shrimp momawash emawash
From amdsat 16 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This dish is very common in Muharram the first month in the Islamic calendar (especially Ashur i.e. the first ten days of this month). In the capital Al Manama, ma'atams ((places similar to mosques where people gather to listen and remember the martyrdom of Imam Hussein)) serve this dish for free as a lunch or sometimes dinner. Read more The name emawash came from mung bean in arabic it's called (mash bean) See less
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups of rice washed and soaked in salted water shopping list
- 3 minced onions shopping list
- 1 cup of minced green coriander shopping list
- 1 tablespoon of mixed spices (buharat) shopping list
- 3 cinnamon sticks shopping list
- 3 spoons of oil shopping list
- 1 cup of mung bean (mash bean) soaked in water shopping list
- 100 g tomato paste shopping list
- 1 kg shrimps - heads, shells and veins are removed (if fresh shrimps not available you can use dried) shopping list
- 2 garlic cloves shopping list
- 4 whole dried black lemon shopping list
- 8 seeds of cardamom shopping list
- salt as desired shopping list
How to make it
- Mung bean should be soaked in water for at least 6 hrs but it is possible to save time by just boiling the mung bean for 10-15 mints (be careful not to over-cook)
- Heat oil in a large cooking pan, fry the onions till golden brown then add the shrimps, garlic, spices, coriander and the tomato paste.
- 2 1/2 - 3 cups of water is added to the above mixture followed by the rice, mung bean, salt, cinnamon sticks and the black lemon
- Make sure that you mix it gently then cover the pot and leave it on a low heat for 30-40 mints
mung bean (mash)
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salaams,i have tasted mung bean but not with shrimps,sounds delicious!
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