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Timir iyo Subag

Name: Timir iyo Subag
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Djibouti
Ingredients: 200g (pitted) Dates; 30g Butter; 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder; 1 tsp White Sesame Seeds

Dessert

⏱ 15 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Dates warmed in butter — a nourishing snack of Djibouti and Somalia.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Timir iyo subag means 'dates and butter' in Somali: dates are warmed in melted butter or ghee and scented with cardamom, a simple snack. A nourishing food treasured in nomadic life, it's eaten to break the Ramadan fast and for breakfast.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At sunset during Ramadan in a Djiboutian home, glossy dates are piled in a small dish beside a glass of tea as everyone waits to break the fast.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Dates 200g (pitted)
Butter 30g
Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp
White Sesame Seeds 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Halve the dates.
Melt the butter in a frying pan.
Add the dates and cardamom and warm on low for 3 minutes, tossing to coat.
Spoon into a dish.
Scatter with sesame seeds.

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