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Somali Rice

Arabic Cuisine

Somali rice is one of the most delicious rice dishes in the world. I have tasted many versions of this rice, but nothing compares to the rice you would find at a Somali restaurant. I spent over 10 years trying to figure out how the restaurants making it.

SPECIFICATIONS

• PREP TIME : 5 Min
• COOK TIME : 25 Min
• READY IN : 30 Min
• SERVINGS : 7

INGREDIENTS

• Rice ingredients:-
• 3 cups of white basmati rice; rinsed until liquid is clear
• 1/4 cup of oil
• 1 onion; sliced
• 3 chicken cubes
• 4 cardamom pods
• 4 cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 cups chicken stock (a little more might be needed)
• Garnish ingredients:-
• 1 small onion; sliced
• 1/4 cup of raisins (I like to mix light colored raisins with dark one.)
• 1 Tb. ghee (clarified butter)
• Sukkhar ingredients:-
• 1/2 lbs. beef; cubed (Sizes can vary. You will need to boil the beef a bit if they are too big.)
• 1/2 sm. onion; chopped
• 1 med. tomato; chopped
• 1/2 sm. green pepper; chopped
• 2 Tbs. Hoisin sauce
• 2 cloves garlic; minced
• 1 Maggi chicken cube
• 2 Tbs. oil

PREPARATION

1. Rice Preparation:- Heat the oil in a flat bottomed pot. Add onions, chicken cubes, cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon; saute until the onion are translucent. Stir in the rice and the chicken stock; cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook until the rice is tender. This can take between 15 - 20 minutes. Fluff with a fork
2. Garnish Preparation:- Melt the ghee over medium heat. Add the onion and fry for 1 minute. Add the raisins and cook for 1 minute. Spoon the onion/raisin mixture over the rice.
3. Sukkhar Preparation:- Fry the onions in the oil until translucent. Add the tomato, garlic, and Maggi; cook, covered until the tomato is soft. Stir and add the beef and Hoisin sauce; cover and simmer until the beef is cooked. Add the green pepper and cook for 2 minutes. (They should be crunchy.)
4. Served with Sweet Sukkhar and Fried Potatoes

NOTICE

Somali Rice with Raisins and Onion Garnish

I like my garnish to be orange. To do this, add food coloring to the onions before you cook them. I let the onions sit for awhile so the onions can absorb the color.

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