Sudanese Beef & Potato Stew! Dama be Potaatas!

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Olive oil offers healthier fats while sunflower oil is often more affordable.

green chili

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Jalapeño provides similar heat, while bell pepper is milder and less expensive.

bay leaves

💰Cheaper: dried thyme

Dried thyme can mimic the aromatic qualities of bay leaves.

coriander

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: cilantro

Parsley offers a fresh flavor, while cilantro is often used in similar dishes.

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and add red potatoes, cooking until golden brown.

Remove the potatoes from the pan and set aside.

In a pot, add chopped onions and cook until reduced by half.

Add water to the onions and cover, cooking for about 10 minutes until the water reduces.

Blend half of the cooked onions in a food processor and add back to the pot.

Add chopped tomatoes and bring to medium heat.

Add 300 grams of beef and half of a green bell pepper, along with a teaspoon of cinnamon, a teaspoon of cardamom, and a teaspoon of salt, stirring well.

Cover and cook for three minutes.

Add four tablespoons of tomato paste and three cups of water, stirring to combine.

Add the previously cooked potatoes to the pot and cover, bringing to a simmer for ten minutes.

Make Sudanese flatbread by mixing flour, water, baking powder, and salt, then cooking on a frying pan until browned.

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