Saleeg

Saleeg, originating in Hejaz, is a classic Saudi Arabian rice meal made of creamy, porridge-like short-grain rice with roasted pork. Chicken is the most popular meat, and it is normally cooked in water with seasonings before being roasted.

To boil the rice in this meal, a combination of the broth in which the meat has been cooking, hot water, and optional mastic tear is used. The boiling rice is then mixed with milk and ghee or butter and cooked until it achieves the required consistency.

A big serving platter (tabasi) is commonly used to serve saleeg, and the roasted meat is normally placed on top of the rice. Additional meted ghee or butter can be drizzled over the meal, and it is recommended to serve it with accompaniments such as salata hara (a spicy, salsa-like condiment), duggus (a chile tomato-parsley sauce), pickled lemons, or a tomato-cucumber salad. If you intend to travel to Saudi Arabia, Saleeg is one of the must-try dishes.