World Cuisines

Salona (Qatari)

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The everyday stew of Qatari homes: meat or chicken simmered with vegetables in a tomato-baharat broth — salona is the unpretentious heart of the weeknight table. Ingredients: lamb, chicken or fish, potatoes, eggplant, zucchini, okra, tomatoes, onions, baharat, dried lime, garlic, tomato paste.

What it is

The everyday stew of Qatari homes: meat or chicken simmered with vegetables in a tomato-baharat broth — salona is the unpretentious heart of the weeknight table. Ingredients: lamb, chicken or fish, potatoes, eggplant, zucchini, okra, tomatoes, onions, baharat, dried lime, garlic, tomato paste. Recipe: 1) Brown the meat; soften onions. 2) Add tomatoes and spices into a sauce. 3) Add vegetables by cooking time; simmer into a stew. 4) Adjust the lime tang. Serve: over white rice or with regag bread, family-style. Flavor: tomato-deep, warm spice, homely. History: salona (the name echoes 'salon' of French kitchens via Gulf trade routes, some say) is the Gulf's shared home stew; Qatar's version rides on baharat and loomi. See also: Thareed, Balaleet.

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