Mullah rob
The archetypal Sudanese stew: dried okra powder and fermented milk (rob) thickened around meat, scooped with kisra.
History and culture
‘Mullah’ names the whole family of Sudanese stews. Rob — soured milk — gives the central-Sudan version its signature tang; every household keeps its own balance of okra, spice and fat.
Ingredients
- 500 g meat, cubed
- 3 tbsp dried okra powder (weika)
- 1 cup fermented milk (rob)
- Onion, garlic, tomato
- Spices, salt
How it is made
- Brown meat with onion, garlic and tomato.
- Add water and simmer until tender.
- Whisk in okra powder to thicken; add rob.
- Simmer gently, adjust salt; serve with kisra.
Variations
Weika (dried okra, no milk), tagalia (fried onion base), sabaroag (dried leaves).