You are most welcome Joyce. Well, it can be a sword and a shield really. Cos remember it’s more of tomatoes and when you cook tomatoes for long it becomes sweeter and last longer but you can lose the nutrients. When you choose to cook it for less you keep some of the nutrients but then you will miss out on that very sweet and intense flavour. So if you want to enjoy this very delicious stew dea then the way to go is this process. Hope this helps a bit. 🙏🏾🤗
So because of the amount of time needed to fry this stew, if you don’t add the water, the stew will burn and you will not get the desired brownish Zongo stew colour. I hope this helps.
Just came across your channel and subscribed. Keep it coming. Love your responses. I pray this channel grows 🙏 Quick question...does the curry powder have to be as much in the steaming of meat? I realized also that speech was quite hurried.. Your new subie ✌️
Hi Mimi, for some reason your comment was withheld by UA-cam and I just saw it. Thanks so much for your kind words and prayers. No, so like for 1 kilo of meat just add 1 tsp. Yeah, the hurried speech dea, I try to manage it on voiceovers but that’s how I speak, I guess a bid to avoid stammering. Well noted and thanks 🙏🏾
Thanks for sharing. I havent had Zongo stew in ages.... but with this recipe i will try see if that happens. Also, viewers should know that, measurements are not a thing in the Ghanaian kitchen. Eye Ball and cook, thats all you need. :)
Thanks for watching dear. You are so right, we’ve been doing eye balling saaa plus try and error 😂🤦🏾♀️ I’m sure your will love this stew, it’s always a hit. 🙏🏾
Exactly why I create content like these to help many who loved these dishes but have no clue how to make them. 42 years is a very long time, I suggest you try your hands on it and enjoy some before you go back home. Thanks so much for watching and comment 🙏🏾
Please bring my waakye stew wai..use the backdoor when u get here, the door is open! Eyi di, papabi oooo! Kw3 dzee shwemo! Mingbo eee eii. Lol. I'm here smelling my hands like u said oooo! Eiiii...Hahaha Love u name!😘
Heeerrh charlie!!!! Gh dey bee.. imagine using dat stew for jollof 😘 Like how will our Nigerians claim dema jollof dey bee pass wanna own. The problem I have always had with dat Gh-9ja jollof war is who the hell represents us all de time to make dem have dat guts to claim supremacy... Ghanaian foods? Best in the world, walahi 👌👌
As mentioned I purely did that cos my blender can’t blend smoothly if there’s too much liquid. If your blender can do the job without hassle then no need to stain dear. Thanks for watching and for taking time to seek clarification, much appreciated🙏🏾
You can blend it with the tomatoes but I usually put them in like that just before I add the tomatoes, but then mine is a bit crushed so not so big in size. Hope this helps and thanks for watching 🙏🏾
Awww, it’s Zongo stew oooo so it doesn’t take make to make koraa. The only thing that could be expensive is the meat esp in this recent economic crisis but you can use chicken, turkey etc. otherwise it’s very cheap to make. Thanks for watching dear🙏🏾
I tried this recipe it came out so delicious 😋 but I suffered 🤣🤣I messed up everywhere and I had hard time battling with the splashing tomatoes from the pot on fire 🔥🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Eiii!’n Dhatgirl!!! The splatter dea don’t go there ooo. It’s so delicious but the splatter can be annoying but if you put it on low heat you should be fine and a splatter guard can help. Thanks for trying and the feedback, much appreciated 🙏🏾
@@bezalea mummy please I have checked your page but I haven’t found the baked ingredients yet, please can you help me after baking my ingredients do I still cook it before making the stew
Yes Maame, I’ve not posted that video yet, but I will soon. I’m the meantime after you bake your ingredients you have to cook again it just as normal. So using this recipe as a frame of reference, baking the veggies is in place of boiling them as I did. So following this recipe except you will bake your veggies. I hope I’m making sense. Please do let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks Maame🙏🏾
