Flavorful rice and meat dish cooked in one pot. Skoudehkaris is a traditional dish from Djibouti.
Next time, try Mansaf, a rice and lamb dish from Jordan.
❤️ Why You'll Love It
- A very flavorful dish.
- Family friendly comfort food.
- A one pot meal that you can add upon.
- Traditionally made with lamb but can be adapted to any meat you have or make it meatless.
📝 Ingredients
📋 Ingredient Notes
- Rice, you can use any sort of rice you like.
- Meat, as said before this dish is traditionally made with lamb chunks but you can use any meat you like.
- Onions and garlic as flavor base.
- Diced tomatoes.
- Olive oil.
- Spices, are the heart and soul of this recipe. Cumin, cayenne, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom are used.
🥄 Instructions
- In a large pot heat the oil, sauté diced onions for 2-3 minutes until translucent. Add minced garlic and continue to cook for another 30 seconds. Add cumin, cardamom, cayenne, cinnamon and cloves. Cook for a couple of minutes more.
- Add the meat and stir to brown the meat well from all sides.
- Pour in the canned tomatoes, water, cover and let the meat cook until completely done.
- Add the rice, salt and pepper and enough water for your rice to cook. Cover and let it cook until rice is done.
💡 Expert Tips
- Add a tablespoons of tomato paste to the pot for a more vibrant red color.
- You can use fresh chopped tomatoes if you do not like the canned ones.
- Add some chili peppers to the spices if you like more heat.
🧺 Storage
Place leftovers in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Reheat on stove top.
🍽️ Serve With
This dish is loaded with aromatic spices and always like to serve such dishes with a yogurt based side dish. This tzatziki works great and for a drinkable yogurt you might consider serving with Ayran.
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Skoudehkaris (rice and meat dish)
Ingredients
- 1 pound lamb chunks
- 2 Tablespoons oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- 1 teaspoon cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne or to taste
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 14 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 cup stock/ broth or just water
- ½ cup long-grain rice
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot , heat oil, sauté onions for 2-3 minutes until translucent. then add cumin, cardamom, cayenne, cinnamon and cloves. Continue to cook for a couple of minutes more until onion is tender.
- Add minced garlic and continue to cook for another 30 seconds.
- Add the meat and stir to brown the meat well from all sides.
- Pour in the canned tomatoes, water, cover and let the meat cook until completely done.
- Add the rice, salt and pepper and enough water for your rice to cook.
- Cover and let it cook until rice is done.
Notes
- Add a tablespoons of tomato paste to the pot for a more vibrant red color.
- You can use fresh chopped tomatoes if you do not like the canned ones.
- Add some chili peppers to the spices if you like more heat.
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Storage:
- Place leftovers in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Reheat on stove top.
- Serve With : This dish is loaded with aromatic spices and always like to serve such dishes with a yogurt based side dish. This tzatziki works great and for a drinkable yogurt you might consider serving with Ayran.
- Please check the nutrition disclaimer policy.
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First published Sep 10, 2014 . Last updated August 3, 2022 with important tips, clear step by step instructions and readability.
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Steve
Hi Amira! I'm excited to make this dish tomorrow and noticed you say to add the "5 C" spices in both steps 1 and 3. Should I add it while I'm cooking the onion or after I add the garlic? Thanks!
Amira
Sorry about that Steve, has been fixed. It should be added to the onion in the first step. Thanks for noticing that.
easyfoodsmith
I am loving this one pot meal...so aromatic and scrumptious.
Juliana
Nice dish Amira, it is sure packed of flavor...although I do not buy lamb often, I sure can see my self using beef.
Hope you are having a great week 😀
Lea Ann (Cooking On The Ranch)
I think this sounds delicious and love the 5C spices. I think I'd use beef too, what cut of meat did you use?
Hotly Spiced
This recipe looks like it has lots of flavour. Here in Oz we all grew up on lamb so we are very used to it. It's great that this recipe is versatile and can be adapted to a range of meats xx
Marie
When I read "spices", I felt like it was something I ought to try Amira. I can even smell it from here.
I'll definitely do it with chicken or beef, I do avoid lamb if I can!
Thank you and have a lovely weeek dear.
Amira
Hi Marie, how are you dear?
The spices in this dish are, oh so goooood, I highly recommend it.
Olivia - Primavera Kitchen
What a great and flavourful rice dish! Rice and lamb are great combo!
Deepti
This dish looks great! It definitely requires a great amount of time to cook this wonderful dish I guess...
Bam's Kitchen
Love all of the warming spices and cooking everything in one pot. A great fall dish. Take care, BAM
Henna
Looks wonderfully spiced and delicious!
Now I'm curious, what does the name/pronunciation mean? 😉
Ayan
Isku deh karis - means literally cook it all together
Ann Low
WOW! This dish looks very delicious. Wish I can taste some 🙂
Denise Browning@From Brazil To You
Rice, lamb, and spices all together is equal to a heavenly meal!!!
Sadaf F K.
MashaAllah. Your dish come out stunning. Thanks for hosting us this month. 🙂
Joanne T Ferguson
G'day Thank you so much for hosting the Djibouti Cuisine challenge! I love learning all things new when it comes to food Amira!
Without you, I may have never made Banana Fritters and love your 5 C's too!
Cheers! Joanne
Liz
Oh, your beef looks mighty tender! So wonderful with the rice...I think even my picky husband would love it!
Norma Chang
Love that it is a one dish meal, I too would substitute beef for the lamb as I am not fond of lamb.
Evelyne@cheapethniceatz
Great choice you made, love the 5Cs will have to try it out. Fun and unusual country to explore.
Amira
Yes it is for most of the members it was the first time they even hear about this country. I'm honored that I was the host. Thanks Evelyne
Umm Hamza
As-Salaamu Alaykum Amira, what a tasty meat and rice dish it looks to be, i'm kind of regretting not making it now 🙂 look forward to you hosting again next month! Baarak Allahu Feeki
Amira
Wa Alaykom Assalam dear sister,
It is exceptionally good! the flavors are really great. Try your hands in this recipe next time you have lamb.