Al Ulawi Soup

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Red Sea Cookbook: Over 100 family recipes and stories from Saudi Arabia

By Madeeha Qureshi

Published 2026

  • About

Al Ulawi soup has been a part of my existence since I was little, as far as my memory goes back. The first time we visited Madinah during Ramadan, we had it at our host’s house as a pre-starter, served in traditional decorative silver bowls. Warm, aromatic and comforting to such an extent that my weary little soul fell asleep straight away after having it. (We had had a very long and tiring journey to Madinah from Jeddah.)

Since then, this soup has been a permanent guest appearing e