Vegetarian Kansiyé - Recipe from Guinea (West Africa)

Submitted by Um Safia

"Kansiyé is a stew which is served with rice - this version uses lentils instead of beef. This is a delicious traditional dish in Guinea & is easy to make. Time to make doesn't include soaking time. Posted for ZWT 4."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 8 ounces green lentils
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon thyme
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 1⁄2 cups water
• 1 vegetable stock cube
• 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• 1⁄8 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• cooked rice, to serve

directions

1. Soak lentils in plenty of cold water for at least 2 hours. Rinse & drain,.
2. Brown onion, salt, pepper, thyme, garlic, parsley and clove.
3. Combine tomato sauce and 1 cup water with the stock cube, add to lentils mixture and stir well. Dilute peanut butter in remaining cup of water and add to mixture.
4. Add bicarb of soda & cook in a covered pan, over medium heat for 1 hour, or until lentils are soft. You may need to add a little extra water / stock.
5. Serve hot over the cooked rice.

Reviews

[windhorse23]

Ididn't have the highest hopes for this recipe but wanted to try it as I'm on my own ZWT. It was very easy to make and quite tasty. I did find it stuck to the bottom of the pan--I must have had the heat too high--so a lower temp or nonstick pan would help. Didn't know if I should cook it covered or not, but did cover it. The recipe didn't specify when to add the baking soda or the vegetable stock cube, so I left them out. And I didn't think it needed to be served over rice. It was fine just plain. I might consider adding some crushed red pepper next time.