Dinner Ramadhan Recipes

Cassava with meat (muhogo rojo/chinyaato)

This is a meal on its own, tangy and if you like spicy you can add more chili powder if you want.

250 grams cassava/muhogo/tapioca (all these different names for one root!) cut into 1 inch pieces

250 grams veal cut into small pieces

2 teaspoons salt

1 tomato chopped

 2 teaspoons ginger-garlic paste

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

1/2 teaspoon chilli powder

1 lemon juice

 200 grams light coconut milk

1/2 cup thick coconut milk

Method-

In a pot add 5 cups water and add the cassava pieces along with 1 teaspoon salt, till it is soft.

While the cassava is boiling , boil the meat with salt, ginger-garlic paste, tomato, chili powder and turmeric till it is tender.

Add the cooked meat into the cassava and give it a good stir. Check salt and add if needed. Add the light coconut milk , stir and cook on low-medium heat, cover leaving about 1/3 of the surface open to avoid spilling. 

After every while keep stirring to avoid it sticking at the bottom of the pot. Add lemon juice , stir and add the thick cocnut milk. Continue cooking for about 10 minutes on low flame.

Serve hot.

Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Do not disdain a good deed, (no matter how small it may seem) even if it is your meeting with your (Muslim) brother with a cheerful face.”