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Machbous Spiced Prawns and Rice

Name: Machbous Spiced Prawns and Rice
Total time: 1 h 29 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 kg raw prawns, peeled and deveined; 50 g ghee, divided: 20 g for the prawns, the rest for the onion; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 tsp Gulf baharat spice mix; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 375 g tomatoes, peeled and chopped; 1 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped; 1 tsp coriander leaves, chopped; 2 tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper, freshly ground; 625 ml water; 400 g basmati rice; flatbread, to taste; pickles, to taste; salad, to taste

Prawns seared briefly, then a pot of rice cooked in a tomato and baharat broth with the prawns laid on top to steam. A one-pot Gulf classic.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on40 min
Total1 h 29 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Prawns

1 kgraw prawns, peeled and deveined

Base

50 gghee, divided: 20 g for the prawns, the rest for the onion
2 clovesgarlic, chopped
1large onion, chopped
2 tspGulf baharat spice mix
1 tspground turmeric
375 gtomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 tbspflat-leaf parsley, chopped
1 tspcoriander leaves, chopped
2 tspsalt
½ tspblack pepper, freshly ground
625 mlwater

Rice

400 gbasmati rice

To serve

to tasteflatbread
to tastepickles
to tastesalad

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Crustacean shellfish
Mustard
Sulfites
Shrimp
Legumes (any)
Fenugreek
Wheat
Rice
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Lettuce
Cucumber
Turmeric
Parsley
Cilantro / coriander
Dill
Black and white pepper
Allspice
Cinnamon
Clove
Nutmeg
Cardamom
Cumin
Paprika
Yeast
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
One pot

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: moderate
Carbs: high
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: high

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