page_title: Mandi (food)
hierarchical_section_title: Mandi (food)
caption_attribution_description: English: Mandi Dish العربية: طبق مندي
context_page_description: Mandi is a traditional dish originated from Hadhramaut, Yemen, consisting mainly of meat and rice with a special blend of spices. It is cooked in a pit underground. It's extremely popular and prevalent in most areas of the Arabian Peninsula, and even considered a staple dish in many regions. It's also found in Egypt, the Levant, and Turkey.
  It is also popular among the Hadhrami people in the Malabar region of Kerala, Bhatkal of Karnataka, as well as Barkas and areas around Hyderabad, India.
  Mandi is usually made from rice, meat, and a mixture of spices called hawaij. The meat used is usually a young and small sized lamb to enhance the taste further.
  The main technique which differentiates mandi from other meat dishes is that the meat is cooked in the tandoor, which is a special kind of oven which is usually a pit dug up in the ground and covered with clay all around its sides.
  Mandi is considered the main dish served during special events, such as Eid, weddings, and feasts in Yemen and southern Saudi Arabia.
context_section_description: Mandi (Arabic: مندي‎) is a traditional dish originated from Hadhramaut, Yemen, consisting mainly of meat and rice with a special blend of spices. It is cooked in a pit underground. It's extremely popular and prevalent in most areas of the Arabian Peninsula, and even considered a staple dish in many regions. It's also found in Egypt, the Levant, and Turkey.
  It is also popular among the Hadhrami people in the Malabar region of Kerala, Bhatkal of Karnataka, as well as Barkas and areas around Hyderabad, India. 
  Mandi is usually made from rice, meat (lamb, camel, goat or chicken), and a mixture of spices called hawaij. The meat used is usually a young and small sized lamb to enhance the taste further.
  The main technique which differentiates mandi from other meat dishes is that the meat is cooked in the tandoor (taboon in Arabic), which is a special kind of oven which is usually a pit dug up in the ground and covered with clay all around its sides. 
  Mandi is considered the main dish served during special events, such as Eid, weddings, and feasts in Yemen and southern Saudi Arabia.
caption: Homemade mandi from Saudi Arabia.
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