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African - style Easy Main course

Coconut Oil Palava Sauce

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45 Min
Intermediate

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Nutrition Value

Carbohydrates
19,18 g
Energy
424,94 kcal
Total fat
32,07 g
Fiber
7,38 g
Protein
22,7 g
Saturated Fats
10,17 g
Sodium
934,66 mg
Sugars
5,63 g
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Ingredients

6 Portions

This dish has been optimized for 6 servings. Quantity and times may need to be varied. Here you can find more information about adjusted portion sizes:

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recipe ingredient
3  tbsp
Coconut Oil
3 
small onion for garnishing (optional)
1 
Green Bell Pepper
3 
freshly blended tomatoes (blend without water)
4  Cloves
bulb garlic (10 cloves)
2  tsp
ginger (thumb size)
2 
MAGGI DƐDƐƐDƐ
1 
Dried Smoked Fish (Whole)
3  bunches
Spinach (Kontomire)
2  cups
Pumpkin
1  tbsp
Black Pepper powder
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Instruction

45 Minutes

  • Step1

    5 Min
    Cut the tomatoes, red bell pepper and 1 onion into chunks. Roughly blend the vegetable with garlic, ginger tablespoon of black pepper (Shito) and set aside.

  • Step2

    27 Min
    Finely chop the remaining 2 onions. Heat the coconut oil in a pan and fry the chopped onion. Add the blended vegetables and 2 MAGGI DƐDƐƐDƐ. Stir and bring to boil for 20 minutes. Add the shredded smoked fish when sauce thickens. Stir and bring to simmer a while.

  • Step3

    13 Min
    Mix the melon (pumpkin) seed powder in a little water and pour into the stew then stir and simmer for 10 minutes. Finely chopped the leaves (kontomire) and add to the stew. Let it simmer for 5 minutes.
Coconut Oil Palava Sauce

Step1 of 3

Cut the tomatoes, red bell pepper and 1 onion into chunks. Roughly blend the vegetable with garlic, ginger tablespoon of black pepper (Shito) and set aside.

Coconut Oil Palava Sauce

Step2 of 3

Finely chop the remaining 2 onions. Heat the coconut oil in a pan and fry the chopped onion. Add the blended vegetables and 2 MAGGI DƐDƐƐDƐ. Stir and bring to boil for 20 minutes. Add the shredded smoked fish when sauce thickens. Stir and bring to simmer a while.

Coconut Oil Palava Sauce

Step3 of 3

Mix the melon (pumpkin) seed powder in a little water and pour into the stew then stir and simmer for 10 minutes. Finely chopped the leaves (kontomire) and add to the stew. Let it simmer for 5 minutes.

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