Vegetable

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

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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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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