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🇯🇴 Traditional dishes from Jordan

3 dishes people actually cook in Jordan: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Knafeh

60 min · medium · 7 ingredients

Knafeh, a traditional dish from Jordan

Indulge in this sweet, cheesy Middle Eastern delight!

  • 400 g kataifi pastry
  • 250 g unsalted cheese
  • 100 g butter
  • 200 g sugar
  • 250 ml water
  • 1 tbsp rose water
  • 50 g pistachios

Mansaf

120 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Mansaf, a traditional dish from Jordan

Savor the rich flavors of traditional Jordanian mansaf!

  • 800 g lamb
  • 500 ml jordanian yogurt
  • 300 g rice
  • 50 g pine nuts
  • 50 g almonds
  • 3 tbsp ghee
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp cardamom
  • 1 water

Maqluba

90 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Maqluba, a traditional dish from Jordan

A flavorful upside-down rice and meat dish.

  • 800 g chicken
  • 300 g basmati rice
  • 1 cauliflower
  • 1 onion
  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 600 ml water

What do people eat in Jordan?

The three dishes from Jordan documented in Copper are Knafeh, Mansaf and Maqluba. All three are boiled. One of the three needs an oven. Between them they use 22 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Jordan?

The three recipes need 22 ingredients between them. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Jordan entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Jordan take?

Knafeh is the quickest at 60 minutes. Mansaf is the longest at 120 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 90 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Jordan is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Jordan here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Knafeh is the shortest way in.

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