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Suqaar

Name: Suqaar
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 3
Cuisine: Somalia
Ingredients: 400g Beef; 1 Onion; 2 Green Bell Pepper; 1 Tomato; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 1/2 tsp Ground Coriander; A pinch Turmeric; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; A pinch Cilantro

Main Dish

⏱ 25 min

👥 Serves 3

Difficulty ⭐

Diced beef stir-fried with onion, peppers, and spices — a Somali staple eaten from breakfast to dinner.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Suqaar is a staple Somali dish of small cubes of beef, lamb, or goat stir-fried with onion, green pepper, tomato, and spices. It's eaten with canjeero (thin flatbread) at breakfast and with rice or pasta at dinner. Quick to make, it's cooked almost daily at home and in eateries.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a Mogadishu eatery in the morning, diced meat sizzling on a griddle is served with thin flatbread and sweet spiced tea.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 3)

Beef 400g
Onion 1
Green Bell Pepper 2
Tomato 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Ground Coriander 1/2 tsp
Turmeric A pinch
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Cilantro A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the beef into 1.5cm cubes and season with salt, pepper, and cumin.
Heat oil in a pot and stir-fry the beef over high heat until browned.
Add the minced garlic and onion and sauté.
Add the diced green pepper and tomato, coriander, and turmeric and stir-fry 5 minutes.
Scatter with chopped cilantro.

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