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Aradeib bil-lahma (عرديب باللحمة)

Thick steamed sorghum flatbread served with a tomato and onion meat sauce. It's one of the most typical dishes of Sudan, eaten by hand.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Galette

Sauce

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Instructions

  1. Mix the sorghum flour with the lukewarm water to form a soft, smooth dough.
  2. Shape thick flatbreads about 1 cm thick and place them on a rack set over a pot of boiling water.
  3. Cover and steam for 20 minutes, until the flatbreads feel firm to the touch.
  4. Meanwhile, brown the meat pieces in oil with the sliced onions, about 10 minutes.
  5. Add the garlic, spices, tomato paste and grated tomatoes, then cover with water and simmer for 40 minutes.
  6. Cut the flatbreads into pieces, arrange them in a dish and spoon the hot sauce over them before serving.

Variations and tips

Vegetarian version. Replace the meat with lentils cooked in the same tomato sauce.

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