Name: Digaag Duban (Somali Style Baked Chicken) By The Spice Adventuress
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: East African Recipes
Ingredients: 10 chicken drumsticks skin removed; ½ tsp black peppercorns; ½ tsp coriander seeds; ¾ tsp cumin seeds; ½ inch cinnamon bark; ¾ tsp chilli powder; Juice of ½ lemon; saffron; 3 tbsp olive oil; Salt; Lemon wedges; 2 tbsp coriander leaves

RatingDifficultyIntermediate

Digaag Duban (Somali Style Baked Chicken) By The Spice Adventuress

Yields10 Servings

Prep Time15 minsCook Time35 minsTotal Time50 mins

The cuisine of Somalia is a delicious hotch potch of flavours borrowed from East Africa, India, Persia, British, French, and incorporated into the native, ancient cuisines. Digaag Duban is a fine example of the influence of Indian flavours owing to the liberal use of herbs and spices.

10 chicken drumsticks skin removed

½ tsp black peppercorns

½ tsp coriander seeds

¾ tsp cumin seeds

½ inch cinnamon bark

¾ tsp chilli powder

Juice of ½ lemon

saffronA few strands

3 tbsp olive oil

Salt to taste

Lemon wedges for serving

2 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped