Salta
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Soak fenugreek powder in water.
- 2Wash the lamb or beef.
- 3Chop the onion.
- 4Add chopped onion to a pot.
- 5Add lamb or beef to the pot with onions.
- 6Add peppercorns to the pot.
- 7Add mixed spices (Yemeni hawayji) to the pot, including turmeric, cumin, black pepper, cardamom, and clove.
- 8Stir the ingredients in the pot.
- 9Add chopped tomatoes to the pot.
- 10Add red chili to the pot.
- 11Heat oil in a pan.
- 12Add chopped onions to the pan.
- 13Grate garlic and green chili into the pan with onions.
- 14Stir the ingredients in the pan.
- 15Add tomato paste to the pan.
- 16Add mixed spices to the pan.
- 17Stir the ingredients in the pan to create the salta base.
- 18Cook the lamb/beef until tender.
- 19Wash a potato.
- 20Add the washed potato to the cooked lamb/beef.
- 21Chop green herbs (coriander, parsley, spring onion).
- 22Place green herbs, garlic, green chili, cumin, and salt into a blender.
- 23Add water to the blender.
- 24Blend the ingredients until smooth to create the green herb salsa.
- 25Whip the soaked fenugreek until fluffy.
- 26Add the green herb salsa to the whipped fenugreek.
- 27Whisk the fenugreek and green herb salsa together.
- 28Transfer the cooked lamb/beef with its broth into a hot stone bowl.
- 29Pour the whipped fenugreek and green herb salsa over the salta.
- 30Serve salta with bread.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon fenugreek
- 1 cup water
- 1 kg lamb or beef
- 1 small potato
- 1 small chopped onion
- 1 crushed garlic
- 3 cardamom
- 2 clove
- few peppercorns
- small piece cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 0.5 teaspoon cardamom
- 0.25 teaspoon clove
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 onions
- 1 garlic
- 1 to 2 green chili
- 2 vine chopped tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon Yemeni hawayji (mixed spices)
- salt
- 2 egg
- 0.5 bunch coriander leaves
- 0.5 bunch parsley leaves
- 1 bunch green part of spring onions
- 2 garlic
- 2 to 4 green chili
- 1 tablespoon cumin
Equipment
potbowlwhiskknifecutting boardstovepangraterspatulablender
Tips
- Salta is considered the national dish of Yemen, especially in the North.
- Yemeni cuisine has regional variations, with the South being influenced by Indian flavors.
- Abir has a food truck in Cricklewood Marketplace (NW2 1ES) open Tuesday to Sunday, 11 am - 7 pm, where you can try authentic Yemeni food.
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