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Ndizi na Nyama

Name: Ndizi na Nyama
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Tanzania
Ingredients: 3 (green) Plantain; 400g Beef; 1 Onion; 2 Tomato; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Curry Powder; 200ml Coconut milk; 1 1/2 tsp Salt; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil

Main Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Green bananas stewed with beef, tomato, and coconut milk — home cooking from northern Tanzania.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Ndizi na nyama means 'bananas and meat': green cooking bananas stewed with beef in tomato and coconut milk, a Tanzanian home dish. Bananas are a staple especially for the Chagga people at the foot of Kilimanjaro, and their starchy, fluffy texture is the hallmark.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a farmhouse surrounded by banana groves at the foot of Kilimanjaro, freshly picked green bananas simmer in a pot as dinner is prepared.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Plantain 3 (green)
Beef 400g
Onion 1
Tomato 2
Garlic 2 cloves
Curry Powder 1 tsp
Coconut milk 200ml
Salt 1 1/2 tsp
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the beef into bite-size pieces and simmer in 400ml water for 30 minutes.
Heat oil in a pot, sauté the onion and garlic, then add the tomatoes and curry powder and cook down.
Add the beef with its cooking liquid.
Add the peeled, sliced plantains and simmer 15 minutes.
Add the coconut milk and simmer 10 minutes until the plantains are tender.
Season with salt.

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