World Flavors Cookbook

Margat Qaymeh

Name: Margat Qaymeh
Cook time: 300 min
Cuisine: Iraq
Ingredients: Beef (slow-cooked and pounded), Chickpeas, Dried Limes, Cinnamon, Rose water, Ghee.

A thick and unique religious festival stew made from shredded beef and chickpeas, heavily flavored with dried limes and cinnamon.

Cuisine: Iraq

Ingredients

Beef (slow-cooked and pounded), Chickpeas, Dried Limes, Cinnamon, Rose water, Ghee.

Instructions

1. Cook meat and chickpeas until very soft. 2. Pound them together into a thick paste. 3. Simmer with spices and dried limes for several hours. 4. Serve with rice.