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Kuwaiti Jareesh

Name: Kuwaiti Jareesh
Total time: 120 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Kuwait
Ingredients: 200g Bulgur; 300g Chicken Thigh; 2 Onion; 100g Plain yogurt; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 3 Cardamom; 1/2 tsp Black Pepper; 30g Butter; 2 tbsp Vegetable oil; 1 1/2 tsp Salt; 1.2L Water

Main Dish

⏱ 120 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Cracked wheat simmered with chicken until silky — a Kuwaiti Ramadan dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Jareesh is cracked wheat simmered with meat until silky, eaten in the Gulf region including Kuwait and Saudi Arabia since long ago. Made for Ramadan dinners and celebrations, it's topped with fried onions and spices and drizzled with butter or ghee.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At dusk during Ramadan in Kuwait, a platter of silky wheat porridge is topped with fried onions and drizzled with melted butter.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Bulgur 200g
Chicken Thigh 300g
Onion 2
Plain yogurt 100g
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Cardamom 3
Black Pepper 1/2 tsp
Butter 30g
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Salt 1 1/2 tsp
Water 1.2L

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rinse the bulgur and soak in water for 1 hour.
Simmer the chicken with water, cardamom, and salt for 30 minutes; remove and shred.
Add the bulgur to the broth and simmer on low for 1 hour, stirring, until silky.
Add the shredded chicken, yogurt, cumin, and pepper and mix.
Mound on a platter, top with onions fried in oil, and drizzle with melted butter.

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