Omani Cuisine

Dates and Cream


Ingredients
  • 100 grams dates
  • 200 ml cream
  • 5 almonds
  • 5 pistachios
Method
  1. Wash and de seed 100 grams dates. Beat 200 ml cream until its thick. Slice 5 almonds and 5 pistachios finely. In a deep platter, put cream and almonds and garnish with almonds and pistachios. Chill and serve.

Chicken Samoosa


Ingredients
  • 200 grams minced chicken
  • 1 finely sliced onion
  • 1 finely sliced green chili
  • A pinch of nutmeg powder
  • A pinch of caster sugar
  • ½ bunch fresh coriander
  • ½ liter oil
  • 12 to 15 samoosa stripes
  • 1 tbsp garlic paste
  • ¼ tsp paprika
  • Salt, black pepper to taste
Method
  1. In a wok, add 1 tbsp oil and heat on medium flame. Now add 1 tbsp garlic paste, 200 grams minced chicken, salt n black pepper to taste, ¼ tsp paprika or red chili powder, a pinch of nutmeg powder and a pinch of caster sugar and mix.
  2. Cook until minced chicken is tender. Remove from flame and let it cool. Now add a finely sliced onion, a finely sliced green chili and ½ bunch fresh coriander and mix well. Put a portion of mince mixture on the samoosa stripe and fold.
  3. Repeat the same with all samoosa stripes. In a wok, heat ½ liter oil and fry samoosas. Serve hot and delicious samoosas with your favorite dip.

Hummus


Ingredients
  • 100 grams Kabuli chana
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 3 squeezed lemons
  • ¼ tsp soda
  • 3 tbsp thyme sauce
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt, black pepper to taste
Method
  1. Add ¼ tsp soda and salt to taste to 100 grams Kabuli chana and soak over night. Then boil Kabuli chana and blend boiled chickpeas with 3 cloves of garlic, salt n black pepper to taste, 3 squeezed lemons, 3 tbsp thyme sauce, and 3 tbsp olive oil. Add water as required and mix. Pour olive oil and serve Hummus with bread.

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