I have had a number of requests about Tanzanian food. Here are a few pictures and recipes. I also made a chart with the cost of some foods. |
Vegetables
& Chapati Maji
Use any combination of veggies you like. We used green
beans, peas, carrots, onions, peppers & tomatoes. Sauté in Sunflower oil.
Mix grated tomato and coconut milk (Approx 4:1 ratio). Stir into veggies. Heat
and Serve.
Chapati Maji
1 Cup Flour 1
½ Tsp Sugar 1 ½ Tsp Butter
1 Egg 2/3
Cup Milk Slice Lime, Lemon or Orange plus Zest
Mix Flour, Sugar, Butter, Egg and Milk. Whip
until creamy. Squeeze in slice of fruit and then grate peel and add. Mix
together. Heat medium size pan over Medium heat. Coat with additional butter or
oil. Pour thin layer of batter to cover bottom of pan. Swirl around pan to
evenly spread. Lightly brown both sides. (Makes 4-5)
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Boiled Pumpkin
& Salad
There are several varieties of Pumpkin here that are not
as strong as ours. This is really delicious. Chop Pumpkin and boil 10 minutes
until soft (or fork removes easily)
The salad is one of my favorites and we eat it quite
regularly.
Mix together avocado, onion, cucumber, (tomato, carrot
optional). Drizzle lime juice (to taste) over veggies and serve. The avocados
here are much larger than ours and very popular.
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Pilau Masala
2 Tbsp Sunflower oil 1 Onion 1
Garlic ½ tsp Salt
1 Tbsp Pilau Masala powder Vegetables (Your choice)
We use any combination of peas, green beans, onion,
carrot.
Water Rice
for Two
Heat Sunflower oil. Add Onion & Garlic. When lightly
browned, add ¼ cup water, salt, and Pilau Masala powder. Stir. Add enough water
for rice. Bring to a boil, add rice, cover and cook according to rice
directions. Add vegetables during last 10 minutes of cooking. Use Coffee cup to
scoop and plop on plate. Makes 2 servings. Serve with Chili Pepper Sauce or hot
sauce of your choice.
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Fruit &
Vegetable Salad
Combine Banana, Orange Slices & Cucumber (Avocado can
also be added). I think this would also be good with plain Greek Yogurt mixed
in. Dairy is not common and is very expensive. I can only get yogurt at stores
that cater to muzungus. A single serving container costs about $.65.
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Maize Flour
Chips & Guacamole
½ cup Maize Flour ½
cup Wheat Flour
1 Tsp Sugar I
Tsp Salt I Egg
1 Tsp Butter 2/3-3/4
cup Milk
Mix all ingredients together. Add additional butter or
oil to coat round pan. Pour in half batter. Cook until both sides are brown.
Remove from pan. Repeat. Quarter each piece. Add oil for deep frying. Add as
many pieces as fit and fry until golden brown. Serve with Guacamole. We mashed
avocado, onion, tomato and added lime juice and a dash of chili pepper sauce to
make the guacamole.
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BLENDER DRINKS
Blend any combination of the following 6 fruits (with water
as needed):
Orange juice
Banana
Mango
Passion fruit
Papaya
Avocado
Watermelon juice (by itself) and a little water is incredibly
refreshing.
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These are the bakery treats I bought for Game Night. They
are called Love Bones!
Here is a table
(pun intended) with the cost of some of the food we buy.
*Based on 6-20-14
Exchange Rate of 1680 Tsh to $1.00 USD
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