My favourite Tanzanian Dish - Chipsi Mayayi

 Chipsi Mayayi served with green beans with white onions, mushrooms with garlic and basil, tomato with oregano and a slice of garlic bread

"Chipsi Mayayi" is an omelette made with chips. It is not your typical healthy food due to the method used to make it, but it is sooo delicious! The beauty of omelettes is that you can add many different things to it, and I plan to experiment as I go. Chipsi mayayi is quite common in Tanzania and I learnt of the dish when I visited Tanzania in 2014. It is quite simple to make.

Ingredients:

1 Potato (or ready made oven-baking chips like Aunty Bessie's)
3 eggs
salt
seasoning
olive oil

Method:

1. Bake the chips in the oven until well cooked but not soggy or too sfot

2. Heat up a little bit of oil (2 table spoons max in an 8 inch non-stick pan)

3. Beat the eggs thoroughly and add salt and seasoning

4. Add the chips into the frying pan, making a layer with gaps for the egg to seep through

5. Now add the eggs into the pan, making sure they cover the chips completely

6. Once cooked on one side, turn the omelette over, taking care not to break it. If it breaks, it's not the end of life

7. Let the other side cook for about a minute or two, then serve.

You can garnish your Chipsi Mayayi with anything from cucumbers and ketchup to (as I did), green beans, mushrooms and tomato.

Garnish Ingredients:

1 small packet Green beans
half a white onion, sliced in quarter moons
Handful of mushrooms, sliced
4 cherry tomatoes sliced in half
Oregano
Basil
Garlic clove chopped, or garlic powder
Salt
Aromat seasoning (or All purpose Seasoning)
Oil

Method:

1. Grease a non-stick pan and heat up for a while

2. Place the tomatoes flat side down onto the pan and allow to lightly cook. Sprinkle oregano and salt then turn them over for a minute or two

3. Put the tomatoes in a side bowl or plate and add a drop of oil to the pan if necessary. Add the mushrooms and sprinkle garlic/garlic powder, salt and basil. Let it cook for two minutes or until well cooked. Again, add to a separate side plate or bowl

4. Add a little more oil if necessary, then place the green beans and white onions into the frying pan. sprinkle some salt and seasoning. Stir-fry for about 5 minutes and add basil towards the end.

5. Place the green beans and onion on top of the omelette, followed by the mushrooms, and finally, the tomatoes. 

Bon Appetit