page_title: Bahraini cuisine
section_title: Dishes
hierarchical_section_title: Bahraini cuisine / Dishes
caption_attribution_description: Kachhi Murgh Dum Biryani (plated)
context_page_description: The cuisine of Bahrain consists of dishes such as Biryani, Harees, Khabeesa, Machboos, Mahyawa, Maglooba, Qouzi, and Zalabia. Qahwah is the national beverage.
  Bahrain is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. Much of the cuisine of Bahrain is a mixture of Arabic, Persian, Indian, Balochi, African, Far East, and European food due to the influence of the various communities present, as Bahrain was an important sea port and trading junction since ancient times.
context_section_description: Some of the common dishes prepared in Bahraini households are:
  Masli (Arabic: المصلي‎) - Rice cooked with chicken, meat, fish or shrimp and the ingredients are cooked directly into the pot.
  Biryani, (Arabic: برياني‎) – A very common dish, which consists of heavily seasoned rice cooked with chicken or lamb. Originally from the Indian sub-continent.
  Fi Ga'atah, (Arabic: في قاعته‎) or Taht Al Aysh (Arabic: تحت العيش) - White rice cooked with tomatoes and potatoes and eggplant in the bottom of the pan.
  Harees, (Arabic: هريس‎) – Wheat cooked with meat then mashed, usually topped with cinnamon sugar.
  Jireesh (Yireesh) (Arabic: جريش‎), – A mash of cooked spelt with chicken or lamb, tomatoes, and some spices.
  Machboos, (Arabic: مجبوس‎) – A dish made with mutton, chicken, or fish accompanied over fragrant rice that has been cooked in chicken/mutton well spiced broth.
  Mahyawa (Arabic: مهياوة‎) – A tangy fish sauce
  Mumawwash, (Arabic: مموش‎) – Rice cooked with Green lentils and can be topped with dry shrimp.
  Muhammar, (Arabic: محمر‎) – Another rice dish made from local rice with dates or sugar, is one of the most distinctive rice dishes in Bahrain and is always served with fried fish, especially the net fish of Bahrain.
  Qouzi, (Ghoozi) (Arabic: قوزي أو غوزي‎) – A Bahraini dish consisting of a roasted lamb stuffed with rice, meat, eggs, and other ingredients.
  Falafel  (Arabic: فلافل ) --  A dish consists of fried chickpeas and is served as fried balls in sandwiches with vegetables, It is not originally from Bahrain but it is popular.
  Al-Mudalal (Arabic: المدلل) -- It is rice cooked with herbs and is mixed with small pieces of chicken, and then a special kind of butter, which is specially prepared for this dish, is added.
caption: Biryani with chicken
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