Milk chocolate sorbet

You can make this sweet dessert up to a month ahead – serve it as part of a chocolate trio for an impressive dessert

Easy pad Thai

Almost a national dish of Thailand, Mary Cadogan's simplified take makes it easy to shop for – and very authentic tasting

Nasi goreng with coconut prawns

 

Yaki onigiri

Recipe by Andrew Fletcher, Executive Chef at Movenpick Jumeirah Lake Towers

Baked seabass with harra sauce

Recipe from Than Htike Aung, Chef de Cuisine of La Mer, Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche.

Ma’amoul- Shortbread cookies filled with aromatic nuts

Lebanese recipe from Bethany Kehdy, a food writer and photographer, recipe developer, restaurant consultant and author of her own food blog, Dirty kitchen secrets.

Koofteh sabzi

Iranian recipe from Ariana Bundy, TV chef and author of Pomegranates and Roses: My Persian family recipes (Simon & Schuster UK) and Sweet Alternative (Conran-Octopus UK).

Lamb ouzi

Recipes from Chef Ludovic Garnier, chef de cuisine at One & Only Royal Mirage Dubai

Prawn kunafa

Recipe from Sudqi Naddaf, executive chef at Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates.

Lugaimat (deep fried sugar coated dough balls infused with cardamon and saffron)

Recipe from Faisal Nasser, an environmental engineer from Abu Dhabi, who has always had an interest in food and culinary arts, and enjoys spending his weekends cooking for family and friends.

Vietnamese prawn summer rolls

Fresh-tasting rice paper rolls packed with shellfish, light vermicelli noodles, carrots, cucumber and herbs, with a sweet ginger chilli dipping sauce

Moroccan roast chicken with apricots

Come rain or shine, serve up this sumac-marinated spatchcocked bird, that can be barbecued or oven cooked, with a sweet, fruity accompaniment