Celebration Centerpiece · Whole Roasted Lamb

Khuzi (Ghuzi)

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The whole lamb is traditionally stuffed with rice, nuts, and dried fruit before it's slow-cooked in a covered pit dug into the ground and lined with hot coals — a cooking method older than any oven in the kitchen.

Khuzi (also spelled ghuzi or quzi) is a whole roasted or slow-cooked lamb served atop a mountain of spiced rice, garnished with golden raisins and toasted nuts, carried out on one huge communal platter for the table to share by hand. It's reserved for weddings, Eid, and other large Abu Dhabi gatherings rather than everyday eating.

Why it's made this way: Sharing a single enormous platter by hand is central to Emirati hospitality, and khuzi's scale and ceremony make it the dish Abu Dhabi families reach for when an occasion calls for genuine celebration.