Bahrain recipes
Recipes from Bahrain: home cooking with cultural background, ingredient substitutes and step-by-step instructions.
Middle East
Muhammar: Bahraini Sweet Rice Cooked in Date Syrup
Bahrain's sweet rice, muhammar, cooked with basmati rice, date syrup, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and ghee. The story tied to the pearl-diving era, serving it with fried fish, the heat that avoids scorching, and an alternative made with honey and saffron.
Middle East
Machboos: Bahrain's Spiced Chicken and Rice
Machboos, Bahrain's national dish, is basmati rice cooked with chicken and Gulf spices. This recipe covers the bezar spice mix, dried limes, getting fluffy separate grains and the rose water finish, all with ingredients you can find for a home kitchen.