Gari Foto I

Ingredients

 * 1) 25 g (1 oz margarine or palm oil 1 medium sized onion
 * 2) chopped 2 fresh tomatoes
 * 3) peeled and chopped 175 g (6 oz) carrots
 * 4) chopped 175 g (6 oz) mushrooms
 * 5) chopped 175 g (6 oz) green peppers
 * 6) chopped 300 ml (1/2 pt) vegetable stock or water hot pepper
 * 7) 100 g (4 oz) gari (gari is a coarse-grained roasted, grated fermented flour, made from cassava and used as a staple food in a similar way to ground rice)

Directions
1 Cook the onion and tomatoes in the margarine or palm oil, stirring until pulpy, in a non-stick saucepan.

2 Add carrots and fry for a few minutes. Stir in the palm oil, then add the mushrooms, green peppers, stock and hot pepper.

3 Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Mix the gari into the sauce in handfuls, stirring constantly until all the liquid is absorbed.

4 Serve hot with a vegetable stew or fish stew.