Side dishes
Chakalaka

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Spicy vegetables from South African township cooking – colourful, punchy and the perfect partner for braai and grilled meat.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 10 minutes
- Cooking time: approx. 20 minutes
- Total: approx. 30 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 160 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 8.1 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 24.1 g
- Fat
- ≈ 0.9 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 2 onions · ≈ 200.0 g
- 2 bell peppers · ≈ 300.0 g
- 2 carrots · ≈ 160.0 g
- 1 can beans · ≈ 240 g
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 2 onions
- 2 bell peppers
- 2 carrots
- 1 can beans
- 400 g tomatoes
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- chilli to taste
Instructions
- Dice the vegetables.
- Fry the onions.
- Add the remaining vegetables.
- Stir in the spices.
- Add the tomatoes.
- Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Fold in the beans.





