Mathloutha
A Najdi dish of three layers — jareesh, qursan and meat — in one tray. Every quantity in grams, calories per serving.
Per serving · 400 g
Ingredients
- 1 cup jareesh (crushed wheat), soaked190 g
- 4 discs of qursan flatbread200 g
- 500 g lamb, cut into pieces500 g
- 2 onions, chopped, and 3 garlic cloves250 g
- 2 grated tomatoes and 1 tbsp tomato paste260 g
- 1 cup yoghurt240 g
- 3 tbsp ghee42 g
- Dried lime, cardamom, turmeric, salt and pepper15 g
Whole dish: 2400 g
Method
- 1
Simmer the meat with onion, dried lime, cardamom and salt until tender; keep the broth.
- 2
Cook the jareesh in part of the broth over low heat, stirring, until soft, then add yoghurt and ghee and stir to a creamy finish.
- 3
Make the qursan sauce: soften onion and garlic, add tomato, paste, turmeric and the rest of the broth, and reduce.
- 4
Soak the qursan discs in the sauce and lay them in the base of the tray.
- 5
Spread the jareesh over them, then the meat, and pour over the remaining sauce — three layers, which is what the name means. Serve hot.
Enjoy it
Log it in Fodi in one tap — a serving, half of one, or by the gram.
400 g · 700 kcal