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Paplou

Name: Paplou
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Oman
Ingredients: 400g White Fish Fillet; 1 Onion; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 knob Ginger; 2 Green Chili Pepper; 1 tsp Turmeric; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 2 Lime; A pinch Cilantro; 800ml Water; 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 tsp Salt

Soup

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Fish simmered with turmeric, lime, and green chili — the sour fish soup of southern Oman.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Paplou is a fish soup eaten in Oman's coastal regions: white fish is simmered with turmeric, garlic, green chili, and lime. The clear yellow broth has a refreshing sourness and heat that whets the appetite even in the hot climate. It's poured over rice or eaten with bread for dipping.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At midday in a fishing village on the Omani coast, clear yellow fish soup is ladled from the pot into bowls and eaten with rice and a squeeze of lime.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

White Fish Fillet 400g
Onion 1
Garlic 3 cloves
Ginger 1 knob
Green Chili Pepper 2
Turmeric 1 tsp
Cumin powder 1/2 tsp
Lime 2
Cilantro A pinch
Water 800ml
Vegetable Oil 1 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Heat oil in a pot and fry the sliced onion, garlic, and ginger.
Add the turmeric, cumin, and green chilies cut lengthwise and fry.
Add water and salt, bring to a boil, and simmer 5 minutes.
Add the fish cut into bite-size pieces and simmer gently on low for 8 minutes so it doesn't break up.
Turn off the heat, squeeze in 1 lime, scatter with chopped cilantro, and serve with the remaining lime.

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