Okay, but for the benefit of other viewers can you please enlighten us on why it’s not Zongo stew and also what in your opinion consider to be Zongo stew? I look forward to your response. 🙏🏾
@@bezalea your cooking methods are very innovative but this in particular isn't "ZONGO STEW" .I'm a 100% zongo muslim woman and this is not how its done.. it may be your recipe for a dish but 1. we never never ever put dawadawa in stew 2.for perfect zongo stew,We dont blend tomatoes, we cut no matter the quantity.. thank you
Thank you very much for getting back to me on this one. Thank you for telling me your background and your experience, I do appreciate it. I believe this is your first time of coming across my video/channel and you don’t follow me so you are not aware of my background. I am also a 100% zongo non-muslim girl, born and bread in Mamobi/Nima. I was named after my grand aunt Samiratu Sinare, who is also 100% zongo muslim woman. Growing up, I was champion ‘galavanter’. I’d roam the whole area visit friend after friend and 99% of my friends were 100% zongo muslims and from my experiences with each of them, I find that each one of them, depending on the tribe they are from would cook differently. Mariama would cut lots of tomatoes and onions and add Maggie and dawadawa to her stews and soups. Where as Wasila and Asana added no dawadawa but would cut up less onions and tomatoes for their stew. Zinabu who lived in a mansion, would blend her tomatoes and us dawadawa if available, all for the same zongo stew. Sister Asana cooked Waakye at her house at Mamobi and sold it at Osu. She would send her sisters, who were my friends to the nikanika to blend all the tomatoes and onions and peppers to make her Waakye stew, sometimes, she’d scoop some of the tomatoes to cook her stew for supper. Sister Afuse, Emayor and their mother Berle, would send the kids to blend the tomatoes and onions at the nikanika for their Waakye stew and the stew for sunna/sanla etc. Berle, would add dawadawa to her stews and soups too. Time would not permit me to tell you about other experiences at my grand auntie’s house. So what I’m trying to say is that one can not categorical claim one group of people do things the same. Everyone also have their experiences and I have mine and I share mine not from a vacuum though and if they don’t fit with what you know does not necessarily mean its wrong. i do however try and find other ways to make these recipes easier for my viewers. Thank you and thanks for watching. Hope you do subscribe cos I might take you on your way of making the stew and make some. 🙏🏾🤗
Bringing my white rice, awesome share
❤ you have a great sense of humour. I love the comments you make.
Thank you very much Claudia 🙏🏾
Finally, the Almighty Zongo Sanla stew. 😋 Yummy!
Thanks Kwame, I’m m really honoured to be able to bring y’all this recipe 🙏🏾🤗
The way you dissolved the spices what a genius tip! One I will pass down to my children and grandchildren. 🤌🏾 Thank you love! 😃♥️♥️♥️♥️🙌🏾
Amazing, I’m glad you find this tip useful and glad it’s going down generations. Thanks for watching🙏🏾❤️
Delicious 😋
I’m definitely going to prepare my stew this way henceforth
I always wonder how Muslims prepare their stew then I chanced on this video
Thanks sis 🥰😘🙏
Ikr? The secret is now out🤗 and you will love this recipe. thanks so much for watching🙏🏾
Aunty oke, just subscribe to your channel. The love of God Jehova you show melt my heart. May the Lord Bless you and your family. Love you❤️❤️❤️
Awww 😊 thanks so much. May God bless you and your family too🙏🏾❤️
I love your recipes.
Thank you so much 😊🙏🏾
Waakye all the way,our Ghana 🇬🇭 authentic waakye stew papabi👍
Thanks 🙏🏾
The voice over alone😍😀😀,the stew looks very good
Hehehehe thanks for watching dear🙏🏾
I love the Stew looks so delicious especially the colour
Great. Thanks 🙏🏾
Some great tips here.
This was boiling hot 🔥. Nicely done 😍
One thing i like about this channel, you always get to learn something new. The bicarbonate of soda though.
Yeah, it does help with the splatter, I really find it useful paa. Thanks Sandra. 🙏🏾
Thank you so much!
