Saudi dishes you need to try

For a hearty rice dish, not many can compete with the comfort food that is kabsa. Also known as machboos, it comes in a number of combos, served with lamb, chicken, fish or seafood.

Saudi’s take on pasta, if you will, matazeez is a delightful doughy dumpling stew, usually mixed with lamb, vegetables and tomato sauce.

This fragrant, flavorful rice dish – made with basmati rice, carrots, tomato sauce and cumin – is usually served with roast chicken on the side.

 

 

A Ramadan staple, harees is somewhat similar to Umm Ali – in the sense that it tastes much better than it looks. Traditionally, it is made with coarse ground wheat mixed with meat, butter and water.