15 bahraini machboos machbous Recipes

water, basmati rice, tomatoes, quartered, chicken, onions, finely chopped, coriander leaves, chopped, green hot pepper , as desired, black dried limes, baharat spice mix, turmeric powder, cumin powder, cinnamon, cardamom powder, garlic cloves, gingerroot, cut into small pieces, butter, lemon juice, rose water, oil, salt

water, chicken bouillon cubes or 5 tsp chicken stock powder, olive oil, bone-in chicken pieces, skin removed (if it is the breast pieces, cut those in half since they are very large), whole dried limes (loomi), saffron, onion, chopped, tomato, chopped, garlic clove, minced, ground cinnamon, ground turmeric, ground cumin, curry powder, cayenne pepper (optional) or 1/2 tsp chili powder (optional), salt, basmati rice, rinsed and drained

basmati rice , rinsed in cold water, date molasses (date syrup, dibs tamar in arabic, found in middle eastern shops), saffron, ground (i use a mortar and pestle. iranian saffron is definitely superior in taste and colour), cardamom, freshly ground, rose water (i prefer iranian, i find flower waters vary quite a bit in quality), sea salt , to taste, butter , a lot is needed to form the sought after crust (or ghee, (or more)

saffron thread, cardamom pods, cracked, rose water (i prefer the iranian ones superior), white basmati rice, water, salt, white sugar , or, honey (i like the taste with sugar & honey but you can use all honey or traditional dibs, date molasses), butter or 1/4 cup ghee

basmati rice, washed, saffron, rose water, cardamom pods, cracked, see note above !), cinnamon stick, ghee or 1/4 cup butter, sugar, salt

basmati rice, ghee, chopped onions, chopped garlic cloves, shelled shrimp, curry powder, cinnamon sticks, bay leaves, baharat (i used curry powder since we didn tsp have any but would be much better), ground cardamom, peeled and chopped tomatoes, chopped fresh coriander (also known as cilantro ), salt, ground black pepper, turmeric, water, almonds

lamb , jointed, onions, chopped, tomatoes, peeled and chopped, parsley, chopped, baharat, ground lime (loomi), turmeric, rice, water or 2 1/2 cups stock, oil, salt, pepper

fresh prawns, shelled and de-veined, chopped tomatoes, green capsicum, chopped, salt, prawn garam masala powder, turmeric, tomato paste, oil

uncooked prawns (1 kg), coriander leaves (cilantro), turmeric, dried limes (loomi) (optional), rice, ground up (i don tsp think it means rice flour), salt, onion, finely chopped, ghee (butter could probably be subbed), baharat mixed spice (baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), ground dried limes (loomi, or grated rind of 1/2 lemon), tamarind the size of a small egg, warm water, onion, finely chopped, ghee (butter could probably be subbed here), tomato, peeled and chopped, bahrat mixed spice (baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), hot chili pepper, salt, sugar, cooked prawns and coriander sprig (to garnish, cilantro)

lamb liver, chopped, chopped red onion, crushed garlic, dried black lime (loomi, found in middle eastern or iranian shops), khaleeji mixed spice (ibzar -- gulf spices (ibzar)), black pepper, potato (optional), sunflower oil, salt

half a bone in chicken , jointed in two (breast & wing, and thigh & leg), bahrat mixed spice (baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix, i do not suggest using allspice as a substitute as it will be rather bland), sea salt, chicken stock (i use my own homemade), chopped canned tomato, garlic cloves, minced, whole dried lime (periced a few times with a skewer. called loomi & noomi basra, please do not omit this!), cinnamon stick, light olive oil, curry leaves, butter , devided, dark raisins, whole cardamom pods, bruised, white basmati rice, onions, sliced, paper towels, cut in 2, lime, cut (for serving), plain yogurt (for serving)

leg of lamb or 1 k lamb, whole cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, onion, cut in quarters, whole dried black lime (loomi, pierced a couple times with a skewer), sea salt, ground cardamom, oil, basmati rice, saffron threads soaked in 1/4 cup warm water, sultana , soaked in water, pine nuts, onion, chopped, ground cumin & 1 tsp ground cardamom (i omit these two 1 tsp add 3/4 tsp baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), dried lime powder (loomi), sea salt , to taste, oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped fine, white vinegar, tomato sauce (like hunts or a good can plumb tomatoes pureed), tomato paste, stock (reserved from cooking the lamb), sea salt, fresh lemon, halved for serving

raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, butter, garlic cloves, minced, onion, chopped, baharat spice mix, turmeric, chopped peeled tomatoes, salt, fresh ground black pepper, chopped fresh parsley, chopped fresh cilantro leaves, water, basmati rice or 2 cups jasmine rice, washed until the water runs clear