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Kachumbari (Tanzanian Tomato Salad)Kachumbari

The fresh, tangy salad served with pilau, nyama choma and chapati across Tanzania. Bright, crunchy and ready in minutes.Kachumbari mbichi na yenye ladha kali inayoliwa na pilau, nyama choma na chapati kote Tanzania. Ni angavu, yenye kukauka na tayari ndani ya dakika chache.

Ready in Tayari baada ya 15 minServes 4Serves 4
Kachumbari (Tanzanian Tomato Salad)

IngredientsViungo

  • 4 ripe tomatoes, finely chopped
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 green chilli, finely chopped
  • 1 small bunch coriander, chopped
  • 3 tbsp Chamamba white table vinegar
  • Salt to taste
  • Nyanya 4 zilizoiva, zilizokatwa vidogo
  • Kitunguu 1 chekundu, kilichokatwa nyembamba
  • Pilipili mbichi 1, iliyokatwa vidogo
  • Mafungu 1 ya giligilani, yaliyokatwa
  • Vijiko 3 vya siki nyeupe ya mezani ya Chamamba
  • Chumvi kiasi

MethodMaelekezo

  1. Soak the sliced onion in a little water for 5 minutes to mellow its bite, then drain.
  2. Combine the tomatoes, onion, chilli and coriander in a bowl.
  3. Add the vinegar and salt and toss gently.
  4. Serve immediately so the vegetables stay crisp.
  1. Loweka kitunguu kilichokatwa kwenye maji kidogo kwa dakika 5 ili kipunguze ukali, kisha chuja.
  2. Changanya nyanya, kitunguu, pilipili na giligilani kwenye bakuli.
  3. Ongeza siki na chumvi, kisha koroga taratibu.
  4. Tumia mara moja ili mboga zibaki nzuri na zenye kukauka.
Tip: Kidokezo: A splash of vinegar in place of lemon gives a sharper, more traditional tang.Siki badala ya ndimu inatoa ladha kali ya kiasili zaidi.