Tanzania / Main
Ndizi na nyama
Green bananas stewed with beef in coconut milk. A Chagga dish from the slopes of Kilimanjaro.
Ingredients
- Beef, diced600 g
- Green bananas8
- Coconut milk400 ml
- Onions2
- Tomatoes3
- Garlic4 cloves
- Ginger30 g
- Curry powder1 tbsp
- Coriander30 g
- Vegetable oil50 ml
- Salt and pepperto taste
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 6 steps
Brown the beef, add the onion, garlic and ginger and fry until soft.
Add the tomatoes and curry powder and cook five minutes, until the tomatoes break down.
Add water level with the meat, season and stew thirty minutes, covered.
Peel the bananas under running water and cut them into thick rounds.
Add the bananas to the pot and cook twenty minutes, until tender.
Pour in the coconut milk and warm five minutes without letting it boil. Scatter with coriander.

