Name: Chakalaka salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Boil
Ingredients: 560 ml water; 1/2 tsp salt; 750 ml maize meal; 10 ml sunflower oil; 1 onion chopped; 1 fresh ginger chopped; 1 green pepper chopped; 5 ml curry powder; 4 tomatoes chopped; 10 ml sugar; lemon juice and black pepper to taste; or; 500 ml Buttermilk low fat, maas

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Ingredients (13)

560 ml	water
1/2 tsp	salt
750 ml	maize meal

for the Chakalaka:

10 ml	sunflower oil
1	onion — chopped
1	fresh ginger — chopped
1	green pepper — chopped
5 ml	curry powder
4	tomatoes — chopped
10 ml	sugar
	lemon juice — and black pepper to taste
	or
500 ml	Buttermilk — low fat, maas

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Method:

Place water and salt in a large pot and bring to the boil. Pour mealie meal into the water, but don’t stir yet. Simmer for 2 minutes, then stir well with a wooden spoon or fork. Reduce the heat.

Cover with a lid and steam over a low heat for 30-40 minutes or until cooked. Stir occasionally to prevent it from burning.

Chakalaka:
Heat oil in a pot and fry onion, ginger and green pepper until soft. Add curry powder, tomatoes and sugar and simmer on a low heat for 20 minutes.

Season with lemon juice and pepper. Serve pap warm or at room temperature with the chakalaka sauce or maas as a side dish.

Recipe provided by Cooking From The Heart.