Looking for some meals which are not only quick and easy to prepare but also wholesome and tasty? Have a look through these options, quick Arabic dishes on the go which you can prepare in less than a half an hour. Each one has different flavors and ingredients making them suitable for each day of the week. [caption id="attachment_4044" align="alignright" width="300"] Shorbat Adas[/caption]

1. Shorbat Adas (Lentil Soup)

• Sauté six chopped onions in a pan of olive oil until they are nice and brown.
• Pour in five cups of water, then two cups of rinsed, orange lentils.
• Bring to the boil and add chopped potatoes and a chopped carrot.
• Cook for around twenty minutes.
• Add spices and lemon to flavor.

2. Batata Wa Bayd (Potatoes and Eggs)

• Sauté seven peeled potatoes chopped into cubes in olive oil for ten minutes or so.
• Once the potatoes are ready and nice and soft, stir in four eggs.
• Add a good sprinkle of salt and pepper to taste, and one tablespoon of crushed mint.
• As a side serving, combine the dish with olives and chopped tomatoes and scoop it up with delicious Arab bread.

3. Kofta Burgers (beef patties)

• Mix 1 pound of ground beef with a half a bunch of finely chopped parsley, one minced onion, and add salt and pepper as you like.
• Roll the mixture into balls and then flatten them into patties.
• Let them cook in the oven at three hundred and fifty degrees Fahrenheit for at least twenty minutes, checking on them from time to time.

4. Sfeeha (Meat Pies)

• Mix one pound of ground meat with two chopped onions, salt, pepper and 'all spice' for some flavor.
• Squeeze some lemon juice over the meat.
• Spread a thin layer of your meat over flattened savory dough biscuits, you should use at least twenty.
• Bake your mini meat pies for 15 minutes in the oven at three hundred and fifty degrees Fahrenheit.

5. Lahem Meshwi (Shish Kebob)

• Marinate two pounds of either cubed beef, lamb, or chicken. Place the cubes into a deep dish of the marinade containing salt, pepper, one tablespoon of olive oil, crushed mine, and a few drops of red wine.
• Place skewers through the pieces of meat as well as a few slices of onion, peppers, and tomatoes in between.
• Broil slowly over hot charcoals for at least ten minutes. You may also do this on a broiler on the stove if you prefer.
• Serve alongside hummus and Arab bread.

6. Kibbeh Nayyeh (Raw Kibbeh)

• Mix two pounds of lean beef or lamb mince, or a combination of these two if you prefer.
• Add one and a half cups of soaked and squeezed fine, cracked wheat.
• Grind one large onion, add salt and pepper, pour in a half a cup of cold water and add it to your mince.
• Knead the meat well and garnish it with a drizzling of olive oil and serve with onions and Arab bread.

7. Ghalabeh (Sautéed/Stir Fry Meat and Vegetables)

• Add two pounds of finely chopped ground steak or chicken and brown it in a frying pan
• Toss in one chopped green pepper, half a pound of chopped mushrooms, one chopped medium onion, and a chopped tomato.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and scoop it up with some Arab bread.