Ndizi na Nyama (Plantains with Meat)

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Ndizi na Nyama (Plantains with Meat)

Ndizi na Nyama (Plantains with Meat) is a traditional East African recipe for a classic curry of beef with onions, tomatoes and coconut milk to which plantains are added and cooked. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic East African version of: Plantains with Meat (Ndizi na Nyama).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

25 minutes

Total Time:

45 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Curry Spice Recipes Beef Recipes East-africa Recipes

This is an East African dish, being prepared in Kenya and Tanzania and the name is derived from the Swahili words ndizi (plantains) and Nyama (meat). Nyama is ALSO a Bantu word for 'meat' and is common to much of equatorial Africa.

Ingredients:

250ml water
750g beef cut into 1cm dice
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp curry powder
1 tsp cayenne pepper
3 tbsp cooking oil
2 onions, thinly sliced
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 tbsp tomato paste
250ml coconut milk
1 bay leaf
4 plantains, peeled and sliced

Method:

Bring 250ml water to boil in a large pan or metal casserole then add the meat, salt, black pepper, curry powder and cayenne pepper. While the meat is cooking add the oil to a pan pan and fry the onions for a few minutes, until just softened then add the tomatoes and tomato paste. Cook for at least five minutes, reducing the heat. Finally add the coconut milk and bay leaf. Cover and simmer.

Add the plantains to the meat and cook for ten minutes until the meat is done and the plantains are tender. Now combine the meat and plantains with the fried onion mixture. Stir and cook for two minutes before adjusting the seasoning to taste.

Serve with rice or ugali