Common ingredients for Oman

These are common ingredients you may see on packaging and menus in Oman. Local words are left unchanged so they stay readable in the original language; translate this page if you want supporting text and English names in your own language.

• بصل (onion)

  Basal

• ثوم (garlic)

  Thoom

• خل (vinegar)

  Khall

• دجاج (chicken)

  Dajaj

• زنجبيل (ginger)

  Zanjabil

• زيت نباتي (vegetable oil)

  Zayt nabati

• سمن (ghee)

  Samn

  Clarified butter, often local Omani ghee

• فلفل أسود (black pepper)

  Fulfal aswad

• قرفة (cinnamon)

  Qirfah

• قرنفل (cloves)

  Qaranful

• قمح (wheat)

  Qamh

• كركم (turmeric)

  Kurkum

• لحم بقري (beef)

  Lahm baqari

• لحم ضأن (lamb)

  Lahm da'an

• لحم ماعز (goat)

  Lahm ma'iz

• لوز (almonds)

  Loz

• لومي (dried lime)

  Loomi

  Dried black lime, essential in Omani cuisine

• ماء (water)

  Ma'

• ماء ورد (rose water)

  Ma' ward

  Jebel Akhdar rose water is highly prized

• مرقة دجاج (chicken stock)

  Maraqat dajaj

• مرقة دجاج (chicken broth)

  Maraqat dajaj

• مسحوق فلفل حار (chili powder)

  Mas'huq fulful harr

• معجون تمر هندي (tamarind paste)

  Ma'jun tamr hindi

• ملح (salt)

  Milh

• هيل (cardamom)

  Hail