DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Basiko Ta Laham
Also known as: Lotuko Lamb with Greens and Tahini
Lotuko lamb and greens with hulled tahini, selecting the cookbook’s nyete leaf option.
About Basiko Ta Laham
Basiko ta laham appears in the Lotuko, or Otuho, section of the Equatoria community cookbook. This selected lamb preparation uses the source's nyete option, identified as black-eyed pea leaves, with hulled tahini.
Lamb and onion provide the savoury base, supported by stock powder and salt. Tahini contributes a rich sesame flavour to the cooked greens and meat.
Diced, tender lamb is combined with the greens-and-tahini mixture. The components are brought together after separate cooking, and asida is the source's stated accompaniment to the finished dish.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Sesame.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Basiko Ta Laham
Equatoria community cookbook's Lotuko basiko ta laham with nyete.
- LambProtein
- OnionAromatic
- Stock powderSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Nyete (black-eyed pea leaves)Base
- Hulled tahiniSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- AsidaAccompaniment · Source serving accompanimentIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Lamb: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Stock powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Source does not name stock type or complete product formula.
- Nyete (black-eyed pea leaves): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit nyete leaf option chosen instead of Swiss chard or unspecified Chinese vegetables; cowpea-leaves candidate is a broader identity match.
- Hulled tahini: Sesame. Broader tahini candidate; hulled form explicit, complete product formula unresolved.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method explicitly uses a little water for greens; meat-simmering liquid is not named or measured.
- Asida: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named accompaniment; complete asida recipe not inspected and grain formula unresolved.
Origins & food traditions
Lotuko/Otuho community of eastern Equatoria, South Sudan; recipe preserved by community members in Western Australia.
Countries
- South Sudan
- South SudanCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Lotuko Cuisine
- Lotuko cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.