First Time in QATAR!! 🇶🇦 Qatari Food - Whole Lamb Mandi!!

whole lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: goat

Chicken is lower in fat and cost-effective.

basmati rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: long-grain rice

Quinoa offers more protein and fiber.

saffron

🥗Healthier: turmeric

💰Cheaper: yellow food coloring

Turmeric mimics color with health benefits.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point.

Choose a whole lamb from the farm.

Prepare the marinade with yogurt, orange, lemon, onion, salt, red vinegar, white vinegar, cardamom, and nutmeg.

Slice the lamb thinly for the shawarma.

Massage the marinade into the lamb slices.

Prepare the underground cooking pit with a fire for 2 hours.

Marinate the whole lamb with salt and saffron before cooking.

Layer the marinated lamb on top of the basmati rice in the underground pit.

Cover the lamb and rice with wet blankets and sand to cook underground for 2 hours.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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