I invited my family around for a Tanzanian inspired dinner on the 28th December. It was nice to time this one with my brother Craig and his partner Megan in town. I opted for fairly simple dishes, due to myself being a particularly fussy eater, but also because I hosted this after work, so I needed dishes that were quick to make or could be prepped in advance. Thanks to my family for being open to trying my dishes!
After doing a bit of a Google search, I found that roasted meat is very popular in Tanzania, particularly goat meat. So I made Nyama Choma which is a specialty of grilled goat meat. The expression nyama choma means "barbecue meat" in Kiswahili. I managed to source goat meat from a local butcher. The recipe required a number of spices and sherry that I marinated them in overnight. These looked really good once grilled but unfortunately, I did overcook in the oven when keeping them warm whilst I was preparing other food, so they were a bit tougher than I would of hoped. But they still tasted ok and everyone ate theirs.
I also made Chipsi mayai (Swahili for "chips and eggs"). According to Google it is the most popular street food found all over Tanzania. The dish was invented in the streets of Dar es Salaam. In its most basic form, chipsi mayai is a simple potato-eggomelette. This was quite nice, I mean you can't really go too wrong with chips and egg!
For dessert, I struggled to find something easy enough to make, but again in my Google search, I kept coming across recipes with fresh fruit or coconut, so I found this Mango Fruit Tart with Coconut Cream recipe. I wasn't too sure how this was going to taste, so I did buy back-up desserts, just in case. But turns out I didn't need the back-ups as everyone said it tasted nice and my sister even went back for a second piece.
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