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Harees

Name: Harees
Prep time: 6 h
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 8 h 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Emirati
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups harees wheat or coarse dalia soaked broken wheat (cracked wheat); 500 g lamb or mutton on the bone mutton (goat meat); 3 tbsp plus more to serve ghee; 1 stick cinnamon; 3 cardamom whole spices; Salt, to taste; 8 cups water

Wheat and meat beaten into silk. The Gulf's answer to haleem, and its ancestor too.

150 minTime

23 gProtein each

mildSpice

6hPlan ahead. Soak for 6 hours first; the 150 minutes come after.

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Grandma's wayEmirati style, beaten smooth with ghee.

The original

324kcalsame

23 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

150minutessame

The original harees.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Broken wheat (cracked wheat)1½ cups harees wheat or coarse dalia, soaked

Mutton (goat meat)500 g lamb or mutton, on the bone

Ghee3 tbsp, plus more to serve

Cinnamon1 stick

Whole spices3 cardamom

Saltto taste

Water8 cups

Method

4 steps

1Pressure cook the lamb with cinnamon, cardamom, salt and 3 cups water for 6 whistles. Release naturally.
2Remove bones. Add the soaked wheat and the rest of the water. Pressure cook another 6 whistles, then let it release naturally.
3Simmer uncovered and beat hard with a wooden masher or whisk until smooth and stretchy.
4Serve with a well of hot ghee on top and a pinch of cinnamon.

Serve it like this

Ladle into a wide dish, make a well with the back of a spoon and fill with hot ghee. Dust cinnamon and serve warm.

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Harees

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