Gursan recipes saudi traditional food قرصان

Gursan recipes saudi traditional food قرصان

gursan

Saudi cuisine is often enjoyed on dinner tables all across the Arab world. Aromatic rice and vegetables, succulent tender beef and fresh chicken marinated with the most authentic spices — all of these factors combine to make these dishes flavorsome and a unique treat for the tastebuds.
Arab News asked Eman Gazzaz, a Saudi vlogger with a popular YouTube channel ‘Saudi Food with Eman’, to share some traditional Saudi recipes.
Her first recipe, Gursan, is a meat and vegetable stew made with a special kind of bread. Mandi Rice, her second recipe needs no introduction. It is a popular dish not just in Saudi Arabia but in all Arab countries. Delicious aromatic rice served with chicken or mutton, this dish is similar to Kabsa, the main difference being the method of preparation.

Ingredients:

• 500 g boned lamb meat
• 3 carrots
• 4 ground tomatoes
• 1 eggplant
• 1 tbsp garlic paste
• 2 dried lemons
• 3 zucchini
• 1 small potato
• 200 g pumpkin
• 100 g green beans
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 chopped onions
• 1 red chili
• 1 tbsp Saudi spices
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• 1 tbsp cumin powder
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp honey
• Dried Gursan bread

method:

• Cut eggplant, zucchini, potato, pumpkin, and carrots into big chunks.
• Place a pot on medium high heat, and add 6 tbsp of oil.
• Add onions and garlic, and cook until golden brown.
• Add meat, cumin, coriander, tomato paste, turmeric, Saudi spices, and cook for five minutes.
• Add ground tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes.
• Add 2 liters of water and cook meat covered for 35 minutes.
• Add red chili, dried lemon, green beans, carrots and cook for five minutes.
• Add eggplant, zucchini, potato, pumpkin and cook for 10 minutes.
• In a deep serving bowl, in layers add small chunks of Gursan bread, and a little sauce with vegetables. Add another layer of Gursan bread on top, and add some sauce with vegetables. Keep repeating this process until the dish is full.
• On the top, add meat, garnish with fried onions and freshly chopped coriander.

collected from arab news online

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