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Lesotho Chakalaka and Pap-Pap (Vegetable stew with corn meal)
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
Lesotho
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
45
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
Author
International Cuisine
Ingredients
For the pap-pap
300
grams
corn meal or polenta
300
ml
of water
For the chakalaka
2
Tablespoons
vegetable oil
1
carrot
finely chopped
1
onion
finely chopped
2
hot red chilies
finely chopped
1
red bell pepper
finely chopped
2 to
matoes
finely chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
For the pap-pap
Bring the water to boil and add the corn meal or polenta.
Stir constantly until a stiff mixture develops
Leave to simmer for 25 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes to prevent burning.
Serve with chakalaka or any other stew or sauce
For the chakalaka:
Heat the oil and fry the carrots for a few minutes then add in the onions, chilies and bell pepper.
Fry for about 5 minutes more and then add in the tomatoes
Cook until the tomatoes break down and form a stew.
Season with salt and pepper and serve with pap-pap.