Soha's koftet roz (Egyptian rice meatballs)
Try this popular Egyptian dish – spiced kofta meatballs in a tomato-based sauce – a version of a curry. It's regarded as an epitome of Egyptian comfort food
Lerato's Tanzanian banana curry
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
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- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 red onionfinely chopped
- 4 garlic clovesgrated
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 4 large tomatoesroughly chopped
- 4 green cardamom podsseeds crushed
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 2 tsp mild curry powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 5 medium green bananas or 2 plantains(about 400-500g)
- 400ml full-fat coconut milk
- 300ml vegetable stock(vegan, if needed)
- 400g can chickpeasdrained
- 1 limezested and juiced
- small handful of corianderroughly chopped
- green or red finger chilliessliced
- cooked basmati riceor crusty bread, to serve
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal490
- fat25g
- saturates20g
- carbs51g
- sugars24g
- fibre10ghigh
- protein9g
- salt0.2g
Method
step 1
Heat the coconut oil in a saucepan over a medium heat and cook the onions with a pinch of salt for about 8 mins, or until softened.
step 2
Stir in the garlic, ginger, tomatoes, cardamom and ground spices, and cook for 2 mins more. Add 125ml water and cook for another 2 mins until everything has softened.
step 3
Peel the bananas and chop into 3-4cm chunks. Spoon 4 tbsp of the coconut milk into a small bowl and set aside, then stir the rest into the pan along with half of the vegetable stock, the bananas and chickpeas. Season with salt. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, covered, for 10 mins. Remove the lid and cook for another 10-15 mins, or until the bananas are softened, adding a splash more if needed.
step 4
Stir in the lime zest and juice, then drizzle over the reserved coconut milk and scatter over the coriander and chillies. Serve with basmati rice or crusty bread.
