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🇴🇲 Traditional dishes from Oman

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

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Halwa

45 min · medium · 7 ingredients

Halwa, a traditional dish from Oman

Indulge in the sweet, nutty flavors of Omani halwa!

  • 200 g semolina
  • 150 g sugar
  • 100 g ghee
  • 500 ml water
  • 1 tsp cardamom powder
  • 1 pinch saffron
  • 50 g mixed nuts

Majboos

90 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Majboos, a traditional dish from Oman

Savor the rich flavors of this traditional Omani dish!

  • 400 g basmati rice
  • 800 g chicken
  • 2 onions
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 4 cardamom pods
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 800 ml water

Shuwa

720 min · hard · 9 ingredients

Shuwa, a traditional dish from Oman

Succulent slow-cooked lamb infused with spices.

  • 1800 g whole lamb
  • 8 garlic
  • 2 tbsp cumin
  • 2 tbsp coriander
  • 1 tbsp turmeric
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 100 ml olive oil
  • 4 banana leaves

What do people eat in Oman?

The three dishes from Oman documented in Copper are Halwa, Majboos and Shuwa. Cumin and garlic each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the 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 Oman?

The three recipes need 22 ingredients between them, of which 2 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Oman entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Oman take?

Halwa is the quickest at 45 minutes. Shuwa is the longest at 720 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 90 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Oman is easiest to make at home?

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

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