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Qatari Thareed

Name: Qatari Thareed
Total time: 120 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Qatar
Ingredients: 500g (bone-in) Lamb; 4 Pita Bread; 2 Potato; 200g Pumpkin; 1 Zucchini; 1 Onion; 2 tbsp Tomato paste; 1 Lime; 3 Cardamom; 1 Cinnamon stick; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 2 tsp Salt; 1.5L Water

Main Dish

⏱ 120 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Thin bread soaked in meat and vegetable broth — a Ramadan staple in Qatar.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Thareed has been eaten in the Gulf since ancient times and is said to have been a favorite of the Prophet Muhammad. Thin regag bread is laid on a big platter, and a broth of lamb, potatoes, pumpkin, and zucchini stewed with tomato and spices is poured over to soak in. In Qatar it's essential at Ramadan dinners.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At dusk during Ramadan in Qatar, broth soaks into bread lining a big plate, topped with meat and vegetables as the family gathers around.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Lamb 500g (bone-in)
Pita Bread 4
Potato 2
Pumpkin 200g
Zucchini 1
Onion 1
Tomato paste 2 tbsp
Lime 1
Cardamom 3
Cinnamon stick 1
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Salt 2 tsp
Water 1.5L

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Simmer the lamb with water, onion, cardamom, and cinnamon for 1 hour.
Add the tomato paste, cumin, salt, and slit lime.
Add the potatoes, pumpkin, and zucchini cut large and simmer 25 minutes.
Line a big platter with torn bread.
Pour over the broth to soak in and top with the meat and vegetables.

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