How do i cook restraunt quality Somali food?

Question

Iam marrying my fianace Inshallah and want to impress him with my cooking..i know how to cook some Somali dishes like Sambusa and goat with Barris but i want to know how to make basto and bariis like they serve in the Somali resteraunts...can anyone help me with some recipes or cooking tequniques???

Answer 1

Bariis

Well!! Since most of us agree that.. when u cook for ur love.. it kind of adds little spice to the already deliciously steaming sensation. So here is ur chance to post ur recipes so that we can all learn from each other!

Here is my secret recipe to an extraodinary dinner that is quiet easy to prepare!! Rice is my call

Ingredients for sauce:

2 green onions

5 baby carrots

1 green peppers

1lb boneless salmon fish

1 can of tomato sauce

1 celery

1 potato

2 teaspons of cummin powder ( in other words xawaash)

Preparation:

Peel n chop the potates, then boil them.

While the potates r boiling, chop everthing else into small pieces except the fish.

When the potates r cooked, add little oil,, I prefer olive oil, but vegetable oil works as well. Add the green onions, stir fry them for a while. Then add the tomato sauce and the xawaash/cummin powder. Works great with the curry powder as well.

Now add the rest of the choped vegetables.

Let them cook for a while. Now chop ur fish into reason size. Add this as well. leave it on the stove for a while, stirring only once or twice. Make sure u use a medium heat. at the end u can leave it on the stove with warm heat... so as to have it little warm. Hey don't u forget the salt.. to ur taste..

Ingredients for rice:

6 pieces of cardominum( or heel in somali)

6 pieces of dhago yare( don't know what they call in english)

2 pieces of chicken bourogh( maggi)

1.5 cups of rice

1/2 teaspoon of lemon pepper seasoning.

Preparation:

Pour little oil into the digsi. Add cardominum, dhageyare, maggi n the lemon pepper seasoning. Stir for a while. Then add the rice. When they have all fried for aminute add 2.5 cups of water. bring it to boil. Then put the rice in the oven with the temperature set to 350 degrees.

Dessert: Next post... I gotta bounce now... but works gr8 with ice cream or fruits!

Answer 2

foodnetwork.com and practice!

Answer 3

Here are some good websites:

http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/eas...

http://www.cookbookwiki.com/Somalian_Cui...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_...

Muufo Baraawe (Somali Bread)



2 cups of white semolina or farina flour

1/4 cup all purpose flour

1 tablespoon sugar (optional)

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast

1 1/4 cup lukewarm water

Salt to taste  

Combine all the ingredients (except water) together and mix them well in a bowl. Add the water and knead to make to a dough. Cover the bowl tightly, put it in a warm place (such as the kitchen) for at least 6 hours until the dough doubles in volume; then work the dough gently with your hands. Cover and let it rise again. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. When the dough has risen second time, pick about half a handful with wet fingers and drop them on an oiled baking pan, spacing them 2 - 3 inches apart. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil and put it in the lower rack of the oven for about 15 minutes or until the bottom side of the muufo is golden in color. When done, the top of the muufo will stay white. If you want the top side to be golden, flip the muffo over and bake for 3 to 4 minutes more. Serve with any kind of sauce. Yummy with maraq bilaash!

Maraq Bilaash (Cherry Tomato Sauce)



2 tablespoons of olive oil

1 medium size onion, chopped

4 cups cherry tomatoes, whole

1 jalapeno, cut into medium sizes

3-4 small okra, cut or whole

Salt to taste

2 cloves of garlic minced

1 teaspoon of lemon juice

5 basil leaves

  

Heat the oil; add the onions and sauté. Add the cherry tomatoes (whole), jalapeno and okra, and cook over medium heat. When the tomatoes begin to wrinkle, stir delicately and cook 10-20 minutes more. When the tomato skins start to crack, add the salt, garlic and lemon juice, then mash the contents with a wooden spoon. Add the basil leaves and cover for about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and serve with bread, muufo, anjeero, crackers or bagels.