UAE Recipes (Bone Broth Edition)
🇦🇪 UAE Recipes (Bone Broth Edition)
Traditional Gulf Comfort Food Made Nourishing & Practical
🍚 Chicken Machboos
(Emirati Spiced Rice with Bone Broth)
Flavour Profile
Warm, spiced, aromatic, deeply comforting
Ingredients
- 500 g chicken pieces
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 cups basmati rice
- 500 ml bone broth
- 1 dried lime (loomi)
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp coriander
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- Salt & pepper
👉 Use:
Broth & Co Bone Broth Concentrate
Method
- Heat oil and sauté onion and garlic
- Add spices and cook until fragrant
- Add chicken and brown lightly
- Pour in bone broth and add dried lime
- Simmer for 20 minutes
- Add rice, cover, and cook until fluffy
Why It Works with Broth & Co Bone Broth
✔ Replaces long stock simmer
✔ Adds depth and body
✔ Enhances traditional flavour
🥣 Harees (Slow-Cooked Wheat & Meat)
Flavour Profile
Mild, creamy, comforting
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat (or cracked wheat)
- 400 g chicken or lamb
- 750 ml bone broth
- Salt to taste
- Optional: ghee or butter
Method
- Soak wheat for a few hours or overnight
- Add wheat, meat, and bone broth to pot
- Simmer on low for 2–3 hours (or pressure cook for faster version)
- Stir and mash until creamy consistency forms
- Finish with a drizzle of ghee
Why It Works with Bone Broth
✔ Speeds up traditional 6–8 hour cooking
✔ Adds richness without heaviness
✔ Improves texture and mouthfeel
🥖 Thareed (Bread & Meat Broth Stew)
Flavour Profile
Rich, savoury, deeply satisfying
Ingredients
- 500 g lamb or chicken
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 500 ml bone broth
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp cumin
- Flatbread (to serve)
- Vegetables (carrot, zucchini, potato)
Method
- Brown meat in oil
- Add onion and cook until soft
- Add tomatoes and spices
- Pour in bone broth and simmer for 45–60 minutes
- Add vegetables and cook until tender
- Serve over torn flatbread
Why It Works with Bone Broth
✔ Creates a richer soaking broth
✔ Enhances flavour absorption into bread
✔ Maintains traditional depth with less time
🌟 Final Takeaway
These UAE dishes represent the heart of Gulf comfort food:
- Slow cooking traditions
- Deep, warming spices
- Broth-based foundations
Using bone broth allows you to:
✔ Modernise cooking time
✔ Maintain authenticity
✔ Increase nutritional value
👉 Explore more:
Broth & Co Bone Broth
👉 Related recipes:
Mediteranean Beef Stew