Black dried lime is an essential ingredient in Middle Eastern cuisines that can easily transform many dishes with its concentrated sour, astringent flavour. And it will last for years in your pantry.

Learn how to make black lime chilli chicken curry with this delicious recipe from #BuyWestEatBest.

You’ll need dried limes to make this (ideally black ones, but white are also fine). They impart a deep, earthy sourness, and are easily available in specialist Middle Eastern food shops and online. You’ll also need a food processor and a pan with a tight-fitting lid for the rice

Jacques Pépin's take on chicken and rice is made with sweet, pungent and richly flavored dried mulato chiles. He uses the chile soaking liquid to brai...

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This tasty, simple and seriously striking risotto is flavoured with black tahini, black garlic and Persian black lime. The dish is dusted with tomato powder, which can be homemade or bought online.

Khoresh-e Khalal is a flavourful lamb stew from the Kermanshah province in western Iran. The black barberries give the dish a pleasant hint of sourness. The sun-soaked limes add further tartness and irresistible fragrance, while the slivered almonds add texture, making each spoon full a multi-sensor

This deceptively simple salmon dish is as striking in flavor as in appearance, and will serve just as well for a dinner party centerpiece as a quick midweek dinner. The salmon is covered in a punchy black lime marinade, then baked in the oven and topped with fresh bursts of sour cream and grated tomato. Black limes (also known as Omani or Persian limes) are limes that have been boiled in salt water before being dried and blackened in the sun. They have an intensely sweet, citrusy flavor…

Brown or Black Dried limes, also known as limoo amani, noomi basra or just loomi, is an essential ingredient in much of the Persian Gulf cooking.

Get ready to elevate your Halloween gatherings with a delightfully eerie twist on a classic favorite! Introducing Spooky Black Bean Hummus, an irresistibly creamy dip that's sure to leave your guests spellbound. This festive concoction features the rich flavor of black beans, beautifully paired with zesty lime and a hint…