Kitawa

Name: Kitawa
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Tanzanie
Ingredients: 800 g peeled green cooking bananas; 500 g plain yogurt made from pasteurised milk; 400 ml water, plus a little if needed; 10 ml oil; 2 g salt

🍌 Green cooking bananas mashed and softened with plain yogurt after cooking.

Ingredients

800 g peeled green cooking bananas
500 g plain yogurt made from pasteurised milk
400 ml water, plus a little if needed
10 ml oil
2 g salt

Preparation

Peel bananas, cut into 2 cm slices and place in a saucepan with 400 ml water, oil and salt.

Bring to a boil, partly cover and simmer about 25 minutes, stirring and adding a little water if needed, until slices mash easily without a hard centre.

Remove from heat and mash with remaining liquid. Cool 10 minutes, then gradually mix in 500 g plain yogurt until soft

do not bring back to a strong boil.

Divide into 4 portions and serve lukewarm. Contains milk and no added sugar or honey. Use ready-to-eat yogurt, not milk fermented at home.