Skoudehkaris
Djibouti's national dish — spiced lamb and rice with cardamom.
Ingredients
- 800 g Lamb
- 3 cups Basmati rice
- 2 Onions
- 3 Tomatoes
- 2 tbsp Tomato paste
- 5 cloves Garlic
- 5 Cardamom pods
- 1 tbsp Cumin
- 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 1 Chili
- 4 tbsp Oil
- 2 tsp Salt
- 5 cups Water
Method
- Brown the lamb — Sear the cubed lamb in oil until well coloured on all sides.
- Add aromatics — Add the onion, garlic and whole spices and cook 6 minutes.
- Build the sauce — Add the tomato, paste, cumin and coriander and cook until the oil separates.
- Simmer — Add water and cook 1 hour until the lamb is tender.
- Cook the rice — Add the soaked rice, cover, and cook 20 minutes on the lowest heat.
- Skoudehkaris is ready — Rest 10 minutes, fluff, and serve with chili.