Mchicha

Name: Mchicha
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Tanzanian
Ingredients: 500g amaranth or spinach leaves; 1 cup coconut milk; 1/4 cup ground peanuts; 2 tomatoes, chopped

Mchicha/em-CHEE-chah/

About this dish

Sautéed amaranth greens cooked with coconut milk and peanuts, a common Tanzanian side.

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Ingredients

🥬500g amaranth or spinach leaves

🥥1 cup coconut milk

🥜1/4 cup ground peanuts

🍅2 tomatoes, chopped

Method

Serves 2

Wash and chop the greens.

Sauté onion and tomato until softened.

Add the greens and cook until wilted.

Stir in coconut milk and ground peanuts, simmering until creamy.

Serve with ugali or rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Mchicha is a traditional Tanzanian leafy green dish, often enriched with coconut milk for a mild, creamy flavor.

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