IFTAR | HOW TO PREPARE LAILATUL QADR MEAL | FUTO/CHÈRE WITH MUTTON STEW GAMBIAN STYLE |✨

futo flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Whole wheat flour offers more fiber, while cornmeal is often less expensive.

mutton

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: beef

Chicken is leaner and more widely available, while beef can be more affordable.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Olive oil provides healthier fats, while sunflower oil is often cheaper.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Jalapeño offers a milder heat, while bell pepper is more accessible.

Add salt to the mutton and mix.

Heat vegetable oil in a pot until hot.

Add the mutton to the pot and cook until browned.

Leave the lid off to allow water to dry up.

Blend onions, garlic, bay leaves, and tomatoes together.

Add the blended mixture to the mutton and mix.

Add tomato paste, salt, and black pepper; stir well.

Add water from the blender to the pot and mix.

Cook until everything is well cooked together.

Season the crushed millet meal with salt and black pepper.

Add hot water gradually to the millet meal and mix until the desired consistency is reached.

Add drained butter beans to the millet meal and mix well.

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