Birthday treat at Kargeen Restaurant. We were not sure if the restaurant was good but Esheng has tried Omani shuwa in Ibra and he liked it. So we decided to give it a go...! As we walk in to our table, we were rather surprised with the nice Omani decorated restaurant. The weather was really nice and cooling. We sat in the open air section and really enjoyed looking at the stars above us.
Shuwa is a typically Omani delicacy which consists of lamb or goat roasted for up to two days in a special oven prepared in a pit dug in the ground. The meat is marinated with red pepper, turmeric, coriander, cumin, cardamom, garlic and vinegar and then wrapped in sacks usually, banana or palm leaves. These sacks are then thrown into the smoldering oven, which is covered with a lid and sealed so that no smoke escapes. The meat is usually cooked for 24 hours, sometimes 48 hours to get better taste of the meat.
Kabsa Dajaj - Chicken dish
Vegetable Dish- served with yogurt and bread. Bread was yummy!