Djaratankai is a traditional Malian recipe for a classic dish of mutton cooked in a peanut butter base with okra, chillies, bell peppers, onions and garlic. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Malian version of: Djaratankai.
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Ingredients:
1kg mutton (with bones)
200g peanut butter
500g okra
1 hot chilli, sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced into strips
2 onions, peeled and sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 Maggi (or stock) cubes
2 tbsp oil for frying
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
Method:
Wash the okra, remove the stems then slice as thinly as you can.
Heat the oil in a pan, add the mutton and fry until browned. Cover with water, bring to a simmer and cook, covered, for 30 minutes. Now add the onions, okra, chilli, bell pepper and garlic. Crumble in the stock cube, return to a simmer, cover the pan and cook for a further 45 minutes, or until the meat is completely tender.
Mix the peanut butter with a little of the hot stock to form a paste then mix this into the meat mixture. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
Cook, stirring frequently, for a further 15 minutes. Serve hot, accompanied by white rice.
