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Emirati cuisine (69)

Chicken Machboos (spiced rice with chicken)E-1⏱ 70 min · Serves 4Lamb Machboos (spiced rice with lamb)E-2⏱ 110 min · Serves 4Fish Machboos (spiced rice with fish)E-3⏱ 55 min · Serves 4Emirati Harees (wheat & meat porridge)E-4⏱ 180 min · Serves 4Emirati Thareed (bread & stew)E-5⏱ 85 min · Serves 4Balaleet (sweet vermicelli with eggs)E-6⏱ 30 min · Serves 4Luqaimat (sweet dumplings)E-7⏱ 80 min · Serves 4Khabeesa (toasted flour pudding)E-8⏱ 30 min · Serves 4Emirati Aseeda (porridge)E-9⏱ 40 min · Serves 4Emirati Arsiya (creamy chicken & rice porridge)E-10⏱ 100 min · Serves 4Madrouba (mashed fish & rice porridge)E-11⏱ 65 min · Serves 4Jasheed (traditional coastal fish dish)E-12⏱ 70 min · Serves 6Maleh (salted fish dish)E-13⏱ 90 min · Serves 6Rigag Bread (thin flatbread)E-14⏱ 35 min · Serves 4Khameer Bread (leavened bread)E-15⏱ 110 min · Serves 6Jabab Bread (Emirati pancake bread)E-16⏱ 60 min · Serves 4Mahla Bread (sweet bread)E-17⏱ 50 min · Serves 4Sago (sweet sago pudding)E-18⏱ 45 min · Serves 4Bseis (sweet date & flour crumble)E-19⏱ 25 min · Serves 4Farni (milk pudding)E-20⏱ 40 min · Serves 6Emirati Mahalabia (milk pudding)E-21⏱ 20 min · Serves 4Lamb Margoogat (bread & vegetable stew)E-22⏱ 150 min · Serves 6Chicken Margoogat (bread & vegetable stew)E-23⏱ 110 min · Serves 6Fish Saloona (stew)E-24⏱ 40 min · Serves 4Chicken Saloona (stew)E-25⏱ 55 min · Serves 4Lamb Saloona (stew)E-26⏱ 95 min · Serves 4Emirati Chicken Biryani (spiced rice with chicken)E-27⏱ 110 min · Serves 6Emirati Lamb Biryani (spiced rice with lamb)E-28⏱ 170 min · Serves 6Aish Mahmar (red rice)E-29⏱ 60 min · Serves 6Aish Abyad (white rice with ghee)E-30⏱ 45 min · Serves 6Aish Mashkhool (traditional rice dish)E-31⏱ 50 min · Serves 6Saffron Rice (Aish)E-32⏱ 50 min · Serves 6Shrimp Machboos (spiced rice with shrimp)E-33⏱ 75 min · Serves 6Kingfish Machboos (spiced rice with kingfish)E-34⏱ 80 min · Serves 6Hamour Machboos (spiced rice with grouper)E-35⏱ 80 min · Serves 6Shrimp Marag (shrimp stew)E-36⏱ 60 min · Serves 6Emirati Grilled ShrimpE-37⏱ 35 min · Serves 4Grilled Fish with Emirati Tatbeela (spice marinade)E-38⏱ 60 min · Serves 4Spiced Fried FishE-39⏱ 50 min · Serves 4Grilled Safi (Rabbitfish)E-40⏱ 60 min · Serves 4Oven-Baked Shaari FishE-41⏱ 60 min · Serves 4Grilled Kanad (Kingfish)E-42⏱ 50 min · Serves 4Baked Hamour (Grouper)E-43⏱ 60 min · Serves 4Lamb & Vegetable Marag (stew)E-44⏱ 150 min · Serves 6Laham Nashif (dry-cooked lamb)E-45⏱ 110 min · Serves 4Dajaj Nashif (dry-cooked chicken)E-46⏱ 60 min · Serves 4Emirati Ouzi (spiced lamb & rice)E-47⏱ 200 min · Serves 6Rice-Stuffed LambE-48⏱ 260 min · Serves 10Lamb Fareed (bread & stew)E-49⏱ 150 min · Serves 8Chicken Fareed (bread & stew)E-50⏱ 100 min · Serves 8Chicken Madrouba (mashed chicken & rice porridge)E-51⏱ 200 min · Serves 8Fish Madrouba (mashed fish & rice porridge)E-52⏱ 90 min · Serves 6Chicken Harees (wheat & chicken porridge)E-53⏱ 150 min · Serves 8Lamb Harees with Ghee (wheat & meat porridge)E-54⏱ 210 min · Serves 8Rigag with Cheese (thin flatbread)E-55⏱ 45 min · Serves 4Rigag with Egg (thin flatbread)E-56⏱ 45 min · Serves 4Rigag with Honey (thin flatbread)E-57⏱ 45 min · Serves 4Jabab with Date Molasses (Emirati pancake bread)E-58⏱ 60 min · Serves 4Khameer Bread with Dates (sweet Emirati bread)E-59⏱ 110 min · Serves 6Saffron Balaleet (sweet vermicelli)E-60⏱ 40 min · Serves 6Balaleet with Egg (sweet vermicelli)E-61⏱ 40 min · Serves 6Luqaimat with Date Molasses (sweet dumplings)E-62⏱ 100 min · Serves 6Luqaimat with Honey (sweet dumplings)E-63⏱ 100 min · Serves 6Saffron Khabeesa (toasted flour pudding)E-64⏱ 40 min · Serves 8Bseis with Dates (sweet date & flour crumble)E-65⏱ 35 min · Serves 8Nut-Stuffed DatesE-66⏱ 25 min · Serves 8Emirati Arabic Coffee (Gahwa)E-67⏱ 15 min · Serves 6Emirati Karak Tea (spiced milk tea)E-68⏱ 15 min · Serves 3Saffron TeaE-69⏱ 10 min · Serves 3

