Gulf States Coast
Machboos (Majboos)
The Gulf states' everyday national rice — Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE share it: basmati cooked in a loomi-and-bezar-spiced meat or shrimp stock, often finished with a tomato sauce and fried onions. Kabsa's pearling-coast cousin.
1 hr 35 min · Serves 6 · Medium
6
Ingredients
Base
Rice
Spice
Method
Start cooking mode- Prep 25 min · Cook 70 min · 95 min total
- medium
- 1
Build a bezar-and-loomi spiced stock with the protein.
- 2
Cook rice in the stock; some versions layer a tomato sauce (salona) through.
- 3
Mound and top with the protein and fried onions.
Notes and swaps
- Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.
