Comoros Recipes
Perfume islands where lobster meets vanilla. Not sure what to eat in Comoros? Start with Langouste à la Vanille, Mataba, Ladu and Mkatra Foutra. Here are 8 authentic Comoros recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
8 recipes
Langouste à la VanilleMoroni, Comoros · medium · 45 minSpiny lobster gently cooked in a fragrant sauce of vanilla, cream, and lime, the Comoros on a plate.
Langouste à la Vanille Mkatra FoutraMoroni, Comoros · medium · 40 minSoft coconut-scented griddle breads from the Comoros, torn and eaten with tea or curry.
MatabaMoroni, Comoros · medium · 1 h 5 minPounded cassava leaves slow-cooked in coconut milk with fish, a fragrant green stew that is Comoros' national dish.
LaduMoroni, Comoros · easy · 35 minToasted ground rice cooked in ghee and bound with sugar, cardamom, and a note of black pepper into fragrant sweet balls, a Comorian teatime treat.
Pilao (Comorian Spiced Rice)Moroni, Comoros · medium · 1 h 25 minFragrant basmati layered with tender beef and a warm island spice mix of nutmeg, cinnamon, clove and cardamom.
M'tsolola (Fish, Plantain and Coconut Stew)Moroni, Comoros · medium · 1 hFish poached with green plantain and cassava then finished in fresh coconut milk, the island stew of the Comoros.
Achards de Légumes (Comorian Pickled Vegetables)Moroni, Comoros · easy · 12 h 45 minCarrot, cabbage, green beans and peppers blanched crisp, then tossed in hot oil with garlic, ginger, turmeric, mustard seed and chili, sharpened with vinegar and left to steep.
Mkatra Siniya (Comorian Rice and Coconut Cake)Moroni, Comoros · medium · 3.5 daysSoaked rice blended with coconut milk, left overnight, then sweetened, scented with cardamom and vanilla and baked in a tray into a soft, springy white cake cut into diamonds for tea time.
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