Other Gulf cuisine (50)

Saudi Chicken Kabsa (spiced rice with chicken)G-1⏱ 70 min · Serves 5Saudi Lamb Kabsa (spiced rice with lamb)G-2⏱ 150 min · Serves 6Hadrami Lamb Mandi (spiced rice with slow-cooked lamb)G-3⏱ 230 min · Serves 6Lamb Mandi (spiced rice with slow-cooked lamb)G-4⏱ 180 min · Serves 6Chicken Mathbi (grilled on stones)G-5⏱ 120 min · Serves 6Lamb Mathbi (grilled on stones)G-6⏱ 180 min · Serves 6Chicken Madfoon (slow-cooked in a pit)G-7⏱ 150 min · Serves 6Lamb Madfoon (slow-cooked in a pit)G-8⏱ 300 min · Serves 8Hijazi Saleeg (creamy rice)G-9⏱ 90 min · Serves 4Saudi Jareesh (cracked wheat porridge)G-10⏱ 120 min · Serves 6Qursan (bread pieces in meat & vegetable stew)G-11⏱ 90 min · Serves 6Mataziz (dough pieces in vegetable stew)G-12⏱ 90 min · Serves 6Saudi Marqooq (bread & stew)G-13⏱ 100 min · Serves 6Mufattah (traditional Gulf feast dish)G-14⏱ 210 min · Serves 10Haneeth (slow-roasted lamb)G-15⏱ 300 min · Serves 8Adeni Zurbian (spiced rice & meat)G-16⏱ 120 min · Serves 6Yemeni Aseeda (porridge)G-17⏱ 25 min · Serves 4Bint Al-Sahn (layered honey bread)G-18⏱ 100 min · Serves 8Yemeni Shafoot (yogurt & bread)G-19⏱ 40 min · Serves 4Yemeni Saltah (stew)G-20⏱ 150 min · Serves 6Yemeni Fahsa (lamb stew)G-21⏱ 150 min · Serves 6Yemeni Mutabbaq (stuffed pan-fried bread)G-22⏱ 75 min · Serves 6Meat Mutabbaq (stuffed bread)G-23⏱ 75 min · Serves 6Vegetable Mutabbaq (stuffed bread)G-24⏱ 75 min · Serves 6Kuwaiti Machboos (spiced rice with meat)G-25⏱ 150 min · Serves 6Kuwaiti Chicken Machboos (spiced rice with chicken)G-26⏱ 90 min · Serves 6Kuwaiti Marbian (shrimp & rice)G-27⏱ 60 min · Serves 6Kuwaiti Tashreeb (bread & stew)G-28⏱ 120 min · Serves 6Kuwaiti Gaboot (traditional Kuwaiti dish)G-29⏱ 120 min · Serves 6Kuwaiti Okra Stew (Marag Bamia)G-30⏱ 100 min · Serves 6Mamoosh (Kuwaiti rice with mung beans)G-31⏱ 75 min · Serves 6Bahraini Lentil Rice (Aish Adas)G-32⏱ 60 min · Serves 6Bahraini Machboos (spiced rice with meat)G-33⏱ 150 min · Serves 6Bahraini Muhammar (sweet rice)G-34⏱ 70 min · Serves 6Bahraini Sayadiyah (fish & rice)G-35⏱ 90 min · Serves 6Bahraini Balaleet (sweet vermicelli)G-36⏱ 40 min · Serves 6Bahraini Khanfaroosh (sweet fritters)G-37⏱ 45 min · Serves 6Bahraini Halwa (sweet gelatinous dessert)G-38⏱ 110 min · Serves 16Omani Halwa (sweet gelatinous dessert)G-39⏱ 150 min · Serves 20Omani Arsiya (creamy rice & meat porridge)G-40⏱ 150 min · Serves 8Omani Shuwa (slow-roasted meat)G-41⏱ 360 min · Serves 10Omani Makbous (spiced rice with meat)G-42⏱ 150 min · Serves 6Omani Mishkak (grilled skewers)G-43⏱ 60 min · Serves 6Omani Qabuli (spiced rice with meat)G-44⏱ 150 min · Serves 6Qatari Tharid (bread & stew)G-45⏱ 120 min · Serves 6Qatari Machboos (spiced rice with meat)G-46⏱ 150 min · Serves 6Qatari Madrouba (mashed meat & rice porridge)G-47⏱ 120 min · Serves 6Qatari Khabeesa (toasted flour pudding)G-48⏱ 35 min · Serves 8Qurs Aqili (traditional Gulf sweet bread)G-49⏱ 50 min · Serves 8Qassimi Kleeja (date-filled cookies)G-50⏱ 90 min · Serves 10

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