How to prepare fried matoke

Having meat on your everyday meal plan can be costly in this economy.

But that does not mean you cannot enjoy a nice home-cooked meal without breaking a leg.

Matoke is a dish you love or you know someone who loves them.

It can be cooked in several ways. However, fried matoke can be very tasty.

Ingredients

Green bananas from the market

Onions

Vegetable oil

Dhania (Corriander)

Potatoes (Optional)

Salt

Royco cubes (optional)

Curry powder or beef masala

Tomatoes – 2 or 4

Bell peper (pili pili hoho ) – optional

Cayenne or chilli ( if you love your food spicy )

Preparation

Step 1

Peel your green bananas, and potatoes.

Cut each green banana into two halves. For the potatoes, cut them into 4 pieces each.

Wash your bananas, and potatoes and bring them to boil with water.

They should be cooked just enough.

Step 2

In a pan or sufuria, pour oil and let it become hot before frying the cooked bananas (matoke).

Fry them just enough, they should not be too crunchy or dried out like fries.

Step 3

Cut dhania and separate the dhania stalks and leaves.

Cut the dhania leaves and the dhania stalks into two different containers.

Step 4

In a clean sufuria, add oil and cut onion (cubes preferably) and fry till golden brown. Add the dhania stalks. Fry cooked onions and dhania stalks on low heat for 1 minute.

Step 5

Add grated tomatoes to the cooked dhania stalks and onion.

Step 6

Once the tomatoes are cooked, add the matoke and potatoes.

Add some water and bring the mixture to a boil.

NB: To have a thick mixture, add just a little water.

Step 7

Spice your food as desired, if you are using Royco cubes, salt is optional. Mix the mixture to distribute the spices evenly.

Let it simmer for 5 minutes on low heat.

Step 8

Serve with your preferred greens and avocado.

Enjoy.