DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Gursan Bil-Lahm
Also known as: قرصان باللحم
Gursan layers pieces of thin bread with a lamb-and-vegetable stew.
About Gursan Bil-Lahm
Gursan layers pieces of thin bread with a lamb-and-vegetable stew. Eman Gazzaz’s Saudi rendition, shared by Arab News among traditional recipes, has lamb, pumpkin, green beans, carrot, eggplant, zucchini and potato.
Tomato, onion and garlic give the broth its aromatic base. Cumin, coriander, turmeric, dried lemon and a Saudi spice blend add seasoning, while honey is also part of this rendition.
The bread carries the vegetable-rich sauce in a deep serving bowl. Lamb rests above the layered bread, with fried onions and freshly chopped coriander giving the finished dish a distinct garnish.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Gursan Bil-Lahm
Eman Gazzaz’s Saudi lamb gursan.
- Boned lambProtein
- CarrotsBase
- Ground tomatoesBase
- EggplantBase
- Garlic pasteAromatic
- Dried lemonsSeasoning
- ZucchiniBase
- PotatoBase
- PumpkinBase
- Green beansBase
- Tomato pasteBase
- OnionsAromatic
- Red chilliSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Saudi spice blendSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Coriander powderSeasoning
- Cumin powderSeasoning
- TurmericSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- HoneySweetener
- Dried Gursan breadBase
- OilCooking medium
- WaterLiquid
- Fried onionsGarnish
- Fresh coriander leavesGarnish
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Boned lamb: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Carrots: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Eggplant: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact121, full intended paste manufacturing formula unprovided.
- Dried lemons: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal122, no unqualified black-lime substitution.
- Zucchini: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Potato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pumpkin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green beans: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomato paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Raw main128/140; separate prepared fried garnish retained separately.
- Red chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal129, variety/form unspecified.
- Saudi spice blend: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal130, full formula unprovided/unlinked; no invented membership.
- Coriander powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal131, broad ground-coriander mapping without botanical/plant-part narrowing.
- Cumin powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal133, form unprovided rather than inferred ground from spoon measure.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual list134, addition stage unprovided in138–148.
- Honey: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual list135, addition stage unprovided in138–148.
- Dried Gursan bread: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Conventional named thin wheat Gursan bread identity; full bakery formula unknown, Wheat positive.
- Oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method-only139, exact botanical identity unprovided.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method-only143 literal2litres.
- Fried onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method-only147 prepared compound; full frying/coating formula and medium unprovided.
- Fresh coriander leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method-only147 freshly chopped coriander garnish, distinct from powder131.
Origins & food traditions
Saudi Arabia association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- Saudi Arabia
- Saudi ArabiaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Saudi
- Najdi CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.