Yemeni4 months ago
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Yemeni Mandi and slow-roasted lamb arrive at this Scarborough kitchen on Lawrence Ave E, a rare dedicated outpost for the cuisine east of Midtown.
Wexford · Scarborough1960 Lawrence Ave E B2, Scarborough, ON M1R 2Z1
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Mandi, a one-pot rice dish slow-cooked with bone broth, spices meat until the grains absorb every note of flavour, anchors the menu alongside qolaba, a Yemeni stew of chickpeas and fenugreek served with flatbread for soaking. The kitchen also prepares handcrafted versions of standardized dishes like lamb and chicken over rice, grounding them in Yemeni technique rather than the anglicized continental versions common to the city's larger Arab chains. The Mandi is the kitchen's signature: lamb slow-roasted whole with rice cooked in the rendered fat and meat juices, a method that distinguishes it from the quick-assembly plates elsewhere in the city.
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