Description
In Somalia, plant-based food is considered “poor people’s plant”. Being the most important pillar of Somali cuisine, Chef Yahya is going to share with you one of his favorite vegetarian staple foods: the Somalian Qudar Maraq – the Somali healthy and tasty Spinach and Garbanzo stew.
This stew has all the richness and abundance of flavors from East Africa, the Middle East, India, and even Italy! It’s a combination of all these cultures that became a household Somali cuisine. It comes from Yahya family’s kitchen to your kitchen, it’s a very simple dish that doesn’t require much skill in the kitchen as long as you know how to turn the stove on and off!
What you’ll need
Ingredients (4-6 servings)
Vegetables & Proteins
- Small white onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 pound fresh spinach (or medium bowl of frozen spinach)
- 1 can or pound of garbanzo (chickpeas)
Seasoning
- Extra virgin olive (or canola oil)
- 2 cups water as needed
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
- Salt (to taste)
- Black pepper (to taste)
- 3 bay leaves (optional)
- 1 tablespoon oregano (optional)
- 1 tablespoon basil (optional)
Utensils
- 1 cutting board
- 1 cooking wooden or metal spoon
- 1 knife
- 1 can opener
- 1 big saucepan
