🇸🇸 South Sudanese Cuisine

Mulah Roub

Yogurt Stew

Prep Time 45 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Medium

Calories 369 kcal

A tangy, creamy stew made with fermented milk and tender meat, seasoned with garlic and herbs — a unique South Sudanese dish blending pastoral dairy traditions with cooking.

Ingredients

500g beef or goat, cubed
2 cups fermented milk or plain yogurt
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp ghee
1 tsp ground fenugreek
Salt to taste
1 cup water

Instructions

1 Heat ghee and brown meat pieces.
2 Add onion and garlic, sauté until soft.
3 Add water and simmer 30 minutes until meat is tender.
4 Lower heat and stir in fermented milk gently — do not boil.
5 Season with fenugreek and salt.
6 Serve warm over asida.

Did You Know?

Among the Dinka, cattle are so revered that using their milk in cooking is considered an act of deep respect for the animal.