Ugandan recipe
How to make Katogo
Buganda and western Uganda, now all over the country
A one-pot breakfast of chopped green matooke cooked in a tomato and onion sauce, usually with beans, offal, meat or groundnuts. Once thought of as a poor man's food, it is now loved by everyone.
Ingredients
- 500 g peeled green cooking bananas (matooke) or green plantains, cut into chunks
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 3 tomatoes, grated or chopped
- 1 teaspoon curry powder, 1 teaspoon ground cumin and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 400 g tin of beans, drained and rinsed
- About 500 ml water, salt and fresh coriander
Method
- Fry the onion in the oil until lightly browned, then add the pepper and tomatoes with a little salt and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the banana chunks and stir for a minute.
- Pour in the water, cover and cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes, until the bananas are almost soft.
- Stir in the spices and the beans and simmer for 10 minutes more, until the bananas are tender and the sauce is thick.
- Serve hot, scattered with coriander.
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