EPIC EID FEAST in Oman!!! Middle Eastern Traditional Shuwa Will Change Your Life!!!

lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than lamb.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil offers similar health benefits at a lower cost.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: no herbs

Dried herbs are more accessible and last longer.

banana leaves

🥗Healthier: aluminum foil

💰Cheaper: parchment paper

Foil and parchment are more readily available for cooking.

Select and slaughter a lamb according to halal practices.

Section the lamb into eight pieces, including the head and organs.

Clean the blood from the organs and prepare the lungs.

Season the meat with salt, chili flakes, and garlic.

Wrap the seasoned meat in damp banana leaves to prevent burning.

Secure the wrapped meat with wire and place it in a pit.

Cover the pit with a lid and add sand on top to make it airtight.

Cook the lamb in the pit for 24 hours.

Prepare rice by adding ghee, cumin seeds, cardamom, cinnamon, black pepper, and water in a cooking vessel.

Cook the rice for about 1 hour.

Cooking Techniques

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