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🇸🇦 Traditional dishes from Saudi Arabia

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

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Jareesh

120 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Jareesh, a traditional dish from Saudi Arabia

Deliciously creamy wheat and meat stew, a true delight!

  • 200 g wheat
  • 500 g lamb
  • 1 onion
  • 1500 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 3 tbsp ghee

Kabsa

90 min · medium · 13 ingredients

Kabsa, a traditional dish from Saudi Arabia

Savor the rich flavors of this traditional Saudi dish!

  • 300 g basmati rice
  • 800 g chicken
  • 2 onions
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 carrot
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 5 cardamom pods
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 600 ml water
  • 3 tbsp olive oil

Mutabbaq

30 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Mutabbaq, a traditional dish from Saudi Arabia

Delicious stuffed pancakes, perfect for any meal!

  • 250 g all-purpose flour
  • 150 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 300 g ground beef
  • 1 onion
  • 1 green pepper
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp spices

What do people eat in Saudi Arabia?

The three dishes from Saudi Arabia documented in Copper are Jareesh, Kabsa and Mutabbaq. All three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 24 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Saudi Arabia?

The three recipes need 24 ingredients between them, of which 1 is shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Saudi Arabia entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Saudi Arabia take?

Mutabbaq is the quickest at 30 minutes. Jareesh 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 Saudi Arabia is easiest to make at home?

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

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