Domoda Arigato, Mr. Roboto

NATIONAL DISH OF THE GAMBIA - Domoda

So apparently a lot of African countries have variations on a groundnut (or peanut) stew that they call their own. As you well know I have already made Chadian Peanut and Squash Stew, and with my second foray into African cuisine I find myself making another stew with peanuts as the core ingredient. Although this recipe uses peanuts in their most delicious form: PEANUT BUTTER!

Here at The GGJ we worship at the altar of Peanut Butter, sacrificing for our deity scrumptious treats such as PB & J sandwiches, Peanut Butter Macarons and our personal favourtie Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. In fact peanut butter is beloved so much that during the Idol Cooking Competition with The Molefaces one of the Ladies made Chocolate Spiders , however made the cardinal mistake of excluding the crucial ingredient of peanut butter. Travesty I hear you say! How dare she you cry! She's a witch, BURN HER you shout! Well that last one may be a bit far, but we gave her the next best thing: NEGATIVE POINTS. This calamity is still ridiculed by The Molefaces for the fear that it never happens again.

And it was with my great pleasure that I attempted to cook Gambian Domoda.

So enjoy, or as they say in The Gambia, Enjoy!   (It's funny that the first country I cook with English as the official language is in Africa)





Here's the Gambian recipe in all it's glory:
http://www.accessgambia.com/information/domoda-peanut-stew.html

Difficulty:       4 

Appearance:  3 

Taste:             4 

TOTAL:        11

Once again not a difficult dish to make, basically chop, stew and serve.

The peanut butter, pumpkin and tomato paste give the stew a rich orange-brown colour, whilst also giving the stew great textures. This is contrasted with the clean white of the rice.

The domoda might have been a bit watery, but I used a slotted spoon so it was mainly the thick ingredients. It tasted amazing, and was very similar to a peanut satay. Which on reflection is not that surprising since they share similar ingredients. I must say that if any more African stews are similar to this then bring them on, for the domoda was so fragrant and delectable. And we all know who was responsible for this: PEANUT BUTTER!