🇸🇩 Sudanese Cuisine

Jabana Coffee

Sudanese Spiced Coffee

Prep Time 30 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Easy

A ceremonial Sudanese coffee brewed in a traditional clay pot called a jabana, spiced with ginger and cardamom. The slow brewing and communal serving make this a cherished social ritual.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Roast green coffee beans in a dry pan over medium heat, stirring constantly for ten minutes until dark and aromatic.
  2. 2 Grind the freshly roasted beans coarsely using a mortar and pestle or grinder. The grind should not be too fine.
  3. 3 Place ground coffee, ginger, and cardamom in a jabana or small saucepan. Add water and bring to a boil slowly.
  4. 4 Once it boils, remove from heat briefly. Return to heat and bring to a boil two more times for full extraction.
  5. 5 Let the grounds settle for two minutes. Pour slowly into small cups, leaving the sediment behind in the pot.
  6. 6 Serve with sugar on the side and dates or peanuts as an accompaniment to the coffee.

Did You Know?

The jabana coffee ceremony in Sudan can last hours, with multiple rounds served as guests socialize, making it a cornerstone of Sudanese hospitality.