Māliḥ bi-Laban (Salt Fish with Curds)
Origin: Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Baghdādī, 1226
Ingredients
- salt-cured fish
- sesame oil
- laban (curds/yogurt)
- garlic
- cumin
- kusfara (coriander)
- darsini (cinnamon)
Instructions
- Wash salt-cured fish, cut it as before, and fry in sesame oil (shīraj).
- Remove it hot and throw it into laban (curds/yogurt) mixed with pounded garlic.
- Sprinkle with cumin, coriander (kusfara), and cinnamon (dārṣīnī) pounded fine; eat hot or cold.