Saloona
Saloona, from above
Non vegUAE

Saloona

The Gulf's everyday stew. If it tastes like home, you made it right.

60 minTime
33 gProtein each
mildSpice
The Gulf's daily stew2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayEmirati home style with chicken.
The original
385kcalsame
33 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
60minutessame

The original saloona.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

5 servings
Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)800 g, bone in
Potato2, cubed
Carrot1, sliced
Zucchini (courgette, baby marrow)1, chunks
Onion1 large, chopped
Tomato3, chopped
Tomato puree2 tbsp
Garlic3 cloves
Ginger2.5 cm
Baharat2½ tsp
Dried lime1 dried lime
Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful
Saltto taste
Water2½ cups

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Fry onion in oil until soft, then garlic and ginger.
  2. 2Add chicken, baharat and turmeric and sear.
  3. 3Add tomato, puree, loomi and water and simmer 15 minutes.
  4. 4Add potato and carrot, then zucchini 10 minutes later. Simmer until all is tender and chicken is cooked through.
Serve it like this

Serve hot in deep bowls with plain white rice or regag on the side, coriander scattered over.

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What goes with Saloona: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Regag40 min
Bread or rice Khameer120 min
On the side Fattoush25 min
On the side Beans thoran20 min
To drink Karak chai15 min
Something sweet Roz bel laban50 min
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