Yemeni dishes

53 Yemeni dishes, 53 with linked recipes from their original publishers.

Bread

Bakhmri or Khameer A fried dough snack made with milk powder and sugar.
Basic Bread A simple yeast bread made from wheat flour, water, oil and salt.
Bint al sahn A layered Yemeni bread enriched with butter and eggs and often served with honey.
Honeycomb bread A bread made with cream cheese, eggs, cheese, yogurt and milk.
khobz A simple wheat bread made from kneaded dough, shaped and baked at high heat.
Khobz Al Tawa A baked bread made with wheat flour and butter.
Kidem - Yemeni Bread A baked bread made with cornmeal and wheat flour.
Lahoh Sana'ani A spongy flatbread with a surface full of tiny holes made with white flour, cornmeal and wheat flour.
Mutabbaq Folded flatbread enclosing a savory filling, shared across Arabian and Asian traditions.
Thamool A bread made with eggs, milk, butter, sugar and flour.
Yemeni Ka'ak A baked bread made with eggs, milk, butter and flour.
Yemeni malawah A flaky layered bread cooked on a hot surface and served with sweet or savory accompaniments.
Yemeni Rooti Bread Individual wheat bread rolls made with yeast, water and salt.

Aseed A smooth cooked flour dough served with broth, sauce, or sweet accompaniments.
Chicken Galaba A savory dish made with chicken stock, chicken, green beans, potatoes and tomatoes.
Fattah with milk and yogurt A savory dish made with yogurt, milk, bread, butter and ghee.
Foul A legume dish made with beans, tomatoes and bell peppers.
Haneeth Lamb cooked slowly with spices until tender, often served with rice.
Lahma Mahshoosha A savory dish made with beef and butter.
Masoob A savory dish made with banana, raisins, almonds, cheddar and cream.
Shafout A savory Yemeni dish of soft flatbread soaked in a yogurt-based sauce with herbs and chili.
Susi A baked dish of bread soaked in an egg-and-milk mixture made with wheat flour and butter.
Tabeekh A savory dish made with potatoes, eggplant, tomatoes and okra.
Yemeni Kebda A savory dish made with liver, tomatoes and bell peppers.
Yemeni Shakshouka A savory dish made with tomatoes.

Bisbas, Khudra An accompaniment made with chives, salt and garlic.
Dried Ground Bisbas An accompaniment made with black pepper, salt and sesame.
Hawaij - Yemeni Spice Mix A seasoning blend made with black pepper, cumin and coriander.
Hulba A whipped fenugreek-seed condiment made with fenugreek.
Three kinds of zahawiq A sauce or accompaniment made with radish leaves and cheese.
Zhoug A sauce or accompaniment made with tomatoes.

Basbousa A sweet dish made with eggs, coconut, almonds, pistachios and semolina (coarsely milled wheat).
Mahalabia A spoonable sweet pudding made with almonds, pistachios, milk, cornstarch and sugar.
Muqasqas Small pieces of dough made with flour, butter or ghee, and black seeds.
Sesame ِAlmond Date Balls Small sweets made by shaping soft dates around a whole almond and rolling them in sesame seeds.
Sugar Cookies for Eid Small sweet cookies made with sugar, eggs, wheat flour and butter.

Cardamom spiced white rice A rice dish made with rice and cardamom.
Carrot Rice A rice dish made with carrots and bell peppers.
Chicken mandi Spiced chicken served with aromatic rice in a home adaptation of Yemeni mandi.
Zurbian An Aden-associated spiced rice dish cooked with meat, potatoes, and yogurt.

Fahsa A hot Yemeni meat stew commonly finished with a whipped fenugreek topping.
Saltah A Yemeni stew topped with whipped fenugreek, known as hulba.
Yemeni stewed lamb A stew made with lamb and white flour.

Macaroni Bechamel A pasta dish made with white flour, ground beef, pasta, beef and tomatoes.