Saltah

Make Saltah at home

Ingredients

• 1 lb lamb or beef, cubed
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 potato, diced
• 1 tsp ground cumin and 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 4 cups water
• 2 tbsp ground fenugreek seeds, soaked
• 1 tbsp zhug or green chili paste
• 1 tsp salt
• Flatbread or rice to serve

How it's made

1. Brown the meat with the onion and garlic in a little oil.
2. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, cumin, turmeric and salt and stir for 5 minutes.
3. Pour in the water, cover and simmer for 1 hour until the meat is tender.
4. Add the potato and cook for 15 minutes more.
5. Soak the ground fenugreek in water for 2 hours, drain and whisk it vigorously with fresh cold water until it becomes foamy.
6. Stir the zhug into the whipped fenugreek.
7. Pour the stew into a very hot bowl and spoon the froth over the top.
8. Serve at once with flatbread.