How to Cook Somali Rice (Bariis) – Flavorful East African Recipe You’ll Love

 

TABLE OF CONTENT

• Introduction

• Cooking equipment

• Ingredients

• Cooking rice

• Conclusion

Introduction

Rice is the most commonly used food in Somali areas and we use it for our daily meals especially for lunch, rice is also the most delicious food we cook during lunch,

It is the food we like to cook the most

Cooking equipment

We use it to cook rice

Cooking equipment

• Pan

• Ladle

• Bowl

Ingredients

Rice

Onion

Oil or butter

Salt (add to taste)

Various spices that make the rice sweet and fragrant

Meat (the type you want such as beef, camel, goat)

Note if you want you can add other types of vegetables such as diced tomatoes to make the rice sweet

Preparing rice

First put the pan on the heat, add oil Then add the onion, add the meat, add the spices, add the salt, when they are fried, add a little water to mix, then add three cups of water, when the water boils, take two rice bags, wash the rice 3 times until it is free of dust, then add the rice, wait for about 10 minutes so that the water and rice can mix, cook on medium heat so that the base does not burn when the water evaporates or runs out, wait for 5 minutes so that it is cooked well, reduce the heat to low, then remove and place on the ground

Note: when cooking with butter and goat meat, the rice is very tasty

Conclusion

Rice is a favorite food among Somali society and is one that every Somali likes to eat for lunch, it is very sweet, its taste is very fragrant when eaten with pepper, bananas and lemon