Vegetable and Fruits

Vegetables, fruits, salads, chutney and all recipes with vegetables

Green bananas and ox tail

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March 15, 2012
Green bananas and ox tail

I have added ox tail in this recipe to help create natural flavor instead of using bouillon. Please do not use plantain, use regular green bananas.
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Potatoes in tomato sauce/ Viazi vya nyanya

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May 16, 2011
Potatoes in tomato sauce/ Viazi vya nyanya

Potatoes in tomato sauce (Viazi vya Nyanya), is a common dish in Tanzania and East Africa. Served as a side dish with Meat, but also served for breakfast in some villages.
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Baobab Fruit – Ubuyu

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September 6, 2010
Baobab Fruit – Ubuyu

Some people call baobab a super food, this is because of its high level of nutrients like vitamin C and calcium
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Christmas Recipes / Mapishi ya Noeli

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December 24, 2009
Christmas Recipes / Mapishi ya Noeli

I have put together a pdf of simple recipes from Tanzania that many people will be preparing this weekend back in Tanzania. Traditionaly Pilau is the number one recipe to think of during the holidays. I wish you a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. Click here to get the pdf. Nimetayarisha mapishi ya Noeli katika pdf....
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Kachumbali

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September 29, 2009
Kachumbali

This is the one salad most Tanzanian kids know and love.Traditionally, raw cabbage is used for this dish. However, I prefer to first slightly fry the cabbage in a little extra virgin olive oil before using it in the salad. I have also add extra virgin olive oil. This is a side dish. Ingredients...
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Green Papaya chutney – Achali ya papai bichi

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September 21, 2009
Green Papaya chutney – Achali ya papai bichi

This is very easy to prepare, but please use green papaya. It should not be ripe even a bit. You can find green papaya in any international store in town. If they do not have, please ask them, some stores will be happy to find one for you. Have this with any food but...
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Easiest way to peel tomatoes

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August 30, 2009
Easiest way to peel tomatoes

How do you peel your tomatoes? Are you using a Knife? Then you should read this. I have come to realize that a few of my friends and family are peeling tomatoes using a knife. Just in case if there are many people out there who are doing the same thing; here is the...
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Pilipili hoho Stir fry

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August 24, 2009
Pilipili hoho Stir fry

There are ingredients in every culture that would be added in almost every recipe. One of those ingredients for Tanzanians is, sweet peppers, which in Swahili is pilipili hoho. Pilipili hoho add a good flavor in any stew and we Tanzanians love sweet peppers in our stews. I do like to stir fry sweet...
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