Saloona is a meat stew typical from Middle East, here I present to you the recipe from Qatar.
Chicken is the most popular ingredient for the Saloona, but lamb meat can also be used and there is also a vegetarian version.
It is said that the dish has a Bedouin origin. It is very often consumed in Ramadan.
Ingredients:
- 3 cinnamon sticks.
- 4 green cardamom seeds.
- 3 dried lemons.
- 6 cloves.
- 2 onions.
- 1 teaspoon garlic.
- 1 kg chicken.
- 2 tomatos.
- 2 teaspoon ground coriander.
- 1 teaspoon turmeric.
- 3 teaspoon Arabian masala.
- Salt.
- Oil.
- 300 g potatoes.
- 300 g zuchinni.
- 2 carrots.
Method:
1- Put some oil in a casserole, add the cinnamon, cardamom, dry lemon and cloves, Heat until you smell the scent of the spices.
2- Cut the onions and sautée until it gets golden.
3- Add the garlic and the chicken (in pieces), cook for 5 or 6 minutes.
4- Cut the tomatos into pieces, add to the casserole and cook for 5 or 6 minutes with the lid on.
6- Cut potatoes, zuchinni and carrots into pieces, add them to the casserole , add also two glasses of water and cook for 40 minutes with the lid on.
7- To know if the potato is well done, use a knife as you see in the photo.
8- Use rice as a side dish.
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You can also watch the recipe at my Youtube Channel:
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