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Cassava Leaves Recipe

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Cassava Leaves Recipe With Homemade Curry Sauce has everything you love about vegetarian African cooking.
African Food Cassava Leaves Recipe

Cooking Cassava Stew With Homemade Curry Sauce

African Recipes by Chic African Culture. The cassava leaves recipe is a quick and easy African food meal to make during the weekday. The fragrant eight-spice curry powder recipe adds a unique flavor to the cassava stew dish.

Prep time: 15 min Cook time: 35 min Total time: 50 min

Cassava Stew Ingredients
1 large cassava peeled and diced
3 green bananas cut in half
2 medium carrots, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green pepper seeded and diced
1 large red tomato, diced
1 large green tomato, diced
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons homemade ground curry powder
2 cups coconut milk
Water for boiling

Homemade Curry Powder Spice Recipe
Ingredients
1 teaspoon coriander
1 teaspoon ground caraway
1 teaspoon of black pepper
1 teaspoon of red pepper
6 teaspoons of turmeric
1 teaspoon of cloves
4 teaspoons of cinnamon
1 teaspoon cardamom

Directions for curry spice
Mix well in an airtight container and store in a cool, dry place; do not refrigerate. 

Directions for cassava stew
Cut off both ends of the unpeeled bananas and place them in boiling salted water for 20 minutes. Remove the bananas and discard skins and drain water from the pot. Add lemon juice to water and add the remaining ingredients to a large pot. Simmer for 15 minutes or until bananas and cassava are tender. Serve with fufu.

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