World Travels - Iraq
Little did I know until I investigated further that this Iraqi dish I found on Instagram was in fact a take on an Iraqi-Jewish Shabbat dish. Normally this consists of chicken with spiced rice designed to be simmered from Friday afternoon until Saturday lunch. T'beet comes from the Arabic word tabayit, which means 'to stay overnight' which describes just how the dish is made. The cauliflower is not cooked for quite as long. The substitution of cauliflower for chicken just seems to work well with that blend of the Baharat , tomatoes, onions and date syrup. This is a great dish to prepare and bosh in the oven... so simple. Gathering the ingredients for the sauce; garlic, tomato paste, olive oil and the spices - plus the amazing date syrup from Basra which I found in my local shop down the road! Assembling the cauliflower, onions and basmati rice (I used some brown basmati rice that worked really well) Adding the cauliflower, onions and basmati rice to the baking dish P...
