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Maharage ya Nazi

Name: Maharage ya Nazi
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Tanzania
Ingredients: 400g (canned) Red kidney beans; 400ml Coconut milk; 1 Onion; 2 Tomato; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Curry Powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric; 1 tsp Salt; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; To taste Cooked rice

Main Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Red kidney beans simmered in coconut milk and tomato — home cooking from coastal Tanzania.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Maharage ya nazi means 'coconut beans': red kidney beans stewed in coconut milk, tomato, and onion, a home dish of coastal Tanzania. True to Swahili coast cooking it uses plenty of coconut, and it's eaten with rice, chapati, or ugali. It's a cheap, nourishing everyday food.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On the porch of a seaside village home, a mother simmers beans in coconut milk in a big pot as children wait with chapati in hand.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Red kidney beans 400g (canned)
Coconut milk 400ml
Onion 1
Tomato 2
Garlic 2 cloves
Curry Powder 1 tsp
Turmeric 1/2 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Cooked rice To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Heat oil in a pot and sauté the chopped onion and garlic.
Add the curry powder and turmeric until fragrant.
Add the chopped tomatoes and cook until they break down.
Add the kidney beans and coconut milk and simmer on low for 20 minutes.
Season with salt.
Serve with rice.

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