Vegetable Domoda

Domoda is a Gambian peanut stew, which is awesome with chicken or beef but I decided to go veggie this time. It generally involves sweet potato or pumpkin, but the cauliflower is my own addition just because I love cauliflower!

Ingredients (serves 3)
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
250g (approx) sweet potato, peeled and chopped
250g (approx) cauliflower, broken into florets
2 medium tomatoes, diced
3 tbsp tomato puree
1 or more chopped red chillies, according to taste
100g unsweetened peanut butter
1 vegetable stock cube
1 tsp sunflower oil

* heat the oil in a large pan or wok and fry the onion until golden
* add the garlic and tomato and cook for 2 or 3 more minutes
* add the tomato puree, peanut butter and chilli. Stir in to combine then add about 400ml of water and the stock cube
* bring to the boil then add the sweet potato and cauliflower, then reduce heat and simmer from 45 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked
* serve with rice

Nutritional info:
Cal: 363, Fat: 18.9g, Carbs: 35.5g, Protein: 11.7g

Fish Yassa

I recently spent two weeks in Gambia with the school where I work, and I loved the food so I decided to have a go at a bit of Gambian cooking. I used salmon for this recipe because it's what I had in the freezer, but any firm fish would work and chicken yassa is also good.

Ingredients (serves 2)

2 medium onions, sliced
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
4 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp dijon mustard
1/2 tbsp lazy chilli
1 cup water
1 vegetable stock cube
2 salmon fillets

* mix together the onion, garlic, vinegar, lemon, mustard and chilli then add the fish and marinate for at least an hour but preferably longer
* remove the fish from the marinade and grill or griddle until lightly browned
* remove the onions from the marinade and lightly fry until golden brown and softened
* add the marinade to the onions and cook for a couple of minutes, then add the water, stock cube and salmon
* cover and simmer for 20 minutes
* serve with rice

Nutritional info
Cal: 305, Fat: 16.3g, Carbs: 13.0g, Protein: 19.5g