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Chakalaka

Name: Chakalaka
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: South Africa
Ingredients: 1 Onion; 2 Carrot; 2 Green Bell Pepper; 1 Red bell pepper; 2 Tomato; 1 can Baked Beans (canned); 2 cloves Garlic; 1 piece Ginger; 1 tbsp Curry Powder; 1 tsp Chili powder; 1 tsp Salt; 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil

Side Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Onions, tomatoes, carrots, peppers, and beans simmered spicy with curry — South Africa's essential braai side.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Chakalaka is a spicy vegetable dish said to have begun in the townships around Johannesburg, made by gold-mine workers from canned goods and whatever vegetables they could get. Onions, tomatoes, carrots, and peppers are simmered with curry powder and chili, then baked beans are added. It's eaten with braai meat or pap (maize porridge).

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Soweto backyard, a big pot of chakalaka bubbles beside the braai and is served on plates with pap.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Onion 1
Carrot 2
Green Bell Pepper 2
Red bell pepper 1
Tomato 2
Baked Beans (canned) 1 can
Garlic 2 cloves
Ginger 1 piece
Curry Powder 1 tbsp
Chili powder 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Vegetable Oil 3 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Coarsely chop the onion and green and red peppers and grate the carrot.
Heat oil in a pot, sauté the onion, and add the grated garlic and ginger, curry powder, and chili powder.
Add the peppers and carrot and sauté 5 minutes.
Add the chopped tomatoes and simmer 10 minutes.
Add the baked beans and simmer 5 minutes.
Season with salt; serve warm or cold.

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