Spicy Plantains (Matoke) and Potatoes
Green bananas or plantains are available throughout Kenya and make delicious dishes. They are sold in supermarkets and local green grocers.
There are two ways that you can use to peel them:
i) hold each piece and start peeling with knife from top to bottom or,
ii) cut off both ends then cut along the skin of each piece. Peel off the skin as though a ripe banana.
Add the peeled pieces to clean water and wash.
Plantains can be cooked separately and served with stew or cooked as one dish with other ingredients including potatoes. If you prefer to cook them separately, simply put them in a saucepan, add water and salt then bring to a boil till tender. You can check whether they are cooked by piercing with a fork. Once done remove and serve with a side dish/stew.
If,however you want to prepare as one dish, follow this method:
Ingredients:
- Peeled plantains
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 chopped bell pepper
- Peeled potatoes
- Tomatoes
- Dania/coriander
- Crushed garlic (optional)
- Cooking oil
- Salt
- Royco/curry powder
- Ground dhana jeera (tumeric, coriander & cumin seeds)
Procedure:
1. Add cooking oil and chooped onions to sauce pan (sufuria) and cook till tender.
2. Add the chopped bell pepper and garlic and cook for a further three minutes.
3. Add potatoes and cook for about five minutes.
4. Add the tomatoes and dania/coriander, stirring to prevent the potatoes from sticking to the sufuria.
5. Add ground dhana jeera or a mixture of ground tumeric, coriander and cumin seeds. Amount to add depends on how spicy you want the dish to be.
6. Once the tomatoes are cooked, add 1 1/2 cups of water for the amount of green bananas showed above. Bring to a boil.
7. Pour in the plantains then add salt and the royco/curry powder.
8. Continue boiling then reduce heat and simmer when nearly cooked.
9. Serve.
That is indeed an easy way to peel them especially if you intend to cook them separately with stew.
Found an easier way to peel matoke,boil with skin for 10mins
Add the meat after the onions and cook on medium heat until done, then add the garlic & bell pepper.
I am definitely making this dish for my girlfriends. So if someone wants to add some meat, where does it go?
what if I have meat and want to add it to the mix when does it come in?
I will try this kesho.
will try today for dinner with either beef or chicken stew
Chapo, spaghetti or boiled rice
accompaaniment??
cooking that tonight..
Thank God for Kenyan Cook
Okay Aina, noted. But either can be used for this recipe, so be sure to try it. Enjoy your lunch.
Hi. Green bananas aren't plantains (check wiki). But thanks for the recipient, making matokes for lunch tomorrow!
Aina
this is really an amazing recipe.let me try it out
This was one of my favorite dishes when in Nairobi last month. I'll be entertaining soon and was happy to find the recipe!
where does ground nuts powder come in if i want the nutty taste