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Machboos Samak

Name: Machboos Samak
Total time: 1h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bahrain
Ingredients: 4 firm white fish fillets (hammour, snapper, sea bass); 2 cups basmati rice, soaked; 2 onions sliced; 2 tomatoes, 3 garlic cloves; 2 tbsp baharat, 1 loomi, pinch saffron; 2 tbsp ghee, lime, coriander, salt

Bahrain's prized fish machboos — hammour or snapper layered with spiced rice, loomi and caramelized onions.

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1h 4 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 4 firm white fish fillets (hammour, snapper, sea bass)
• 2 cups basmati rice, soaked
• 2 onions sliced
• 2 tomatoes, 3 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp baharat, 1 loomi, pinch saffron
• 2 tbsp ghee, lime, coriander, salt

Method

Step 1 of 425%

Rub fish with baharat, salt and lime. Sear 2 minutes a side, set aside.

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1
Rub fish with baharat, salt and lime. Sear 2 minutes a side, set aside.
2
Soften onions in ghee until golden, add garlic, tomato, remaining baharat and loomi.
3
Add 3 cups water, bring to boil, stir in rice and salt. Cook covered low 15 minutes.
4
Lay fish on rice, drizzle saffron water, cover 5 more minutes. Garnish with coriander.