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Ebikajjo ebya ttomato (beans in tomato sauce)

A bean stew cooked in a fragrant tomato and onion sauce. It is one of the most common everyday dishes in Uganda, served with rice, matoke or porridge.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Soak the beans overnight, then cook them in water for about 1 hour until tender.
  2. Meanwhile, fry the sliced onions in the oil for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the chopped tomatoes, cumin and chilli, and let them stew for 10 minutes.
  4. Drain the beans, keeping a little of their cooking water.
  5. Pour the beans into the tomato sauce with a little of the cooking water and simmer for 20 minutes.
  6. Season with salt, mash a few beans to thicken the sauce, then serve with rice.

Variations and tips

Quick version. Use drained and rinsed canned red beans, and reduce the sauce cooking time to 15 minutes.

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