Fattah Bil-Maraq

Name: Fattah Bil-Maraq
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 Minutes
Yield: 6 servings

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15minutes

6 people

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Ingredients 10 items

6 cups water or 1½ liters
0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
0.5 teaspoon ground cumin
0.5 teaspoon ground cardamom
0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 medium tomato or 150 g, peeled and chopped
2 cubes MAGGI Chicken Stock
2 tablespoons ghee
3 loaves lahouh bread, cut into medium pieces
1 teaspoon habashi chili powder, (besbas habashi)

How to prepare

In a large saucepan, add water, spices, tomato, MAGGI Chicken Stock cubes and ghee. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
Put the Yemeni rock pan over high heat until is very hot. Add in the bread and pour over the prepared stock. Stir bread with the stock until the bread absorbed as much as possible from the stock.
Sprinkle red habashi chili powder on top. Serve immediately.

For a fulfilling complete meal, prepare a Yemeni lentil salad with this spicy Fattah bil-maraq! The brown lentils will add proteins and fiber, and the green leafy veggies will provide you with vitamins A, C and K, iron and folic acid! Add some lemon juice and a drizzle of olive oil and you're good to go!

Are there any nutritional benefits in lahouh bread?

It tastes so good in this recipe, lahouh bread is rich in carbohydrates which provides the body with energy to perform its daily activities!