Bean Stew

Featured Guest: Philippa from Uganda 

Ingredients:

• 2 cups fresh beans (or if unavailable dry beans)
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• I onion – chopped
• A clove of garlic
• 2 or 3 tomatoes grated (or soaked in boiling water for 5 minutes, peeled and then chopped)
• Green pepper
• Curry powder and salt to taste
• 1 or 2 sweet potatoes

Method:

1. If you are using dry beans soak them overnight.
2. Boil the beans until they are soft on medium heat.
3. Heat the oil in a pan.  Fry the onions until they are golden brown, add the garlic, and a teaspoon of curry powder (or as much as you want) and fry for about a minute.
4. Add the tomatoes, green peppers and the beans, and the salt to taste.
5. Simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes.

This can be served with Sweet Potatoes, Cassava, Plantains, Rice, Irish Potatoes, or Ugali/Pap/Mealie Meal (Maize Meal).

Sweet potatoes

Ingredients:

• 1 or 2 Sweet potatoes

Peel the potatoes and boil or steam or bake until they are soft.

Serve with Bean Stew.