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Jebena

Name: Jebena
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Sudan
Ingredients: 3 tbsp (fine) Coffee; 1 piece Ginger; 2 Cardamom; 2 Clove; 400ml Water; To taste Sugar

Dessert

⏱ 20 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Roasted coffee simmered with ginger and spices — Sudan's coffee of hospitality.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Jebena is the name of Sudan's coffee culture, from the long-necked clay pot, the jebena, in which the coffee is brewed. Roasted coffee beans are ground with ginger, cardamom, and cloves, brewed, and drunk sweetened from small cups. Burning frankincense while welcoming guests is part of the tradition.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Khartoum alley, a woman pours coffee into small cups from a long-necked clay pot over charcoal as frankincense smoke rises.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Coffee 3 tbsp (fine)
Ginger 1 piece
Cardamom 2
Clove 2
Water 400ml
Sugar To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Slice the ginger thinly and lightly crush the cardamom and cloves.
Bring the water, ginger, and spices to a boil in a pot.
Reduce the heat, add the ground coffee, and brew 2 minutes.
Turn off the heat and let stand 3 minutes for the grounds to settle.
Strain into small cups and add sugar.

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