Omani Spice Mix Recipes

OMANI SPICE MIX

Steps:

• Mix all together and store in a jar with lid.
• Use in meat and vegetable stews.
• May also add to rice dishes, soups, lentil and bean dishes.

BEZAR SPICE MIX OMAN

Steps:

• brown in a dry skillet until golden.
• on very low heat.
• grind.
• store.

OMANI SHUWA

Steps:

• Wash lamb shanks and make big and deep gashes. This is very important if you want a flavorful spicy meat.
• Mix all the ingredients except lamb to a paste.
• Rub this spice paste on to the lamb and into the gashes. Use your fingers to rub the meat as deep as you can.
• Take a baking dish and place a banana leaf in it. Place the lamb on the leaf and pour any remaining spice mixture over it.
• Fold the banana leaf over the lamb to cover the lamb and it should look like a packet. Cover the baking dish and marinate in the refrigerate overnight or 24 - 48 hours.
• Remove marinated lamb from the fridge and leave it on the countertop for 30 - 60 minutes before cooking, to bring it to room temperature. This is an optional.
• Preheat the oven to 250F and place the baking dish in the oven. Do not forget to remove the cover/lid of the baking dish.
• Bake lamb wrapped in banana leaf for 3 hours or until the meat is tender. Turn the meat around very 1 - 1 ½ hours.
• It took 3 hours in my oven and the meat was tender. Depending on the size and thickness of the meat, one may have to cook it longer.
• Change the oven temperature to 350 F, open the banana wrap and cook for another 20 minutes until the meat is dark brown.
• After cooking for 3 hours, banana wrap will dry up and will begin to fall apart. I left the leaf in the dish itself and opened /removed the leaf on the top before roasting it at 350 F.
• Remove from oven and let the meat rest for at least 10 minutes before serving.
• I served it with flavored rice.