggs (Mayak Gyeran)
Korean eggs with a tender, jammy yolk, steeped in a sweet-salty soy marinade with garlic, scallions and chili.
Marillenknödel (Apricot Dumplings)
Delicate Austrian dumplings made from a soft curd-cheese dough, each one hiding a whole juicy apricot with a sweet filling, served rolled in golden buttery breadcrumbs.
Marmitako
A hearty Basque fishermen's stew, in which the potatoes soak up the flavor of peppers, tomatoes and tender tuna.
Moroccan Couscous with Vegetables
Fluffy couscous, vegetables in a spiced broth, chickpeas and sweet raisins come together in this colorful Moroccan dish, meant to be shared.
Moroccan Couscous with Vegetables
Fluffy couscous soaked in a spiced broth, served with tender chickpeas and seven vegetables — carrots, turnips, zucchini, pumpkin, cabbage, eggplant and tomatoes.
Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon and Olives
Chicken thighs slow-braised in a fragrant sauce with onion, preserved lemon, olives and fresh cilantro — a bold classic of Moroccan cuisine.
Beef Martabak Telur
Crispy Indonesian martabak telur with thin, stretchy dough, spiced beef, eggs and scallions.
Masala Dosa
A crispy rice-and-lentil dosa wrapped around a fragrant filling of potato, onion, ginger and curry leaves — a classic of South Indian street food, served hot with coconut chutney.
Massaman Curry with Chicken
Tender chicken, potatoes and peanuts simmered in a rich coconut sauce with gentle spice, the sweetness of palm sugar and a light tang of tamarind.
Iraqi-Style Masgouf
A whole carp, split open along the backbone and slow-grilled beside the embers with a tangy tamarind sauce, takes on a smoky aroma and juicy flesh.
Mastava with Lamb
A hearty Uzbek soup with seared lamb, rice, vegetables and fresh cilantro that's warming and filling.
Mast-o Khiar
A refreshing Persian appetizer of thick yogurt, crisp cucumber, mint, sweet raisins and walnuts — a classic accompaniment to Iranian dishes.
Matambre Arrollado
A classic Argentine Christmas appetizer — a thin beef roll with carrots, bell pepper and hard-boiled eggs, simmered in an aromatic broth and chilled under weight until dense and easy to slice.
Matapa with Shrimp
This hearty Mozambican matapa combines tender cassava leaves, creamy coconut milk, roasted peanuts, and sweet shrimp in a rich sauce.
Matar Paneer
Tender Indian paneer cheese and sweet green peas simmered in a rich, spiced tomato-onion sauce.
Matoke Stew
A hearty Ugandan stew made with green matoke bananas, tender beef, tomatoes and hot pepper, slow-cooked into a rich sauce.
Maftoul with Chicken and Chickpeas
Palestinian maftoul with tender chicken, chickpeas and vegetable stew in a fragrant chicken broth — a hearty dish for a big family dinner.
Maharagwe
Tender red kidney beans in a rich coconut-tomato sauce with Kenyan spice aromas.