Mchicha - Tanzanian Spinach & Peanut Curry.

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs spinach
• 1 1/2 ounces peanut butter
• 1 tomato
• 1 onion
• 2 teaspoons curry powder (or paste, your favourite blend!)
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 3 tablespoons ghee or 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 wash the spinach & roughly chop. de-skin the tomato, peel and chop. peel and chop the onion.
• 2 mix the peanut butter with the coconut milk in a jug & set aside.
• 3 heat the ghee . butter over a medium heat in a large frying pan. add the onion, tomato, salt and curry powder / paste and sauté for 5 minutes, or until the onion becomes soft.
• 4 add the spinach, continue cooking for about 15 to 20 minutes, until the spinach is cooked.
• 5 pour the peanut butter and coconut milk mixture into the pan & stir gently to mix.
• 6 simmer, for another 5 minutes, stirring constantly, to ensure that the mixture does not stick to the pot.
• 7 this dish makes a lovely side dish, & can also be eaten with rice, ugali or samp and beans to form a delicious main course.