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🇶🇦 Traditional dishes from Qatar

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

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Harees

180 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Harees, a traditional dish from Qatar

Savor the rich, hearty flavors of traditional harees.

  • 250 g wheat
  • 500 g chicken
  • 1500 ml water
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 50 g ghee
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cardamom

Machboos

90 min · medium · 12 ingredients

Machboos, a traditional dish from Qatar

Savor the rich flavors of Qatar with this delicious Machboos.

  • 400 g basmati rice
  • 800 g chicken
  • 2 onions
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 4 garlic
  • 60 ml vegetable oil
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 5 cardamom pods
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 800 ml water

Saloona

60 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Saloona, a traditional dish from Qatar

A flavorful Qatari stew that warms the soul.

  • 500 g chicken
  • 200 g onion
  • 300 g tomato
  • 150 g carrot
  • 200 g potato
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • 1 tbsp coriander
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 800 ml water

What do people eat in Qatar?

The three dishes from Qatar documented in Copper are Harees, Machboos and Saloona. Chicken and garlic each appear in more than one recipe. All three are simmered. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 20 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Qatar?

The three recipes need 20 ingredients between them, of which 4 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Qatar entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Qatar take?

Saloona is the quickest at 60 minutes. Harees is the longest at 180 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 90 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Qatar is easiest to make at home?

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

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