Mbaazi za nazi

Name: Mbaazi za nazi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Tanzanie
Ingredients: 600 g cooked pigeon peas, rinsed and drained; 300 ml unsweetened coconut milk; 120 g onion; 10 g garlic; 10 ml oil; 150 ml water; 1 g turmeric; 1 whole small green chilli, optional; 3 g salt

🥥 Tender pigeon peas in coconut milk with onion and a little turmeric.

Ingredients

600 g cooked pigeon peas, rinsed and drained
300 ml unsweetened coconut milk
120 g onion
10 g garlic
10 ml oil
150 ml water
1 g turmeric
1 whole small green chilli, optional
3 g salt

Preparation

Confirm peas are already cooked

rinse, drain and weigh 600 g. Chop onion and garlic.

Soften onion in oil for 6 minutes. Add garlic and turmeric for 1 minute. Add peas, 150 ml water, salt and optional whole chilli

simmer 8 minutes.

Stir in coconut milk and cook gently 10 minutes, stirring the bottom. Mash one spoonful of peas if extra thickening is needed

keep most intact.

Remove chilli if used, rest 5 minutes and divide into 4 side portions. Serve chapati or mandazi separately

sides are excluded from nutrition.