DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Haneeth
Also known as: حنيذ
Yemeni-style lamb shoulder with warm spices, garlic and onions, with optional drippings rice.
About Haneeth
Haneeth is a Yemeni lamb speciality known for tender meat and aromatic seasoning. Amina Al-Saigh’s lamb-shoulder rendition has garlic, onions and warm spices, with potatoes as an optional part of the dish.
Cumin, coriander, cardamom and cinnamon give the lamb a rounded spice character. Its browned surface contrasts with the soft meat beneath, while the onions and garlic contribute sweetness and savoury depth.
The shoulder is presented as a generous centrepiece. Basmati rice flavoured with the lamb’s own drippings is a suggested accompaniment, with toasted almonds and parsley adding crunch and freshness to the plate.
Allergens in this recipe
Optional additions: Almond.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Haneeth
Amina Al-Saigh’s lamb-shoulder haneeth with optional drippings rice.
- Bone-in lamb shoulderProtein
- OnionAromatic
- Olive oilCooking medium
- CuminSeasoning
- TurmericSeasoning
- CorianderSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- CinnamonSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- CardamomSeasoning
- Black pepperSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- GarlicAromatic
- PotatoesBase · Optional
- Cardamom podsSeasoning
- Bay leavesSeasoning
- Cinnamon stickSeasoning
- ClovesSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- Basmati riceAccompaniment · Optional
- Liquid for riceLiquid · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Toasted almondsGarnish · Optional
- ParsleyGarnish · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Bone-in lamb shoulder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. First actual shoulder103/160 over leg, trimmed but bone-in.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Required151/163/178/181 marinade and vegetable bed.
- Olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Required152/170/178/181, shared marinade and roasting bed.
- Cumin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal153/178; form unspecified, no inferred ground form.
- Turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Required154/178; optional rice colouring186 uses shared food.
- Coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Required155/178, optional rice186 shared; exact seed/leaf/form unprovided, not forced Coriander seed.
- Cinnamon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal156/178 generic marinade cinnamon and optional rice186; distinct named cinnamon stick168 retained separately.
- Cardamom: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal157/178 generic marinade spice and optional rice186; separate whole pods166 not silently equated.
- Black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Required158/178; creator230 explains correction of earlier missing list, current literal food retained.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Required159/165 main, optional rice186 shared.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal162/181 peeled cloves.
- Potatoes (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual112 explicitly permits omitting potatoes with other sides; listed164 and method181 remain the standard included option.
- Cardamom pods: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal166/181, botanical species unprovided.
- Bay leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal167/181.
- Cinnamon stick: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal168/181, separate generic marinade cinnamon preserved.
- Cloves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal whole cloves169/181 and optional rice clove186; shared allocation.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal171/181/182 roasting and conditional replenishment; meat listed cleaned/washed160, actual water retained.
- Basmati rice (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Offered rice128/174/183 expanded through own full186. Parent serving alternative makes rice-only food optional.
- Liquid for rice (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own rice186 explicitly adds liquid without naming its makeup after scooping lamb drippings. Distinct additional liquid remains unknown; no guessed Water/Stock. Parent rice optional.
- Toasted almonds (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Almond source-confirmed. First offered rice garnish128 over Pine nuts, parent optional rice service.
- Parsley (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal rice garnish128, parent optional rice service.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Yemen
- YemenCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Yemeni-style
- Hadhrami CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.