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Mandi

Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes

Mandi is a traditional Arab dish with regional variations across the Arab world, consisting mainly of meat and rice with a blend of spices, cooked in a pit. It is consumed in most areas of the Arabian Peninsula and is also found in Egypt, Hyderabad Deccan, the Levant, southern Iran, Turkey, Kerala, and Southeast Asia.

Facts
Partially Attested
Origin Region
Yemen 2
Strongly associated with Yemen; spread across Arab world
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1250 1
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In Cuisine

Source Mandi (food) (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Meat, Ingredients
Source Mandi (food) (Wikipedia)
Rice, Ingredients
Source Mandi (food) (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Mandi (food) (Wikipedia)
2. Mandi (food) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead and origin section
    strongly associated with Yemeni cuisine, as it spread from Yemen to many parts of the world
  • In Cuisine: Indonesian Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • Uses Ingredient: Meat, lead paragraph
    It consists mainly of meat and rice with a blend of spices, and is cooked in a pit.
  • Uses Ingredient: Rice, lead paragraph
    It consists mainly of meat and rice with a blend of spices, and is cooked in a pit.
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