Tuesday 1 June 2010

Nayaral wari Matoke - Matoke in Spicy Coconut Sauces



Ingredients
1 table spn vegetable oil
1 small onion; chopped fine
1 peeled tomatoes; chopped finely
2 cloves garlic - minced
1 inch ginger - grated
2 chillis - minced
1/2 tspn tumeric
1 200g can coconut milk
1/2 cup water
4 - 5 matoke (green bananas from Uganda); peeled and cut in 2 inch chunks
salt to taste
fresh coriander for garnish

Method
Heat the oil in a pan, add the onions and fry until golden brown
Add the tomatoes, garlic, ginger and chillies, stir until for a few minutes until it looks smooth
Add the tumeric and the coconut milk and the water, bring to boil and add the bananas
Simmer for 30 minutes or until the bananas are cooked

I served with lamb pilau and sambharo (cabbage and carrot salad)

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6 comments:

Sunny28 said...

If you ever decide to organise an East African Nostalgic Food night, you would be snowed under with requests from those of us who look at Chachi's kitchen with such affection! Keep up the good work and thank you for bringing back such excellent memories

Saju said...

thanks Sunny28, if you have any requests, we will try our best!!

Sabira said...

Chachi your recipes are awesome. Do you have a recipe for "Makati Mimina?" I would like one with rice(soaked overnight) not rice flour. Thank you.

Saju said...

I have already blogged a recipe for makati mimina
http://chachiskitchen.blogspot.com/2006/12/makate-mimina-coconutty-rice-pancake.html

Sabira said...

Thank you. What type of rice should be used basmati or patna?

Saju said...

basmati

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