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Murabyan

Name: Murabyan
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Kuwait
Ingredients: 300g (shelled) Shrimp; 300g (long-grain rice) Rice; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Turmeric; 3 Cardamom; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 1/2 Lime; A pinch Cilantro; 3 tbsp Vegetable oil; 1 1/2 tsp Salt; 500ml Water

Rice

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Shrimp fried with spices and then cooked with rice — Kuwait's shrimp rice.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Murabyan is a shrimp rice dish eaten in Kuwait since long ago: small shrimp from the Persian Gulf are fried with onion, turmeric, cardamom, and dried lime, then rice is added and cooked. It's a dish of the sea's bounty dating from the days of pearl diving and fishing.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Kuwaiti kitchen, the lid comes off a pot of yellow shrimp rice and the scent of spices spreads.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Shrimp 300g (shelled)
Rice 300g (long-grain rice)
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Turmeric 1 tsp
Cardamom 3
Cumin powder 1/2 tsp
Lime 1/2
Cilantro A pinch
Vegetable oil 3 tbsp
Salt 1 1/2 tsp
Water 500ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rinse the rice and soak in water for 30 minutes.
Heat oil in a pot, sauté the chopped onion and garlic, and add the spices.
Add the shrimp and stir-fry briefly, then remove half.
Add the water, salt, and sliced lime, bring to a boil, add the rice, cover, and cook on low for 20 minutes.
Return the reserved shrimp, let stand, and scatter with cilantro.

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