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Salated Zabady Bil Ajur (Sudanese Cucumber and Yoghurt Salad)

Salated Zabady Bil Ajur (Sudanese Cucumber and Yoghurt Salad) is a traditional Sudanese recipe for a classic salad of cucumber and garlic in a plain yoghurt dressing flavoured with little berbere spice. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Sudanese version of: Sudanese Cucumber and Yoghurt Salad (Salated Zabady Bil Ajur).

prep time

10 minutes

cook time

10 minutes

Total Time:

20 minutes

Additional Time:

(+3 hours chilling)

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Vegetable RecipesMilk RecipesSudan and South Sudan Recipes



This salad is common to both Egypt and Sudan. The Sudanese version is presented here.

Ingredients:

500ml plain yoghurt
a pinch of Berbere spice
1 garlic clove, finely minced
1 large cucumber, peeled, de-seeded and grated (or finely diced)
salt and freshly-ground black pepper

Method:

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, cover and refrigerate for about 3 hours, or until thoroughly chilled. Adjust the seasonings to taste immediately before serving.

This is a summer salad which can be found not only in Egypt, but also Sudan, Turkey and the Balkans.