Homemade chakalaka

Homemade chakalaka

Homemade chakalaka

Published Mar 23, 2018

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Ingredients 

3 tbs oil

1 onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed

50g ginger, finely grated

2 green birds eye chillies, de-seeded and chopped

2 tbs mild curry powder

1 green pepper, finely chopped

1 red pepper, finely chopped

1 yellow pepper, finely chopped

5 large carrots, (unpeeled but scrubbed and topped and tailed) grated

2 tbs tomato purée

400g can chopped tomatoes

2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only

400g can baked beans

Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Heat the oil and fry the onion until soft and translucent.

Add the garlic, chillies and half of the ginger; reserve the other half to add right at the end.

Add the curry powder and stir to combine.

Add the peppers and cook for another 2 minutes.

Add the carrots and stir to make sure they are well combined with the other ingredients and coated in the curry powder.

Add in the tomato paste and tomatoes and stir.

Cook for 5-10 minutes until the mixture is well combined and slightly thickened.

Remove from the heat and add the baked beans, fresh thyme and remaining ginger and stir to combine.

Serve hot or cold. 

- Siba Mtongana 

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