Oman | Chicken Maraq

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Oman had a few chicken and rice recipes I was interested in but I felt like I should try something other than chicken and rice so I chose this chicken stew.*

I also had dried limes leftover from a previous recipe and all of the spices needed to make an Omani spice blend which factored into the decision making process. I have purchased a lot of ingredients over the course of this project and I make an effort to use them up because I hate food waste.

This stew has an interesting flavor that is hard to put into words.

There's definitely a tomato flavor along with the assorted spices in the blend (cumin, cinnamon, cloves and more) but then the dried limes add a tartness on top of that. Oh and there's cilantro/coriander too.

It IS tasty, just hard to describe!

Not only is it tasty it as very filling!

I'll be having some leftovers for a bit. And I'm okay with that.

Will I make this again?

I don't know, it depends on if I still have dried leftover limes in the cupboard. They are something I have to order online and wait for but, once I finish the bag I have, I don't know if they will be reordered and promoted to a regular kitchen staple.

*After making this and doing some digging, I'm not 100% certain this is an Omani meal. Man, I hope so because it's delicious!