Get to know the cooking methods of 3 popular Dubai dishes – Ghuzi, Al Harees, and Stuffed Camel. For what it’s worth these are some of the tastiest foods in Dubai! While Dubai – with its spectacular skyline full of skyscrapers such as Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab, Atlantis The Palm, and many others – is famously known for it’s one-of-a-kind attractions; but surprisingly enough this place also has an incredible taste when it comes to cuisine.
Dubai being part of one of the Gulf countries, is culturally rich and amazingly hospitable. The food culture is particularly exciting with many delectable traditional dishes for you to explore. There are many options available in Dubai and we’ll discuss three popular ones on this article – Ghuzi, Al Harees and Stuffed Camel – which are sure to delight your palate. The culinary techniques used here are both high class yet simple at the same time making it easy for anyone to prepare these dishes at home for themselves or friends/family visiting from abroad! Foodies will love how inventive these recipes are while still tasting authentic. So come taste some delicious food today!!!
Top Traditional Dubai Cuisines Myriad People Love
Below are three popular traditional dishes from Dubai that many people enjoy. They are Ghuzi, Al Harees and stuffed camel.
Ghuzi Recipe – Traditional Dubai Cuisines
Our starter dish is Ghuzi, which is basically made up of lamb along with rice or pasta and some spices. Check out the list below to see what you will need for this recipe. These ingredients are available at all major grocery stores in Dubai.
Ghuzi Ingredients
| Ingredients | Quantity |
| Lamb shoulder | 4 pounds |
| Kosher salt and ground pepper | To taste |
| Ginger peeled | 3 ½ inch |
| Garlic | 5 cloves |
| Saffron threads | 2 pinches |
| Olive oil | 4 tsp |
| Onions chopped | 2 pc |
| Cardamom pods | 6 pc |
| Cloves | 4 |
| Bay leaves | 3 pc |
| Cinnamon sticks | 2 pc |
| Black peppercorns | 1 tsp |
| Ghee | ¼ cup |
| Tomato paste | 2 tsp |
For rice and potatoes
| Ingredients | Quantity |
| Basmati rice | 2 cups |
| Fingerling potatoes | 1 pound |
| Olive oil | 6 tsp |
| Balsamic vinegar | 1 tsp |
| Dijon mustard | 1 tsp |
| Orange juice | 2 tsp |
| Baby argula | 2 cups |
| Dried currants | ½ cup |
| Pistachios | ½ cup |
| Clementines | For garnish |
Round up all your ingredients and head straight to the kitchen! There’s no time like the present to cook something delectable. When you’re done gathering all of your dishes, tools, utensils, pans or pots – it’s time to start cooking. Here are some steps on how to make an easy dish:
Ghuzi Recipe
- Take a bowl and add two and a half inches of fresh ginger, two garlic cloves, a pinch of saffron; then mix them together until they are thoroughly combined. Now take the dry lamb – mutton – and apply this mixture on and inside it.
- Next, take a heavy-bottomed pot and pour some oil into it. Throw the mutton with its bones in the now fired up pot and allow them to cook for about 20 minutes, during which time you’d be flipping the mutton pieces to ensure they’re all cooking evenly. Your well-cooked mutton should turn brown.
- After cooking, remove the meat from the pot and place it on a plate next to the bone. Remove excess grease by wiping off with paper towel or cloth.
- Now add more oil to the pot and fry the onions in it until it turns brown and soft.
- Next, put in the pot all of the ground spices such as 3 garlic cloves, ginger, cardamom, clove buds or seeds, bay leaves, cinnamon sticks or cassia bark (similar), black peppercorns, and a small quantity of saffron.
- Add enough water to submerge the lamb in the pot and allow it to cook for about two hours or until its flesh is soft and cooked through. Afterwards, remove the bones from the meat.
- Now put the chopped meat on the roasting pan and heat up your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. After pouring off all of the liquid, rub some butter and tomato sauce over the lamb then roast it for 1 hour or until tender.
- For rice and potatoes, ensure that the grains are washed well with water before boiling them. Make sure there is enough water and allow them to soak for 30 minutes before draining off all of the excess water.
- Take a baking tray and pour in some olive oil. Slice up the potatoes before tossing them in with salt and pepper. Line up the slices on the tray properly before roasting for about 30 minutes at 200 degrees Fahrenheit, or until tender enough for biting through without difficulty.
- Place 3 1⁄2 cups of lamb stock into a medium-sized saucepan. Pour in 3⁄4 cup of rice and then boil the mixture on low heat for about 15 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed by the rice.
