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Qatar

Gulf pearl-diving heritage cuisine: spiced machboos, slow porridges and ubiquitous karak tea. That is the short version of what Qatar cooks. Look for Machboos (national spiced rice with chicken or lamb and dried lime), Harees (pounded wheat-and-meat porridge with ghee; Ramadan mainstay) and Karak (sweet evaporated-milk spiced tea, sipped everywhere daily). Qatar’s national dish: rice cooked in the meat’s own spiced broth with dried lime and baharat. This atlas has 26 Qatar dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

26 dishes.

Arabic coffeeArabic coffeecardamom and saffron coffee served in tiny cups with datesAseedaAseedaStiff wheat dough beaten smooth and eaten with date syrup, honey and ghee.BalaleetBalaleetcardamom vermicelli with saffron and eggCamel milkCamel milkfresh camel milk drunk warm, slightly salty, in the desert southChebabChebabThin saffron pancakes cooked on a hot plate, eaten with cream and date syrup.DaqqusDaqquscooked tomato and garlic sauce, hot with chilli, spooned over riceGhuziGhuziroast lamb over rice with raisins and nutsHamour mashwiHamour mashwigrilled grouper rubbed with baharat, served with rice and limeHareesHareesvelvety wheat-meat porridge topped with gheeKarakKarakmilky spiced tea from roadside cafeteriasKhabeesKhabeesToasted flour beaten with ghee, sugar, saffron and cardamom into a soft paste.KhameerKhameerSoft slightly sweet yeasted bread topped with sesame, split and filled.LabanLabanSalted drinking yoghurt served ice cold with machboos and grilled fish.LuqaimatLuqaimatsyrup-soaked crisp fried dough ballsMachboosMachboosspiced rice with chicken or fish and dried limeMadroubaMadroubarice beaten with chicken and spices into rich savory mashMahalabiyaMahalabiyarosewater milk pudding topped with pistachiosMarqooqaMarqooqathin dough sheets simmered in spiced meat and vegetable brothMuhammarMuhammarsweet date-syrup rice paired with fried or grilled fishMukhallalMukhallalturmeric-yellow pickled vegetables served beside rice dishesNakhiNakhihot boiled chickpeas dressed with cumin and limeRanginaRanginadates layered under toasted flour, butter and cardamomRegagRegagcrisp wafer-thin bread with cheese, egg or honeySaloonaSaloonahome-style spiced meat and vegetable stewSambusaSambusaDeep-fried triangle of pastry stuffed with spiced beef or beansThareedThareedThin regag bread soaked in meat and vegetable stew until soft.

  • Aseeda

    Stiff wheat dough beaten smooth and eaten with date syrup, honey and ghee. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 30…

  • Balaleet

    Cardamom vermicelli with saffron and egg. Ready in 10 min prep and 25 min cooking. 4 servings. A breakfast recipe…

  • Camel milk

    Fresh camel milk drunk warm, slightly salty, in the desert south. A drink recipe from Libya.

  • Chebab

    Thin saffron pancakes cooked on a hot plate, eaten with cream and date syrup. Ready in 20 minutes prep and…

  • Daqqus

    Cooked tomato and garlic sauce, hot with chilli, spooned over rice. Ready in 15 minutes prep and 25 minutes cooking.…

  • Ghuzi

    Roast lamb over rice with raisins and nuts. Ready in 40 min prep and 4 hr 30 min cooking. 8…

  • Hamour mashwi

    Grilled grouper rubbed with baharat, served with rice and lime. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking. Serves…

  • Khameer

    Soft slightly sweet yeasted bread topped with sesame, split and filled. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking.…

  • Khabees

    Toasted flour beaten with ghee, sugar, saffron and cardamom into a soft paste. Ready in 10 min prep and 40…

  • Laban

    Salted drinking yoghurt served ice cold with machboos and grilled fish. Ready in 5 min prep and none cooking. Serves…