A delicious thick bread made from fine semolina
On the easternmost edge of Africa, next to the Indian Ocean, lies Somalia. This long, lean country is shaped rather fortuitously like the lucky number 7. Or a boomerang. The arid land is a haven fo…
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Suqaar (pronounced sooh-car) is one of Somalia’s most beloved dishes and can be made with any meat, from lamb, to chicken, to beef. Generally the meat is cut into very small pieces, about 1/2″ cube or smaller. The meal is then rounded out with an assortment of veggies – usually carrots, bell pepper, onion, and -sometimes – potato.
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Suqaar (pronounced sooh-car) is one of Somalia’s most beloved dishes and can be made with any meat, from lamb, to chicken, to beef. Generally the meat is cut into very small pieces, about 1/2″ cube or smaller. The meal is then rounded out with an assortment of veggies – usually carrots, bell pepper, onion, and -sometimes – potato.
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This is a wonderfully flavored stew from "Extending the Table". One of my favorites to serve with "Injera" (see my other recipes) Add hot chili peppers or ground red pepper for a spicy stew.
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Somali cuisine, enriched with the country’s regional dishes, is a fine example of the local people’s culinary expertise. There have been various influences from countries like Italy, Turkey, India, Arab, and Ethiopia. In this article, we have mentioned some of the magical preparations fresh from Somalia. 1. Sabaayad – A Somali breakfast food Food.com What […]
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If you are looking for a different, flavourful and easy breezy breakfast for your weekdays or some fabulous crepe like pancakes for your brunch, you should take a look to my today's post. Malawah, is a simple sweet crepe like pancakes prepared with flour, egg and sugar along with milk. These are basic ingredients for Malawah, however many variations do exists. But i grabbed this pancakes from Somali Kitchen where the author used cardamom powder to bring the flavor to this dangerously addictive pancakes. I have a small story behind this Malawah, yes actually while i was looking for International flatbreads for September mega marathon, i crossed this Malawah. Honestly my first choice for the september's theme was pancakes or crepes from various parts of the world.Obviously i bookmarked this crepes but unfortunately i changed my theme to flatbreads as i had hard time finding some alphabetic letters. However i seriously want to try this Somalian pancakes very soon as possible as i have some ardent crepe lovers at home. Am running this week's blogging marathon with Pick one Alphabet,3 countries. And i picked 'S', hence this ultimate super delicious, thin, dangerously addictive Malawah for the theme.Somalian people eat Malawah for their breakfast or snacks with honey. These pancakes are just prefect to kick start a day. Quite filling, these pancakes makes excellent dessert after a meal as well. As much as French crepes, you can go for any spread of your choice to enjoy this pancakes. Though a Yemenite flatbread aka Malawah do exists, Somalis fondly call this pancakes as Malawah however Malawah is written as Malawax in Somali. If you dont have enough time to prepare these pancakes earlier in the morning, make them a day before and conserve them properly in fridge. Reheat them in microwave oven and enjoy with your favourite jam, honey or nutella. With subtle cardamom flavour, these Malawah pancakes are simply awesome to indulge without any guilt for a weekend brunch. 3+1/2cups Self Raising flour 2nos Eggs 1/2cup Sugar 1/2 tsp Salt 1tsp Cardamom powder 3+1/4cups Milk Oil /Butter for cooking Take the eggs, sugar, milk, salt and cardamom powder in a blender and blend until everything turns frothy Now add the flour slowly to the blender and mix until the mixture turns as a smooth batter. Place a non-stick frying pan or tawa on medium heat. Pour enough batter at the centre of the pan. Move the pan in circular motion so that the batter can easily spread. Drizzle some oil on top of the pancake, once its turns brown, flip the pancake and cook on the other side. Remove the pancake from the pan and continue the same process with remaining batter. Serve warm or hot with your favourite spreads. Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing this BM#93
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I really like this recipe and it's authentic. It comes from my mother-in-law who is from Somalia. Very aromatic and relaxing tea.
This recipe for fried pockets stuffed with spiced beef comes from Ilahn Omar, who makes over 100 sambusas each year for Ramadan for her friends and relatives.
If you are looking for a different, flavourful and easy breezy breakfast for your weekdays or some fabulous crepe like pancakes for your brunch, you should take a look to my today's post. Malawah, is a simple sweet crepe like pancakes prepared with flour, egg and sugar along with milk. These are basic ingredients for Malawah, however many variations do exists. But i grabbed this pancakes from Somali Kitchen where the author used cardamom powder to bring the flavor to this dangerously addictive pancakes. I have a small story behind this Malawah, yes actually while i was looking for International flatbreads for September mega marathon, i crossed this Malawah. Honestly my first choice for the september's theme was pancakes or crepes from various parts of the world.Obviously i bookmarked this crepes but unfortunately i changed my theme to flatbreads as i had hard time finding some alphabetic letters. However i seriously want to try this Somalian pancakes very soon as possible as i have some ardent crepe lovers at home. Am running this week's blogging marathon with Pick one Alphabet,3 countries. And i picked 'S', hence this ultimate super delicious, thin, dangerously addictive Malawah for the theme.Somalian people eat Malawah for their breakfast or snacks with honey. These pancakes are just prefect to kick start a day. Quite filling, these pancakes makes excellent dessert after a meal as well. As much as French crepes, you can go for any spread of your choice to enjoy this pancakes. Though a Yemenite flatbread aka Malawah do exists, Somalis fondly call this pancakes as Malawah however Malawah is written as Malawax in Somali. If you dont have enough time to prepare these pancakes earlier in the morning, make them a day before and conserve them properly in fridge. Reheat them in microwave oven and enjoy with your favourite jam, honey or nutella. With subtle cardamom flavour, these Malawah pancakes are simply awesome to indulge without any guilt for a weekend brunch. 3+1/2cups Self Raising flour 2nos Eggs 1/2cup Sugar 1/2 tsp Salt 1tsp Cardamom powder 3+1/4cups Milk Oil /Butter for cooking Take the eggs, sugar, milk, salt and cardamom powder in a blender and blend until everything turns frothy Now add the flour slowly to the blender and mix until the mixture turns as a smooth batter. Place a non-stick frying pan or tawa on medium heat. Pour enough batter at the centre of the pan. Move the pan in circular motion so that the batter can easily spread. Drizzle some oil on top of the pancake, once its turns brown, flip the pancake and cook on the other side. Remove the pancake from the pan and continue the same process with remaining batter. Serve warm or hot with your favourite spreads. Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing this BM#93
Maraq Fahfah is a traditional Somali recipe for a meat-based soup with vegetables and potatoes, and flavoured with chilli, lemon juice, and coriander.