- Meanwhile, take a small bowl and pour in orange juice, canola oil, mustard, balsamic vinegar, salt, and black pepper before whisking until well combined. Finally dress arugula with this mixture.
- When it comes time to serve, place the potatoes and arugula mixture on top of one large platter. Place the sliced lamb neatly at the center of this dish, then sprinkle with some craisins and some chopped pistachios for added flavor. Top off each dish with a Clementine before serving alongside some additional Lamb Broth Liquid on the side for those who want more.
You can use the Chicken Demi-Glace to make this recipe even tastier and you have cooked this dish with all your heart at home. The cooking process for this dish does take some time so allow yourself ample patience and don’t cut corners just because it seems too hard or difficult.
Al Harees Recipe – Traditional Dubai Food
Al Harees’ recipe is a famous Dubai chicken recipe that you’d really love. Below are its ingredients.
Al Harees Ingredients
| Ingredients | Quantity |
| Chicken | ½ kg |
| Wheat and barley (soaked overnight) | ½ kg |
| Ginger garlic paste | 1 tsp |
| Green chili paste | 2 tsp |
| Crushed cumin seeds | ½ tsp |
| Fennel seeds | 1 tsp |
| Chat masala | 1 tsp |
| Lemon juice | 2 tsp |
| Edible oil | 1 tsp |
| Olive oil | 1 tsp |
| Haleem masala | ½ tsp |
| Barista or brown onions | To taste |
| Coriander leaves | 1 tsp |
The ingredients are easy to grab and you can get them from the nearest Dubai supermarket or grocery store.
Al Harees Recipe
You could make this delicious Arab Al Harees dish with little difficulty. Please read the following instructions thoroughly before starting and you’ll be good to go.
- Take a large pan and place it over high heat on the stove top. Fill the pot halfway with water, then pour rice and lentils in. Let the mixture come to a simmer for 30 minutes or so (until all of the liquid has been absorbed).
- Now, with the use of a mixer or blender, grind this mixture and turn it into a paste. Add more water to keep the consistency from becoming too thick and continue processing until you feel satisfied.
- Chop the chicken into small pieces separately and add crushed cumin powder, garlic paste, fennel seeds, and salt to it.
- Now mix the shredded chicken and its stock together with the wheat-barley mixture, and allow it to cook for 15 minutes. Sprinkle a pinch of cilantro masala (or other spice) to give it some extra flavor; then add lemon juice at the end.
- Pour some oil into the pan and add haleem masala when it’s hot enough to let its fragrance seep through. Cover the dish so that it doesn’t lose out on heat while cooking.
Complete the foregoing and you’re done! Enjoy the meal!
Stuffed Camel Recipe – Local Dubai Meal
The final dish on our list of recipes is one of the largest dishes you’ll ever see! Named Stuffed Camel, this dish takes three whole days to cook! Not only that, but did you know it’s one of the largest table sized dishes in the world?
Stuffed Camel Ingredients
On the table below you will find the ingredients needed to make Stuffed Camel. You may be able to buy these ingredients in Dubai, although you would need to search deeper for Camels.
| Ingredients | Quantity |
| One whole camel | – |
| Lamb | 1 whole |
| Chickens | 20 whole |
| Large eggs | 60 pc |
| Rice | 12 kg |
| Pine nuts | 2 kg |
| Almonds | 2 kg |
| Pistachio nuts | 1 kg |
| Water | 110 gallons |
| Black pepper | 5 pounds |
| Salt | To taste |
Stuffed Camel Recipe
Once your ingredients are ready, you’re set to proceed to next step, cook.
- Clean, trim, skin the camel, lamb and chicken.
- Boil all of them together until they become tender.
- Pour an ideal amount of rice into another pan with water and cook rice until it is fluffy and soft.
- Next, fry the dry fruits until they are brown, and then mix them with rice.
- Boil the eggs and peel off their shells.
- Mix the cooked lamb and chickens in a dish.
- Now stuff the camel with this mixed chicken and lamb and keep it over a larger pot.
- Cook this whole camel and stuff it in a charcoal pit until the meat turns brown and looks cooked.
- Evenly spread the remaining rice on the top of the camel on any large tray.
- Garnish with boiled eggs and some nuts.
Tada! You’re now ready to serve Stuffed Camel. Get delected!
Conclusion
Here are some recipes from three of Dubai’s best restaurants – Ghuzi, Al Harees and Stuffed Camel. As a tourist guide for the city, we hope this article will serve as an excellent list for those looking for what to eat when visiting. Feel free to share or spread the information around too so other visitors will know about these establishments! So until next time, stay tuned in for future updates!
