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Chakalaka

Chakalaka is a South African relish and a staple in its cuisine. It uses a lot of vegetables and baked beans to make the perfect spicy-savory side dish.
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Vorbereitungszeit 15 Minuten
Zubereitungszeit 30 Minuten
Gesamtzeit 45 Minuten
Portionen: 3
Gericht: Side Dish
Küche: South African
Ingredients Method Notes

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Aromatics & Vegetables
  • 1 large white onion diced
  • 2 bell peppers diced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 medium chilli sliced
  • 1 (2cm) piece of ginger peeled and minced
  • 3 medium-sized carrots grated
  • 2 large tomatoes diced
Seasoning
  • 2 tablespoon curry powder mild
  • 1 tablespoon chilli see notes 1
  • 2 tablespoon dried thyme
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable powder + splash of water
  • 1 teaspoon South African Six-Gun-spice optional, see notes 2
Other
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 (400g can) baked beans in tomato sauce
  • Salt
  • Black Pepper

Method
 

  1. Season as you cook. Regularly taste, and add salt and pepper during the process to adjust the seasoning.
Aromatics & Vegetables
  1. Cut and prepare the vegetable according to ingredient list. If you have good knife skills, prepare them as you you cook and save yourself some time (see order below)
Cooking
  1. In a large pan, add olive oil and sauté the onion and bell peppers on medium heat. After 5mins, add garlic, ginger, and chilli and continue cooking for 1min.
  2. Add the chilli powder, thyme and half of the curry mix, stir and sauté for 2min.
  3. Mix in the grated carrot, alongs the remaining curry powder. Put on a lid and let it cook for 8-10mins, while occasionally stirring.
  4. Add the tomatoes with vegetable power and the water, and let it cook until the tomatoes are soft and have broken down (7-8mins).
  5. Add the can of beans (with the liquid), and the six-gun-spice. Continue cooking on low heat for 5mins before serving.

Notizen

  1. Substitue for smoked paprika, if you want to reduce the heat level
  2. This is a spice mix, containing Salt, MSG, dried celery and other spices. If you can't find it, I recommend adding a little MSG, Cumin and Smokoed paprika