Emirati Fish Machboos

Name: Emirati Fish Machboos
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Emirati
Ingredients: 600g white fish, cut into steaks; 3 cups basmati rice; 2 dried limes; 2 tbsp baharat spice blend

مجبوس سمك/mach-BOOS sah-MAK/

About this dish

Spiced rice cooked with fish and a blend of warm baharat spices, a coastal variation of the national dish.

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Ingredients

🐟600g white fish, cut into steaks

🍚3 cups basmati rice

🍋2 dried limes

🌰2 tbsp baharat spice blend

Method

Serves 4

Fry the fish steaks lightly, then set aside.

Sauté onion with baharat and dried limes until fragrant.

Add water and bring to a simmer, then parboil the rice in this broth.

Layer the rice with the fish and steam until the rice is tender.

Serve hot.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Fish machboos reflects the Emirati coastal fishing tradition, using the same spiced rice technique as the meat version.

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