swap_horiz Mashawa Alternatives

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Mercimek Çorbası

Mercimek çorbası is a classic Turkish lentil soup centered around red lentils. It’s renowned for its velvety smooth cons...

Traditional Everyday Turkish Soup

9.4 Excellent

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Ash-e reshteh

Ash-e reshteh is a traditional Iranian lentil soup featuring wide, hand-cut noodles alongside beans, herbs, and lentils....

Iranian Noodles Soup Herbs

9.2 Excellent

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Hyderabadi haleem

Hyderabadi haleem is a rich, slow-cooked dish originating in Hyderabad, India. It combines wheat berries, lentils, meat...

Main Meat Ramadan Lentils

9.1 Excellent

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Dahi Vada

Dahi vada is a traditional Indian chaat dish featuring small, deep-fried balls of urad dal (black lentils). These vadas...

Indian Street Food Yogurt Urad Dal

8.9 Great

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Mulligatawny

Mulligatawny is a spiced lentil soup developed in colonial India during the British Raj. It blends Tamil rasam—a traditi...

Colonial Curry Spiced Soup

8.9 Great

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Thayir Vadai

Thayir Vadai is a Tamil snack made from urad dal (black lentils) simmered into a dough then deep-fried. It’s served chil...

Snack South Indian Yogurt Tamil

8.8 Great

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Mujadara

Mujadara is a traditional Levantine dish featuring lentils and bulgur wheat. The dish’s distinctive flavor comes from sl...

Main Levantine Bulgur Lentils

8.8 Great

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Harak osbao

Harak Osbao is a traditional Syrian dish featuring a hearty lentil stew. The key element is a distinctive sauce built ar...

Main Pasta Tamarind Syrian

8.8 Great

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Vospov Kufte

Vospov Kufte is a traditional Armenian dish made from mashed red lentils and bulgur formed into spiced patties, notable...

Traditional Soup Armenian Caucasian

8.7 Great

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Dahi bhalla

Dahi bhalla consists of deep-fried lentil dumplings, traditionally made from black gram (urad dal), served submerged in...

Snack Yogurt North Indian Chaat

8.6 Great

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Ash-e shole ghalamkar

Ash-e shole ghalamkar is a traditional Iranian lentil dish, rich in flavor and texture. It features lentils simmered wit...

Iranian Meat Soup Herbs

8.6 Great

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Adas be Sabanek

Adas be Sabanek is a classic Lebanese dish of lentils slow-cooked with fresh spinach, onion, and lemon, a nutritious sta...

Vegetarian Sour Soup Levantine

8.5 Great

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Horaa osbao

Horaa osbao is a traditional Syrian lentil dish featuring cooked lentils combined with pasta and crispy fried bread piec...

Cilantro Main Pita Syrian

8.4 Great

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Petit salé aux lentilles

Petit salé aux lentilles is a traditional French main course featuring cooked green lentils combined with salt-cured por...

Classic French Main Lentils

8.4 Great

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Mjaddret riz

Mjaddret riz is a traditional Lebanese main course featuring lentils and rice. It’s distinguished by its substantial oni...

Main Lebanese Rice Lentils

8.3 Great

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Schwäbische Linsen mit Spätzle

Schwäbische Linsen mit Spätzle is a traditional German lentil stew originating from the Swabia region. The dish features...

German Main Lentils Swabian

8.3 Great

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Adas bi hamod

Adas bi hamod is a traditional Lebanese soup centered around lentils. It features chard, potatoes, and a prominent lemon...

Lebanese Soup Lemon Lentils

8.1 Great

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Shorwa-e-adass

Shorwa-e-adass is an Afghan lentil soup, notable as a simple household shorwa made with red or brown lentils, onions, an...

Comfort Starter Soup Lentil

7.4 Good

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Tutmaç çorbası

Tutmac corbasi is a Turkish noodle soup with green lentils and chickpeas, notable because tutmac appears in medieval Tur...

Turkish Noodles Soup Yogurt

7.3 Good

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Sakala çarpan çorbası

Sakala carpan corbasi is a Turkish lentil-and-noodle soup, notable in Afyonkarahisar cuisine for long noodles that inspi...

Starter Turkish Noodles Soup

6.9 Fair