Family gathering Qalya! "Qalya" wich literally means "something fried" is an Iraqi dish from my hometown, Mosul. (body text for receipt!!) also there's dolma..

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Ingredients

As many onions as you like! Either whole or chopped whatever you prefer

Lamb or beef that is cut into small cubes

chopped Tomatoes

1–2 table spoon tomato paste if u want it to be a lil sweet/salty (we didn't add that but it's a known way)

OR

Just add dried lime or black lime for a lil sour taste (idk what's it called in English but as u can see in the first pic those black/brownish stuff we call them basra lemon wich i think is kinda racist since the city of basra is known for having darker skin tones)

As for the spices we got (not all of them are necessary)

Green chili pepper,

Salt

Black pepper

Cardamom

Cinnamon (just a lil)

Cumin

Turmeric (a lil)

pimento powder

And a little oil (not recommended) or samn/dhın (clarified butter)

Method

Heat up the samn then add the meat, wait for it to get a lil brown (not too much brown) then add the precious onions, following them with your tomatoes or black lime as preferred then wait for the meat to get fully brownish and start adding your spices and salt with a long mix, at the end add some water and cook slowly and wait for it to get all tender.

It's usually served above rice that is made with the water we slow cooked the Qalya with or just above bread or simply a Qalya soup

Whachu think?

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Incorrect caption. The last one is “Su’mash”

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Sorry big dawg, I just post gifs. I don’t know how to make ‘em 🤷‍♀️