Ingredients
The ingredients of Somali cooking, with photos, buying tips and the Xawaash recipes that use each one.
Fruit
Vegetables
Avocados
Baby potatoes
Bottle gourd
Brussels sprouts
Canned diced tomatoes
Canned sliced beets
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Chili peppers
Eggplants
English cucumbers
Fresh ginger
Garlic
Grape tomatoes
Green beans
Green bell peppers
Green onions
Green peas
Jalapeño peppers
Mushrooms
Okra
Onions
Pearl onions
Potatoes
Radishes
Red bell peppers
Red onions
Romaine lettuce
Shallots
Spinach
Sweet bell peppers (mixed colours)
Sweet potatoes
Tomatoes
Yellow bell peppers
Zucchini
Fresh herbs
Meat & poultry
Beef ribs
Beef sirloin
Beef tenderloin
Bone-in beef shoulder
Bone-in lamb shoulder
Boneless lamb shoulder
Boneless, skinless chicken thighs
Chicken bones
Chicken breasts
Chicken drumsticks
Chicken pieces
Chicken wings
Cooked chicken
Eye of round (veal or beef)
Goat meat
Ground beef
Ground lamb
Lamb (bone-in pieces)
Lamb bones
Lamb heart
Lamb kidneys
Lamb liver
Lamb riblets- Lamb shanks
Milk-fed baby goat
Skin-on chicken thighs
Stewing beef (boneless)
Whole chicken
Fish & seafood
Dairy & eggs
Akkawi cheese
Buttermilk
Cheddar cheese
Clotted cream (ashta)
Cottage cheese
Cream cheese
Drained (Greek-style) yogurt
Eggs
Feta cheese
Fresh mozzarella
Ghee (browned butter)
Heavy cream- Light cream (18%)
Milk
Mozzarella (shredded)
Parmesan cheese
Plain yogurt
Shredded cheese
Unsalted butter
Whipped topping (Cool Whip)
White cheddar
Rice, flour, bread & pasta
Baguette
Basmati rice- Breadcrumbs
Calabrese bread
Calrose (short-grain) rice
Corn grits
Dried white corn
Macaroni
Pasta shells
Pearl barley
Penne pasta
Rice
Rolled oats
Sella (parboiled) basmati rice
Soft wheat berries
Sorghum flour
Spaghettini
Vermicelli
White cornmeal (maize flour)
White sandwich bread
Yellow cornmeal
Beans & lentils
Nuts & seeds
Spices & seasonings
Bay leaves- Beef bouillon cubes
Berbere spice mix
Black peppercorns
Cardamom pods
Cayenne pepper
Chicken bouillon powder
Cinnamon sticks
Coarse sea salt
Coriander seeds
Cumin seeds
Curry powder
Dried rosemary- Fennel seeds
Garlic powder
Ground allspice
Ground black pepper
Ground cardamom
Ground cinnamon- Ground coriander
Ground cumin
Ground fenugreek
Ground ginger
Ground nutmeg
Ground turmeric
Kosher salt
Nigella seeds
Paprika
Saffron threads
Salt
Sumac
Vegetable seasoning (Vegeta)
Whole cloves
Whole nutmeg
Xawaash bouillon powder
Baking & sweeteners
All-purpose flour
Almond extract
Baker's ammonia
Baking powder
Baking soda
Brown sugar- Coarse semolina
Coloured sugar
Cornstarch (cornflour)- Custard powder
Dark chocolate
Desiccated coconut
Evaporated milk- Fine semolina
- Food colouring
Granulated white sugar
Honey
Icing sugar- Instant dry yeast
Jam
Jelly powder (Jell-O)
Kataifi (shredded filo)
Orange marmalade
Oreo cookies
Powdered milk
Rice flour
Self-rising flour
Spring roll pastry
Sprinkles
Sugar candy
Sugar syrup- Sweetened condensed milk
Unsweetened cocoa powder
Unsweetened coconut flakes
Vanilla bean- Vanilla extract
- Vanillin sugar
Whole wheat flour
Pantry (oils, sauces, tins)
Apple cider vinegar- Balsamic vinegar
Canola oil- Chicken stock
Coconut cream
Coconut milk
Coconut milk powder
Extra virgin olive oil
Garlic paste
Green olives (pimento-stuffed)- Honey mustard
Kalamata olives
Light (untoasted) sesame oil
Mayonnaise
Mixed pickles
Olive oil
Orange blossom water
Pomegranate molasses
Rosewater
Stock (broth)
Tahini
Thai chili sauce
Tomato paste
Vegetable oil
Vegetable stock- White vinegar
