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Skoudehkaris

Name: Skoudehkaris
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Djibouti
Ingredients: 500g Lamb; 400g (long-grain rice) Rice; 2 Tomato; 1 tbsp Tomato paste; 1 Onion; 3 cloves Garlic; 4 pods Cardamom; 4 Clove; 1 Cinnamon stick; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 3 tbsp Vegetable oil; 2 tsp Salt; 800ml Water

Rice

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Rice cooked with lamb, tomato, and spices — Djibouti's national dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Skoudehkaris is considered Djibouti's national dish: lamb is simmered with tomato, onion, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, and cumin, and the rice is cooked in it. In the Red Sea port of Djibouti, Arab, Indian, and African food cultures meet, giving rise to many fragrant dishes.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At lunch in a Djiboutian home, lamb sits atop a platter of spiced rice as the family gathers around.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Lamb 500g
Rice 400g (long-grain rice)
Tomato 2
Tomato paste 1 tbsp
Onion 1
Garlic 3 cloves
Cardamom 4 pods
Clove 4
Cinnamon stick 1
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Vegetable oil 3 tbsp
Salt 2 tsp
Water 800ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Heat oil in a pot, sauté the sliced onion and garlic, and add the spices until fragrant.
Add the diced lamb and brown.
Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, and water and simmer 40 minutes.
Add the rinsed rice, cover, and cook on low for 20 minutes.
Let steam 10 minutes and mix.

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