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🇾🇪 Traditional dishes from Yemen

3 dishes people actually cook in Yemen: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Bint al-sahn

90 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Bint al-sahn, a traditional dish from Yemen

Deliciously sweet and flaky Yemeni honey cake.

  • 500 g all-purpose flour
  • 10 g yeast
  • 300 ml water
  • 100 g butter
  • 200 g honey
  • 1 tsp ground cardamom
  • 50 g sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 50 ml water

Mandi

120 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Mandi, a traditional dish from Yemen

Savor the aromatic flavors of traditional Yemeni Mandi.

  • 1200 g chicken
  • 400 g basmati rice
  • 2 onions
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 4 garlic
  • 3 tbsp yemeni spice mix
  • 1000 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 pinch saffron

Saltah

90 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Saltah, a traditional dish from Yemen

Savor the rich flavors of traditional Yemeni Saltah!

  • 500 g lamb
  • 2 onions
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 tbsp coriander
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1000 ml water
  • 2 tbsp fenugreek leaves
  • 4 bread

What do people eat in Yemen?

The three dishes from Yemen documented in Copper are Bint al-sahn, Mandi and Saltah. Garlic and onion each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are simmered. One of the three needs an oven. Between them they use 22 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Yemen?

The three recipes need 22 ingredients between them, of which 3 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Yemen entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Yemen take?

Bint al-sahn is the quickest at 90 minutes. Mandi is the longest at 120 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 90 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Yemen is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Yemen here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Bint al-sahn is the shortest way in.

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