DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Ghuzi
Roasted lamb shank presented over spiced basmati rice with minced lamb.
About Ghuzi
Chef Musabbeh Al Kaabi's Emirati ouzi presents roasted lamb shank over oriental rice. This named rendition belongs to the spiced rice-and-lamb family also called Ghuzi, with the large cut of meat forming the centre of the platter.
The basmati rice has richness from ghee and minced lamb, with onion, garlic, cinnamon, bay leaves and fresh coriander. The chef also describes cardamom among the dish's aromatics.
Tamarind powder, tomato paste and Emirati spices give the lamb its seasoning. The substantial shank rests above the rice, offering larger pieces of meat alongside the finely textured minced-lamb grains.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Ghuzi
Chef Musabbeh Al Kaabi's Emirati ouzi with oriental rice.
- Lamb shankProtein
- Basmati riceBase
- Minced lambProtein
- Bay leavesAromatic
- Cinnamon sticksAromatic
- Fresh chopped garlicAromatic
- Fresh chopped onionAromatic
- Fresh chopped tomatoBase
- GheeCooking medium
- SaltSeasoning
- Pepper, type unspecifiedSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- WaterLiquid
- Tamarind powderSeasoning
- Emirati spicesSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Tomato pasteSeasoning
- Fresh chopped corianderAromatic
- CardamomAromatic
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Lamb shank: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual40 roast shank distinct cut from ground filling/rice lamb.
- Basmati rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Minced lamb: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Bay leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cinnamon sticks: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh chopped garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh chopped onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh chopped tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual47 listed; placement omitted every57–68, retained without invented stage.
- Ghee: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual48 ghee butter, dairy clarified butter conventional Milk identity.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pepper, type unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual49 generic pepper, species/form unprovided, no black-pepper assumption.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual50 literal list water, quantity appears unit error and usage omitted method; no invented stock or revised amount.
- Tamarind powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual51 powder; broader tamarind candidate, precise product form/additives unprovided.
- Emirati spices: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual52/64 opaque named blend, no prescribed own full blend link or reconstructed expected recipe.
- Tomato paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh chopped coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual54 freshly chopped coriander, normal leafy herb identity.
- Cardamom: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual33 explicitly describes this dish with cinnamon and cardamom; no amount, form or stage in40–68. Retained known named food; possible blend placement unprovided, not asserted separately added.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- United Arab Emirates
- United Arab EmiratesCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Emirati Cuisine
- Emirati CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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