🇴🇲 Omani Cuisine

Harees

Wheat and Meat Porridge

Prep Time 8 hours
Servings 6
Difficulty Medium
Calories 422 kcal

A silky, comforting porridge of crushed wheat slow-cooked with meat until the grains dissolve into a velvety, savory pudding. Topped with ghee, it is Omani comfort food at its finest.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Soak crushed wheat overnight in water. Drain and rinse.
  2. 2 Boil meat with onion, cinnamon, and cardamom until tender. Remove meat and shred finely.
  3. 3 Add soaked wheat to the broth. Cook on low heat for 2-3 hours, stirring frequently, until grains break down completely.
  4. 4 Return shredded meat, stir until the mixture is smooth and porridge-like. Season with salt.
  5. 5 Serve in a bowl, make a well in the center, and pour melted ghee generously.

Did You Know?

Harees is so important during Ramadan that many Omani families begin soaking the wheat the night before as soon as the iftar cannon sounds.