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Bread is soaked in milk; mince is browned with onions; curry powder, turmeric and Cape Malay spices bloom
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Bread is soaked in milk; mince is browned with onions; curry powder, turmeric and Cape Malay spices bloom

Chicken thighs (or lamb) are browned, onions and tomato cooked down with garlic and a single whole chilli, then the meat…

Saudi Arabia's national dish, the one platter you'll meet at almost every gathering from family lunch through wedding banquet

Kabuli pulao is Afghanistan's national dish, the centrepiece of every wedding, Eid and important Friday lunch: a layered…

Fine bulgur soaks until soft

Fine bulgur soaks; lamb mince blends with bulgur, grated onion, allspice and salt to a smooth paste; small torpedoes are…

A soft yeasted bread dough rises for 1 hour

BIR lamb rogan josh is the British-Indian-Restaurant take on the classic Kashmiri lamb stew, a deep red curry that uses…

Lamb shoulder cubes brown deeply, then simmer slow with onion, garlic and a Moroccan spice blend (ras el hanout, ginger, cinnamon)

Lamb shoulder is cut into large chunks

The fast Saudi cousin of mandi, made when you want kabsa-deep flavour but the day doesn't have three hours in it for the meat to cook

Bone-in beef or lamb is browned, then simmered with onions, garlic, tomato and stock

Lamb shoulder is rubbed with a Yemeni spice mix (hawaij), browned, then steam-roasted at low heat for two hours until it shreds

The Saudi gathering platter built for the night when one cut of meat isn't enough

Lamb mince is fried with onion, garlic, baharat, cinnamon, allspice and pine nuts

Quzi is the Iraqi celebration dish, a whole slow-roasted lamb shoulder served on a platter of saffron rice with toasted…