How to cook traditional Gambian dish: Soupa Kanja | Recipe | My Gambia | My Magazine

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Sunflower seeds provide similar flavor and texture, while peanut butter is more accessible.

fish or meat

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Tofu offers a plant-based protein option, while canned beans are budget-friendly.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil adds health benefits, while canola is often less expensive.

spinach

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Kale offers similar nutrients, while collard greens are often more affordable.

Light the fire.

Put water in the cooking pot and let it boil.

Cut the okra.

Pound the green pepper, hot pepper, logos bean, and spring onion together.

Add the pounded mixture to the boiling water.

Slice the okra and pound it.

Add the pounded okra to the mixture and let it cook.

Remove the bones from the smoked fish and wash the catfish.

Add the catfish to the mixture.

Add seasoning cube, salt, and palm oil to the mixture and mix well.

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