Saudi Traditional Cuisine

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  1. Vegatable Soup
  2. Chicken Soup

Main dish

  1. Kabsa with Meat
  2. Zirbeyan Rice
  3. Spaghetti with Yogurt
  4. Stuffed Turkey
  5. Cracked Wheatwith Yogurt)

Salads

  1. Onion and Tomato Salad
  2. Chopped Herb Salad

Sweets

  1. Saudi Style Samosas
  2. Sweet Dumplings
  3. Coconut Dates

Beverages

  1. Saudi Coffee
  2. Saudi Tea

Glossary

Stuffed Turkey
Deek Roumy Mahshy

From the Arab Kitchen


Preparation time: 4-6 hours

Number of servings: 6 -8 persons

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 turkey (11 to 30 lb..)
  • 3 lb.. Saudi rice(long grain)
  • 3/4 lb.. minced meat
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup almonds, roasted
  • 10 sticks cinnamon
  • 10 cardamom seeds
  • 2 chopped onions
  • 3 tbs.. mustard
  • 5 tbs.. corn oil
  • 1 tbs.. spices, consisting of ground cinnamon, ground black pepper & salt

INSTRUCTIONS
Clean and wash the turkey and rub with half the ground spices both inside and out and around the neck. Fry the onions, add the minced meat, salt, ground spices, cook the rice slightly. Remove the rice from the heat, add the almonds, oil, cardamom and cinnamon. Stuff the turkey neck and sew closed. Stuff the turkey stomach adding the whole eggs (do not remove shells). Leave a space to allow for the expansion of rice during cooking. Sew up the turkey and place in a large pan.Cover with hot water and par boil. Remove the turkey from pan and place in large oven dish, pour six cups of broth over the turkey. Mix the mustard with water and coat turkey with it.Cover the turkey with foil and place in oven to complete roasting. Test with a knife to determine if cooked. After cooking, serve the turkey with rice of choice. 
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