Pap and Chakalaka

Spicy vegetable relish with stiff pap. A Mzansi everyday hero.

Ingredients

• 500 g maize meal
• 1.2 litre water
• 1 onion
• 2 carrots, grated
• 1 green pepper
• 2 tomatoes or 1 tin
• 1 tin (410 g) baked beans
• 2 tsp curry powder
• 1 chilli (optional)
• 2 tbsp oil

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Method

1. Make stiff pap: boil the water, stir in the maize meal in stages and steam for 20 minutes.
2. Fry the onion, pepper and chilli, then add the curry powder.
3. Add the carrot and tomatoes and cook 10 minutes.
4. Stir in the baked beans, heat through and serve with the pap.

Cheaper swaps & tips

• Add cabbage to stretch the chakalaka further.

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