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334 dishes.
Shorbat freekehsmoked green wheat soup with chicken; Ramadan staplesoup & stewShorbat habwheat and lamb soup that opens the Ramadan iftarsoup & stewShurbacracked wheat or oat soup with lamb, drunk at sunset in Ramadan
Shuwabanana-leaf-wrapped spiced lamb buried over embers for days; Eid ritual
Silsislow-fried tomato, onion and berbere sauce eaten with injera or kitcha
Skoudehkariscardamom-spiced rice simmered with lamb and tomato; the national dish
Smažený kaprBreaded fried carp served with potato salad on Christmas Eve.
Sohansaffron and pistachio brittle, snapped in pieces from a copper traydessertSohan HalwaDense disc of reduced wheat sprout, ghee and nuts, cut in wedgesmainSoorStiff maize or sorghum porridge, eaten with milk, ghee or stewsoup & stewSumagiyyaGazan stew of chard, meat and tahini soured with steeped sumacmainSup TulangMutton bones in a red masala gravy, the marrow sucked out with a straw
SuqaarSmall-diced beef, camel or goat flash-fried with onion, pepper and xawaashsauce & condimentSuugo suqaarSpiced tomato sauce with diced meat, ladled over Somali spaghettibread & pastryTaftanLeavened saffron-and-milk flatbread baked in a tandoor, dotted with nigella seeds
TagaliaSauce of minced or dried meat with tomato and onion, served over dumplings
Tagineslow-braised meat, vegetables, olives or prunes cooked in a conical earthenware pot
Taminatoasted semolina bound with butter and honey, made to celebrate birthsstreet foodTamriyehFried pastry pockets of sweet semolina cream, dusted heavily with icing sugar.
Tandoori ChickenYogurt-spice marinated chicken charred in the tandoormainTanjiaMarrakshi lamb sealed in a clay urn, slow-cooked in hammam ashes
Tashreebflatbread soaked in rich lamb or chicken broth with chickpeas
TehariOld Dhaka spiced rice with small beef chunks and mustard oil
ThareedThin regag bread soaked in meat and vegetable stew until soft.
Tibsbeef or lamb sautéed with onion, rosemary and chili
TibsiBeef or lamb cubes seared with onion, chilli and clarified butter, served sizzling
TihloRoasted barley dough balls speared with wooden forks into spicy meat sauce
Tikil gomenturmeric-braised cabbage, carrots and potatoes
Timman bagilladill rice with fava beans, topped with lamb shank or egg
Tlitlirice-shaped pasta baked with chicken, chickpeas and cinnamon; a Constantine wedding dish
Tsebhi birsenRed lentil stew simmered with berbere and onion, the fasting-day mainstay
Tsebhi dorhospicy chicken stew with boiled eggs, the festive centerpiece
UttapamThick pancake of fermented rice-lentil batter topped with onion, chilli and tomatosalad & sideWali wa nazifragrant coconut rice paired with fish or bean curriesdessertWatalappanSteamed jaggery-coconut custard with cardamom and cashews
Wiener schnitzelVeal cutlet pounded thin, breaded, fried golden; lemon wedge.-
Ghraybeh
Pale melting shortbread of ghee and sugar, often marked with a pistachio. Ready in 30 min prep and 20 min…
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Gored gored
Raw beef cubes tossed with awaze chili and spiced butter. 20 min to prepare. 4 servings. A main recipe from…
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Gongura Pachadi
Sour roselle leaves cooked down with chillies and garlic into a pungent relish. Ready in 25 minutes prep and 35…
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Gomen
Collard greens simmered with garlic, ginger and spiced oil. Ready in 20 min prep and 40 min cooking. 6 servings.…
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Gursan
Thin dried bread layered under stewed meat and vegetables. Ready in 1 hour prep and 1 hour 45 minutes cooking.…
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Gulab Jamun
Fried milk-solid dumplings soaked in rose-cardamom syrup. Ready in 30 min prep and 30 min cooking. About 20. A dessert…
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Halwa Puri
Weekend spread of fried puris, semolina halwa and chickpea curry. Ready in 1 hr prep and 2 hr 30 min…
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Halua ya Zanzibar
Sticky translucent sweet of wheat starch, ghee, cardamom and nuts. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 1 hour 30 minutes…
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Halvo
Dense flour-sugar-oil sweet in many regional styles. Ready in 15 minutes prep and 50 minutes cooking. One tray, about 24…
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Halim
Hearty spiced lentil and meat soup, late-night favorite. Ready in 20 min prep and 3 hours cooking. 8 servings. A…