Vegetable and Fruits

Vegetables, fruits, salads, chutney and all recipes with vegetables

Potatoes in tomato sauce/ Viazi vya nyanya

By Miriam Rose Kinunda
2
May 16, 2011
Potatoes in tomato Sauce Viazi vya nyanya

Potatoes in tomato Sauce Viazi vya nyanya

Ingredients

  • 250g or 1 lb potatoes, peel and cut into egg size pieces (use 250g if you want to have more sauce.
  • 1 cup chunky carrots cut
  • ½ cup chopped onions
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp ginger crushed
  • ½ tsp saffron/ turmeric (optional) Add with ginger
  • 2 cups chopped tomatoes
  • 1/2 chicken flavor cube (optional) Add when adding tomatoes
  • 1 cup peas
  • 1 tbsp crushed cilantro leaves
  • 1 tsp whole cumin
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 cups chunks cut of cabbage
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • Goat pepper (optional) Add when you put potatoes.
  • Salt
  • Vegetable oil / ghee

Baobab Fruit – Ubuyu

By Miriam Rose Kinunda
9
September 6, 2010

Baobab Fruit - Ubuyu

Some people call baobab a super food, this is because of its high level of nutrients like vitamin C and calcium. Now it is catching up in western countries. In 2009 the US Department of Agriculture has approved Baobab fruit to be imported to USA, in 2008 UK did the same thing. I am not sure if we will see this fruit in our grocery stores very soon, but that is good news for Baobab juice lovers.

These are the nutrition facts:

  1. This fruit has more than 6 times vitamin C than in oranges
  2. Two times more calcium than in cow milk
  3. High in potassium
  4. High in phosphorus
  5. Contains niacin
  6. Contains riboflavin
  7. High in anti-oxidants than in berries and pomegranate
  8. This is a very good fruit for pregnant and breast feeding women.

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Christmas Recipes / Mapishi ya Noeli

By Miriam Rose Kinunda
16
December 24, 2009
Christmas Recipes / Mapishi ya Noeli

I have put together a pdf of simple recipes from Tanzania that many people will be preparing this weekend back in Tanzania. Traditionaly Pilau is the number one recipe to think of during the holidays. I wish you a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. Click here to get the pdf. Nimetayarisha mapishi ya Noeli katika pdf....
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Kachumbali

By Miriam Rose Kinunda
17
September 29, 2009
Kachumbali

This is the one salad most Tanzanian kids know and love.Traditionally, raw cabbage is used for this dish. However, I prefer to first slightly fry the cabbage in a little extra virgin olive oil before using it in the salad. I have also add extra virgin olive oil. This is a side dish. Ingredients...
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Green Papaya chutney – Achali ya papai bichi

By Miriam Rose Kinunda
6
September 21, 2009
Green Papaya chutney – Achali ya papai bichi

This is very easy to prepare, but please use green papaya. It should not be ripe even a bit. You can find green papaya in any international store in town. If they do not have, please ask them, some stores will be happy to find one for you. Have this with any food but...
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Easiest way to peel tomatoes

By Miriam Rose Kinunda
0
August 30, 2009
Easiest way to peel tomatoes

How do you peel your tomatoes? Are you using a Knife? Then you should read this. I have come to realize that a few of my friends and family are peeling tomatoes using a knife. Just in case if there are many people out there who are doing the same thing; here is the...
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Pilipili hoho Stir fry

By Miriam Rose Kinunda
4
August 24, 2009
Pilipili hoho Stir fry

There are ingredients in every culture that would be added in almost every recipe. One of those ingredients for Tanzanians is, sweet peppers, which in Swahili is pilipili hoho. Pilipili hoho add a good flavor in any stew and we Tanzanians love sweet peppers in our stews. I do like to stir fry sweet...
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