Chakalaka

"Recently enjoyed my first meal at a local South African restaurant here in Brooklyn. There we enjoyed this fabulous side dish - a spicy revamped rendition of baked beans. Of course, this sent me in search of a recipe to prepare at home. Found this one on the Internet and plan to try it soon. The original called for three times the amount of oil but I plan to make it as presented."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Fry ginger, garlic, chillis, onions in the oil.
  • Add the leaf masala or curry powder of your choice.
  • Add the tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes.
  • Add peppers and carrots and cook for 10 minutes. Add baked beans and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and add coriander. Check seasoning. Serve with whatever you want, hot or cold.

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  1. This is a FABULOUS recipe Toni - my mum in particular LOVED this, she is a vegetarian and has copied this recipe! I will not pretend that it does take some time to prepare all the vegetables, but the result was amazing - and mum and I had a bottle of wine to keep us company! We lived in Africa for many years and were thrilled to stumble across this VERY authentic African bean recipe - thanks so much! I used olive oil instead of rape/canola oil - everything else was as posted. Made for ZWT4 - photos to follow, still on my camera! Thanks Toni-kins! FT:-)
     
  2. Did tone this down a bit by using the mildest chili pepper I could find, but other than that, all the ingredients were used as listed! Served it with a South American chicken dish I'd prepared & it was a success! Really enjoyed this flavorful bean dish! [Made & reviewed while on tour in Africa with the Zaar World Tour 4]
     
  3. 123 Hit Wonders 2007 ~ We really enjoyed this! Used garam masala in place of masala leaves, used a green pepper only and a red onion. I also fried the peppers with the onions so that they would be cooked properly. The small amount of peppers adds a nice little zing! A very colourful dish with wonderful flavors. Served with Recipe #61414 and Recipe #61962. Thanks toni!
     
  4. not adequate
     
  5. This was the perfect dish for my post-Xmas beans and veg stint.. I made no changes except that I chose the curry powder option for 50g leaves masala. This I enjoyed as a dinner, hot, in a deep bowl, with a splodge of thick greek yoghurt on top. Unreal! ( Made for Zaar Tag ) P.S. how quick is this to whip up too?! : )
     
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  1. This is a FABULOUS recipe Toni - my mum in particular LOVED this, she is a vegetarian and has copied this recipe! I will not pretend that it does take some time to prepare all the vegetables, but the result was amazing - and mum and I had a bottle of wine to keep us company! We lived in Africa for many years and were thrilled to stumble across this VERY authentic African bean recipe - thanks so much! I used olive oil instead of rape/canola oil - everything else was as posted. Made for ZWT4 - photos to follow, still on my camera! Thanks Toni-kins! FT:-)
     
  2. 123 Hit Wonders 2007 ~ We really enjoyed this! Used garam masala in place of masala leaves, used a green pepper only and a red onion. I also fried the peppers with the onions so that they would be cooked properly. The small amount of peppers adds a nice little zing! A very colourful dish with wonderful flavors. Served with Recipe #61414 and Recipe #61962. Thanks toni!
     

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