Conchiglie with yoghurt, peas & chilli

Cooking or serving pasta in hot yoghurt sauce may sound slightly out of the ordinary, but the Palestinian classic shishbarak — ravioli-like dumplings stuffed with meat — is prepared in just such a manner. Turkish and Armenian manti are similar examples. The yoghurt gives a delightful creaminess, without the heaviness of cream, and we urge you to try it as an alternative to the familiar Italian sauces.

Turkey and Syria produce many types of dried chilli flakes, known