Photos by Paul Joseph Brown
This three-part recipe is the perfect combination of sweet and savory flavors packed with healthy vegetables.
Leave out the chicken to make this recipe vegetarian friendly. Recipe courtesy of Somali chef Jamal Hashi.
Watch our video step-by-step guide below!
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 25m
- Total Time: 40m
- Serves: 8 people
- Category: Recipes
Ingredients
Somali Rice
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup white onions, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed then chopped
- 1 cinnamon stick, whole
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom seeds, smashed
- 3 bay leaves
- 2 cups basmati rice
- 4 cups vegetable broth (or chicken or beef; goat is traditional)
Mango Sauce
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon organic brown sugar
- 3/4 cup mango pulp
Stir Fry
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 chicken breast, diced
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 3 cups mixed or chopped vegetables of your choosing. (We used bell peppers, white onions, snow peas, carrots, and broccoli)
- 1 ripe mango, diced
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 pinches salt
Instructions
Somali Rice
- Heat olive oil in a sauce pan, over medium high heat.
- Add onions, cilantro, garlic and sauté for 90 seconds.
- Mix in rice, cinnamon stick, cardamom seeds, and bay leaves.
- Stir in the 4 cups of broth. Put the lid on and bring to a boil.
- When it reaches boiling, turn heat to medium and cook 15 minutes.
- After 10-15 minutes, remove lid.
- Skim spices from top.
Mango Sauce
- In a saucepan, bring coconut milk to a boil over a high heat. Stir occasionally.
- Add curry powder and cumin, and simmer over a low heat. Stir for 10 minutes.
- Add brown sugar and stir until the mixture has consistency of syrup.
- Add mango pulp and stir.
- Simmer on low.
Stir Fry
- Heat oil in frying pan over high heat.
- When hot, add chicken. Brown for 2 minutes.
- Add red onions. Stir frequently until chicken is cooked through.
- Stir in mixed vegetables, white onions, and salt.
- When vegetables have softened, add mango, crushed pepper, salt. Cook through.
- Pour in mango sauce. Stir until everything is coated.
- Serve hot with side of Somali Rice.
