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🇦🇪 Traditional dishes from United Arab Emirates

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

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Harees

180 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Harees, a traditional dish from United Arab Emirates

Savor the rich flavors of this traditional Emirati dish.

  • 200 g wheat
  • 500 g chicken
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1500 ml water
  • 50 g ghee
  • 1 cinnamon
  • 3 cardamom

Luqaimat

45 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Luqaimat, a traditional dish from United Arab Emirates

Deliciously sweet and crispy Emirati dumplings.

  • 250 g all-purpose flour
  • 7 g yeast
  • 30 g sugar
  • 5 g salt
  • 200 ml warm water
  • 1 tsp cardamom powder
  • 1 pinch saffron strands
  • 500 ml oil
  • 100 ml date syrup

Machboos

90 min · medium · 12 ingredients

Machboos, a traditional dish from United Arab Emirates

Savor the rich flavors of this traditional Emirati dish.

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

What do people eat in United Arab Emirates?

The three dishes from United Arab Emirates documented in Copper are Harees, Luqaimat and Machboos. Chicken and onion each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are simmered. 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 United Arab Emirates?

The three recipes need 24 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 United Arab Emirates entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from United Arab Emirates take?

Luqaimat is the quickest at 45 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 United Arab Emirates is easiest to make at home?

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

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