14 kuwaiti quwarmah Recipes

chicken, skinned and jointed (i use chicken breasts a lot instead just cut each in half and cook for less time), salt, baharat mixed spice (may use baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), turmeric, olive oil (or ghee), onions, chopped, garlic cloves, crushed, fresh ginger, grated, cinnamon bark, tomato sauce (i use canned pureed tomatoes), water, dried limes (loomi, or 1 1/2 tsp ground loomi but i find whole is better, don tsp leave this out please), frozen okra (bamia, fried in a little oil) (optional)

water, whole cardamom pods, broken, saffron powder, tea bags, white sugar (optional)

oil (vegetable, canola or olive), garlic cloves, pressed, tomatoes (good quality 1), loosely packed cilantro leaf, chopped (some stems but not the thick ones), sea salt , to taste, water

split red lentils, water, onion, finely chopped, butter (olive oil or ghee or samneh), garlic cloves, crushed, potato, half cooked, peeled and cubed, baharat ( aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), coriander, freshly ground, turmeric powder, fresh tomatoes, peeled & chopped, dried black limes (loomi, found in some middle eastern shops), sea salt , to taste, lemon wedge, to serve

orange peel , plus orange slices for garnish (garnish is optional), cinnamon stick, plus more for garnish (garnis h is optional), black tea bags, sugar (to taste), quarter-size coins peeled ginger, chopped, fresh mint

water, whole green cardamom pods, crushed, saffron strand (pinch), tea bag, sugar (to taste)

eggs (normal size), white sugar, cardamom powder, saffron, all-purpose flour, all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, sesame seeds

oil, garlic cloves, crushed, ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped (or as i do, plain canned tomatoes, sauce consistency), salt, brown sugar, to taste (if using canned tomato sauce ), bahrat mixed spice (baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), tomato paste , if using canned sauce

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

orange peel , plus orange slices for garnish (optional), cinnamon stick, plus more for garnish (optional), black tea bags, sugar, quarter-size coins peeled ginger, chopped, fresh mint

fresh orange peel, cinnamon stick, black tea, granulated sugar, quarter-size coins peeled fresh ginger, coarsely chopped, fresh mint , plus more for garnish

white fish steaks or 1 1/2 lbs fillets, sea salt, ghee (butter or oil), onions, chopped, grated fresh ginger (i leave this out ), garlic cloves, crushed, hot chili pepper, baharat mixed spice (baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), turmeric, cinnamon bark (small means small or it will be too cinnamony), chopped peeled tomato (i used canned plum tomatoes which i puree in a blender leaving just a few small chunks), two dried black lime (loomi, pierced twice with a skewer), water