Marrakech lamb with tahini squash gratin

Spice up your Sunday lunch with this Moroccan roast lamb, bursting with North African flavours – coriander, cumin, cinnamon and mint

Whole stuffed roast fish with fennel

This roast fish dish was inspired by Sicily, where the aromatic spices and dried fruit of Arabian cuisine meet with the fresh fish and veg of the Med

Lamb, apricot & shallot tagine

Adapted from the Moroccan roast lamb fish ‘mechoui’, this slow-cooked dish has an aromatic marinade and irresistably fruity sauce

Lemon & mint aubergine tagine with almond couscous

This Moroccan-inspired vegetarian stew is filled with all the delicious aromatics of North Africa. Serve on nutty couscous with mint and garlic yogurt

Sweet spiced lamb shanks with quince

A cross between a Persian stew and Moroccan tagine, the spices in this slow cooked one-pot are mellow. Serve with rice, couscous or flatbreads

Chicken & pomegranate bulgur pilaf

Spice up your chicken with a ras-al-hanout or Moroccan tagine spice mix then serve with good-for-you grains and light, fresh flavours

Fish tagine with saffron & almonds

A low calorie Moroccan fish stew flavoured with saffron, almonds, cinnamon, ginger and more. It’s ideal for entertaining- make a batch ahead and freeze

Crunchy chickpea salad

Use bulghar wheat as the base for a Moroccan-inspired salad of pine nuts, raisins, pulses, coriander and parsley

Better-than-baked beans with spicy wedges

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

Students' cuisine may be the butt of many a joke, but with these nutrient-packed, low-fat and cheap beans, they get the last laugh

Baked seabass with harra sauce

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

Fattoush salad

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

Seafood kibbeh

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