UAE recipes

As part of my “Cooking Local” project to learn more about the food and culture of the United Arab Emirates, I am attempting to create as many recipes as possible from Celia Ann Brock-Al Ansari’s “The Complete UAE Cookbook”.

Come and join me through the trials and errors of cooking an unfamiliar cuisine. Cook along yourself as all the recipes are online at fahad.com/dishes

Emirati Recipe: Fish Cakes (Sa-mak Koufta)

February 20, 2011

It’s been a while since I’ve posted about my Arabic/Emirati cooking attempts. The last recipe (lamb fried with spices / la-ham nashif) was posted back in September 2008. Almost 2 and a half years ago! Yes, I am such the delinquent. Today’s recipe is an Arabic version of something I like very much – fish [...]

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Emirati Recipe: Mixed Local Spices – Bezar

January 31, 2011

Bezar is the “very essence of Arabian cooking and is a mixture of spices first roasted then pounded together. ” The quotation and recipe is from Celia Ann Brock-Al Ansari’s “The Complete UAE Cookbook”: Ingredients: 1 cup cumin seeds (whole) 1 cup fennel seeds (whole) 1 cup cinnamon sticks 1 cup coriander seeds (whole) 1/2 [...]

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Emirati Recipe: Meat fried with spices (La-ham nashif)

September 28, 2008

I haven’t forgotten about Arabic Sundays but they will most likely be few and far in between since I don’t cook as often anymore. This work things just gets in the way of everything! This is a dish I cooked up months ago but just got around to posting. La-ham nashif or meat fried with [...]

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Emirati Recipe: Meat Stew (La-Ham Murraq / Saloona)

July 13, 2008

There is nothing like a big bowl of hearty stew in the cold of winter. And just because I’m in Dubai doesn’t mean it doesn’t get cold! Even though it is 40°C (104°F) outside every day, it is 22°C (71.5°F) in my apartment and we don’t even have the A/C on! So I was looking [...]

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Emirati Recipe: Rice with Chicken in the Bottom (De-jaj ta-ha-tah)

June 29, 2008

As per this post, the first dish in my latest cooking project is: Rice with Chicken in the Bottom (De-jaj ta-ha-tah). This was my first attempt at an Arabic recipe. It is from Celia Ann Brock-Al Ansari’s “The Complete United Arab Emirates Cookbook.” I will not be re-printing the recipe here but you can access [...]

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Cooking Local

June 15, 2008

Previously, I had talked about wanting to learn how to cook up some Middle Eastern dishes due to the ease of obtaining the necessary ingredients here and also to learn more about the local culture. After some Googling, I have found a collection of online recipes from Celia Ann Brock-Al Ansari. Her book, “The Complete [...]

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