date: 2020-08-27T09:39:58.418Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/7dee2933d607d381/751x532cq70/matoki-plantain-ugandan-style-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/7dee2933d607d381/751x532cq70/matoki-plantain-ugandan-style-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/7dee2933d607d381/751x532cq70/matoki-plantain-ugandan-style-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Ruth Dennis ratingvalue: 4.4 reviewcount: 20375 recipeingredient: - "6 matoki plantain" - "1 cup peanuts" - "2 medium onions" - "1 cup chopped tomatoes" - "1 teaspoon ginger paste" - "1 teaspoon garlic paste" - "1 teaspoon chilli paste" - "to taste Salt" - "2 tablespoon butter or ghee" - "1 teaspoon cumin seeds" - "1 teaspoon turmeric powder" - "1 tablespoon chilli powder" - "1/2 lemon juice" - "1 teaspoon sugar optional" - "1 tablespoon butter" - " Coriander to garnish" recipeinstructions: - "Cut the tips of matoki and make a slit in the middle. Rub all matoki with oil and steam it. If using pressure cooker let it cook until 5 whistles." - "While the matoki is being steamed prepare the tempering. In a food processor add peanuts, onions and tomatoes and make a smooth paste. In a pan heat the ghee and add cumin seeds. Once done add the paste and keep stirring. Add ginger, garlic and chilli paste. Let it cook for a minute or so. Now add salt, turmeric, chilli powder, lemon juice and sugar. Stir thoroughly and add 2 cups of water. Cover and let it cook for 6 minutes on low flame or until the ghee leaves sides." - "Once the matoki is steamed remove skin and mash it straight away as it can become hard. Add it to the tempered sauce and stir in thoroughly. Let it cook another 2 or 3 minutes on low heat. Remove in serving dish and add a knob of butter and garnish it with coriander. Enjoy your matoki with bread or naan." - "" categories: - Recipe tags: - matoki - plantain - ugandan katakunci: matoki plantain ugandan nutrition: 201 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT30M" cooktime: "PT50M" recipeyield: "4" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a special dish, matoki (plantain) ugandan style. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious. Peel the plantains, cut into cubes, sprinkle with lemon juice, and set aside. Heat oil in a large pan. Fry the Onion, tomatoes, green pepper, hot pepper, and garlic together. Plantains appear similar to bananas, but whereas bananas are sweet, soft, edible fruit, plantains are hard and require cooking. Matoki (plantain) Ugandan style is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it's quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Matoki (plantain) Ugandan style is something which I've loved my whole life. To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have matoki (plantain) ugandan style using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Matoki (plantain) Ugandan style: 1. Make ready 6 matoki (plantain) 1. Take 1 cup peanuts 1. Make ready 2 medium onions 1. Take 1 cup chopped tomatoes 1. Get 1 teaspoon ginger paste 1. Take 1 teaspoon garlic paste 1. Make ready 1 teaspoon chilli paste 1. Take to taste Salt 1. Get 2 tablespoon butter or ghee 1. Get 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1. Make ready 1 teaspoon turmeric powder 1. Take 1 tablespoon chilli powder 1. Prepare 1/2 lemon juice 1. Get 1 teaspoon sugar (optional) 1. Prepare 1 tablespoon butter 1. Take Coriander to garnish Matoke is also the name given to a delicious, rib-sticking plantain stew that is a Ugandan national dish. Versions of matoke, also known as matooke, are served in Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. If you use green bananas for this dish, make sure they are very green. Lightly green bananas that you find in your typical supermarket won't work. ##### Steps to make Matoki (plantain) Ugandan style: 1. Cut the tips of matoki and make a slit in the middle. Rub all matoki with oil and steam it. If using pressure cooker let it cook until 5 whistles. 1. While the matoki is being steamed prepare the tempering. In a food processor add peanuts, onions and tomatoes and make a smooth paste. - In a pan heat the ghee and add cumin seeds. Once done add the paste and keep stirring. Add ginger, garlic and chilli paste. Let it cook for a minute or so. Now add salt, turmeric, chilli powder, lemon juice and sugar. Stir thoroughly and add 2 cups of water. Cover and let it cook for 6 minutes on low flame or until the ghee leaves sides. 1. Once the matoki is steamed remove skin and mash it straight away as it can become hard. Add it to the tempered sauce and stir in thoroughly. Let it cook another 2 or 3 minutes on low heat. - Remove in serving dish and add a knob of butter and garnish it with coriander. - Enjoy your matoki with bread or naan. 1. If you use green bananas for this dish, make sure they are very green. Lightly green bananas that you find in your typical supermarket won't work. Plantains without Ground Nut Sauce Peel your plantains, and then crosscut them into small chunks, wash them and then set aside. Add vegan butter or cooking oil in to a pan and fry the tomatoes, onion, and garlic together, stirring. Drain, add optional ingredients, then mash the plantains. So that is going to wrap this up with this special food matoki (plantain) ugandan style recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I'm sure that you will make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. 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