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Owners Mujahid Salah, left, and Khidir Osman.
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Two gentlemen enjoy their dinner at Al Mufraka - one of Abu Dhabi's Sudanese restaurants. All photos by Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Shaia, a lamb dish and Sudanese-style falafel.
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Co-owner Mujahid Salah, right, talks about the restaurant.
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Sudanese-style falafel in sizzles in the pan.
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Sudanese-style falafel in fries in the pan.
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The making of Agashai, a chicken dish.
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The making of Shaia, a lamb dish.
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Located in the old district of Tanker Mai, recently opened Al Mufraka is one of only a handful of Sudanese restaurants in Abu Dhabi.
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Owners Mujahid Salah, left, and Khidir Osman.
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Two gentlemen enjoy their dinner at Al Mufraka - one of Abu Dhabi's Sudanese restaurants. All photos by Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Shaia, a lamb dish and Sudanese-style falafel.
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Co-owner Mujahid Salah, right, talks about the restaurant.
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Sudanese-style falafel in sizzles in the pan.
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Sudanese-style falafel in fries in the pan.
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The making of Agashai, a chicken dish.
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The making of Shaia, a lamb dish.
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Located in the old district of Tanker Mai, recently opened Al Mufraka is one of only a handful of Sudanese restaurants in Abu Dhabi.
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Owners Mujahid Salah, left, and Khidir Osman.
Inside Al Mufraka: one of Abu Dhabi's very few Sudanese restaurants
Nestled in Abu Dhabi's Tanker Mai district, Al Mufraka channels the optimism of this proud African nation
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Saeed Saeed
28 July, 2019
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