Groundnut paste stewed with tomato, lamb or beef and root vegetables until glossy and thick. Eaten across the Sahel and one of the gentlest introductions to West African food.
- Heat
- Gentle heat
- Kind of dish
- Soups & stews
- Usually made with
- lamb
- New to the food?
- Good place to start
What’s in it
- Groundnut paste
- Tomatoes
- Lamb or beef
- Onions
- Carrots, cassava or sweet potato
- Hot pepper
The usual main ingredients. Each kitchen cooks it its own way and says what its version contains.
Usually
- Gluten-free
- Halal-friendly
How a particular kitchen makes it is theirs to say. Every dish on mamaPut carries the cook’s own answer, and allergies are worth asking them about directly.