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"Room for Balance Improvement" (0 - 44)

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"Good Balance" (45 - 69)

This menu has good nutritional balance, but could be even better to help you meet dietary and nutritional recommendations.

"Great Balance" (70 - 100)

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What is the energy content breakdown?

Protein

29.7g / 19%

Carbohydrates

53.5g / 33%

Total fat

33g / 47%

The energy content breakdown shows the amount of the macronutrients (i.e. carbohydrate, protein and fat) contained in one serving of the recipe and their relative contribution (in %) to the total energy content of the serving.

Nutritional Tips

Enjoy this balanced cuisine made with tasty, nutritious, and affordable local ingredients
Did you know that adding vegetables and herbs at the end of cooking helps to retain their vibrant colours, flavour, crunchiness, and important nutrients?
Enjoy your meal with orange, pineapple, pawpaw, or other fruits high in Vitamin C, to help your body use more iron from the meal. #livestrongwithiron
Great News! This dish has a sufficient amount of oil and salt for a balanced and delicious meal, you don’t need to add more!
Smart Nutrition! MAGGI contains iodine to make your dish more nutritious and helps maintain good health for the whole family!

National Family Main course

Stir Fry Palava Sauce

Name: Stir Fry Palava Sauce
Prep time: PM5.00T
Cook time: PM50.00T
Total time: PM55.00T
Cuisine: National
Ingredients: 250 grams Spaghetti; 3 tablespoons Olive Oil; 3 Onion (Chopped); 1 Red bell Pepper; 3 Fresh Tomatoes; 4 Cloves Garlic (Chopped); 2 MAGGI DƐDƐƐDƐ; 1 Big Smoked Fish; 3 bunches Spinach (Kontomire); 2 cups Melon (Pumpkin) Seed powder; 1 tablespoon Black Pepper powder; 1 tablespoon Ginger (Chopped)

55 Min

Intermediate

Recipe Variants

Ingredients

6 Portions

250 g

Spaghetti

3 tbsp

Olive Oil

Onion (Chopped)

Red bell Pepper

Fresh Tomatoes

4 Cloves

Garlic (Chopped)

MAGGI DƐDƐƐDƐ

Smoked Fish (Shredded)

3 bunches

Spinach (Kontomire)

2 cups

Melon (Pumpkin) Seed powder

1 tbsp

Black Pepper powder

1 tbsp

Ginger (Chopped)

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Nutrition Value

Energy

597,39 kcal

Protein

29,66 g

Carbohydrates

53,52 g

Sugars

7,74 g

Fiber

10,2 g

Sodium

973,73 mg

Saturated Fats

5,53 g

Total fat

33,02 g

Information per serving

Step1

10 Min

Cook the spaghetti in water for 10 minutes and keep aside

Step2

5 Min

Cut the tomatoes, red bell pepper , 1 onion into chunks. Roughly blend the vegetable with garlic, ginger and black pepper powder and set aside.

Step3

27 Min

Finely chop the remaining onion. Heat the olive 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, stir and let it simmer for a while. Add the spaghetti and stir.

Step4

13 Min

Mix the melon (pumpkin) seed powder in a little water and pour into the stew. stir and simmer for 10 mins. Finely chop the shredded leaves (kontomire) and let it simmer for 5 minutes

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Cook the spaghetti in water for 10 minutes and keep aside

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Cut the tomatoes, red bell pepper , 1 onion into chunks. Roughly blend the vegetable with garlic, ginger and black pepper powder and set aside.

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Step4 of 4

Mix the melon (pumpkin) seed powder in a little water and pour into the stew. stir and simmer for 10 mins. Finely chop the shredded leaves (kontomire) and let it simmer for 5 minutes