MTORI RECIPE~ BANANA SOUP

Mtori is a banana based soup originated in the foothills of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, the chagga land.

INGREDIENTS FOR MTORI RECIPE

• 1 kg of beef pieces with bones 
• (unripe) Plantain bananas{ndizi bukoba/matoke 8 & mshare/mnyenyere 3}
• 1 large potato(optional)
• 1 large onion, 1 large bell pepper, 1 carrot.
• Blueband/tanbond 3 tablespoon
• Salt to taste  

DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO COOK MTORI

• Put beef pieces in a pot of water (enough water to cover all the meat) and boil until cooked,

 Then remove the meat from heat, remove the meat from soup.

• Peel bananas and chop, cut into pieces and wash
  

• Put a banana in a water pan and salt, Sprinkle onions , carrot and bell pepper and add them to a banana pan.
  
  
• Boil until bananas are tender, Regularly check and stir the plantains to make sure they are tender enough.
• Remove the boiled plantains from heat, then Crush/blend the banana with hand while adding the meat soup, to soften it.
• Add blueband/tanbond while crushing the banana, Add more soup until the desired consistency, Add the meat in mtori.
  

Serve mtori with lime and pepper.