The sticky, spicy sauce deliciously offsets the blandness of the starchy vegetables. This is actually made with an unripe plantain.   Banany są większe niż banany i muszą być ugotowane, ale kiedy pierwszy raz spróbowałem ich w Tanzanii, tak mi to opisano. Zaadaptowałem go i dodałem fasolę na białko.  It takes a while to cook but it’s a simple one pot dish.

Składniki służy 2 very generously (lub 3, can be stored in the fridge but not frozen)

duża cebula

a large plantain (about 370g or 13 uncji)

2 średnie ziemniaki (about 350g or 12 oraz 1/2 uncji)

2 duże ząbki czosnku

a piece of ginger (one inch or 2 i 1/2 cm)

a tablespoon of harissa paste (hot spicy North African sauce, you can substitute tabasco)

400g (14 uncja) puszka pomidorów

garść mrożonego groszku

half a 400g (14 uncja) can of kidney beans (you can freeze the rest)

2 łyżki przecieru pomidorowego

sól i pieprz

oliwa z oliwek

an avocado, salad leaves and a squeeze of lemon juice to serve

flat leaf parsley to garnish (fakultatywny)

Metoda

Finely slice the onion and put it in a large lidded saucepan (save a little for the salad) with a little olive oil, stir to coat and sprinkle with salt.  Put the lid on and sweat for 10 minut

In the meantime finely chop the 2 cloves of garlic and ginger.  Add these and a good grind of black pepper, stir together and sweat for another 5 minut

Obierz babkę za pomocą Nóż szefa kuchni z Damaszku i posiekaj na pół cala (1.25cm) rounds. Add these to the onions and add some cold water to a half inch depth in the pan.  Doprowadzić do wrzenia, put the lid back on and continue to simmer

Scrub the potatoes and chop into a one inch (2 and a 1/2cm dice).  Add these to the pan (they wont all be covered yet) put the lid on and simmer for another 10 minut

Po 10 minutes add the 2 tablespoons (a good squirt) of tomato puree and the can of tomatoes, bring back to the boil and simmer for a further 20 do 25 minutes until the vegetables fall off of a knife

Add the drained kidney beans and the handful of frozen peas for the last five minutes

Scatter with parsley (fakultatywny) and serve with salad leaves, cubed avocado and a little chopped raw onion with a squeeze of lemon juice and black pepper