DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Saltah
Yemeni lamb broth with rice, egg and a whipped fenugreek topping, served with flatbread.
About Saltah
Mike Benayoun’s saltah is a lamb rendition of the Yemeni stew topped with whipped fenugreek, or hilbeh. His account describes regional variation within this established Yemeni dish.
Garlic, onion, green chilli, cumin, coriander and turmeric give the broth its savoury character. The fenugreek topping has tomato, garlic and lemon, with s’hug offered for additional heat.
The stew has tender lamb pieces, rice and egg beneath its frothy topping. It is presented hot with Yemeni flatbread for scooping, giving the meal both a substantial base and a lighter surface.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Egg.
Optional additions: Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Saltah
Mike Benayoun's lamb saltah with whipped hilbeh.
- Lamb stew meatProtein
- GarlicAromatic
- OnionAromatic
- Green hot pepperSeasoning
- CuminSeasoning
- Ground corianderSeasoning
- TurmericSeasoning
- EggsBinder
- Cooked riceBase
- SaltSeasoning
- Vegetable oilCooking medium
- WaterLiquid
- Fenugreek seedsTopping
- TomatoTopping
- Lemon juiceTopping
- S’hugSeasoning · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Yemeni flatbreadAccompaniment · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Lamb stew meat: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual73 first lamb whole representative, cut unspecified beyond stew pieces.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main74 and required own hilbeh99 consolidated.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green hot pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual76 generic green hot chilli, exact cultivar unknown.
- Cumin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main77 expressly ground; own hilbeh102 cumin form unspecified, same plant food consolidated to broader candidate with component form distinction retained.
- Ground coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual78 explicit ground seasoning, no fresh cilantro import.
- Turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Eggs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed. Actual80/92 required main eggs, Egg known.
- Cooked rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual81 prepared cooked rice, grain and upstream formula unprovided; actual link is a tag index, not own full rice recipe.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main83 and own hilbeh101 consolidated.
- Vegetable oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual84/89 generic vegetable oil; plant/product unresolved, no inferred Peanut/Soy.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main91/96 and actual hilbeh97/133-137 soak/drain share required explicit food-contact water.
- Fenugreek seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual own linked hilbeh96/133-138 whole soaked then ground seeds, not powder shortcut.
- Tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual own hilbeh98.
- Lemon juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual own hilbeh100.
- S’hug (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual own hilbeh103 explicitly optional prepared condiment, no directly linked own full formula in actual page; exact colour/chilli/herb formulation unprovided.
- Yemeni flatbread (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Actual92 first Yemeni flat bread over pita; offered main service, no exact bread subtype/formula linked. Ordinary named flatbread confirms Wheat.
Origins & food traditions
Cuisines & regions
- Yemeni Cuisine
- Yemenite Jewish CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Yemeni CuisineCatalogue link pending review