But am always thinking about the nutritionist in the vegetables for long cooking hmmm
You are most welcome Joyce. Well, it can be a sword and a shield really. Cos remember it’s more of tomatoes and when you cook tomatoes for long it becomes sweeter and last longer but you can lose the nutrients. When you choose to cook it for less you keep some of the nutrients but then you will miss out on that very sweet and intense flavour. So if you want to enjoy this very delicious stew dea then the way to go is this process. Hope this helps a bit. 🙏🏾🤗
God bless u for sharing
These are some of the recipes that encourages the lazy like me to cook
I love this
God bless you too my sister. I’m glad you’ve been inspired and encouraged to cook. Thanks so much for watching. 🙏🏾
I love how you mixed your Spices 🥰🥰
This method will truly prevent lumps
Thanks Amy for watching, much appreciated 🙏🏾🤗
Imagine using this stew for jollof 😍
Arh my sister, you are talking plenty mpo, I’ve done it dedaada, will sharing it soon and yes you can only imagine hehe. Thanks for watching dear🙏🏾🤗
Yes oo
Don’t go there
Awww hajia, l remember the real zongo stew from cowlane,accra. Thanks very much for the recipe
Arh my brother, you know things paa, this Nii dea it’s like I know you paa😂😂
Yum yum the stew looks so good. You made mention of adding water to the stew. What does it do to it. Thanks
So because of the amount of time needed to fry this stew, if you don’t add the water, the stew will burn and you will not get the desired brownish Zongo stew colour. I hope this helps.
@@bezalea Oooooohh okay, I now understand great. I'm from oseikrom (kumasi) Ghana. Thanks so much will try it today.
Na gode ♥️
Awww! Baa godia Nana🙏🏾
This look delicious .
🙏🏾🤗
Thank you sisi🤗🥰what beautiful clean food/ recipe. Perfect beef stew for canning ☺️.
Thank you so much dear 🙏🏾🤗
Just came across your channel and subscribed. Keep it coming.
Love your responses. I pray this channel grows 🙏
Quick question...does the curry powder have to be as much in the steaming of meat?
I realized also that speech was quite hurried..
Your new subie ✌️
Hi Mimi, for some reason your comment was withheld by UA-cam and I just saw it.
Thanks so much for your kind words and prayers.
No, so like for 1 kilo of meat just add 1 tsp.
Yeah, the hurried speech dea, I try to manage it on voiceovers but that’s how I speak, I guess a bid to avoid stammering. Well noted and thanks 🙏🏾
@@bezalea you're absolutely kind and talented. God bless and increase you ❤️❤️
GOOD
I love love love you Sis, please how many times do you add water, I only saw it once . And was it just a cup or two please ?
Awww Christine, thank you so much ❤️
I added 1 litre of water 3- 4 times, minimum 3. Hope this helps. 🙏🏾
Well done
Thank you 🙏🏾
Who else noticed the washing of the blender and adding it to the stew. I call this mathematics and entertainment stew.Good job, sis.
You are so right dear, nothing goes to waste oooo😄 thanks for watching 🙏🏾
Bravo 👏 sis. Looks really good. Thank you so much 😊 really appreciate you. Have a bless day.
You most welcome dear and thanks a lot. You have a blessed day too🤗
This stew belongs in my house oo Hajia. Kaish
Me nor I can see your name written on it. 😂
@@bezalea 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for sharing. I havent had Zongo stew in ages.... but with this recipe i will try see if that happens. Also, viewers should know that, measurements are not a thing in the Ghanaian kitchen. Eye Ball and cook, thats all you need. :)
Thanks for watching dear. You are so right, we’ve been doing eye balling saaa plus try and error 😂🤦🏾♀️
I’m sure your will love this stew, it’s always a hit. 🙏🏾
Marie mama stew paaa thank you for sharing
You most welcome 🙏🏾
42 years no authentic dish like this
WoW! Thanks 🙏🏾
@@bezalea out of Ghana for 42 years so real Ghanaian authentic dish like this has been far away from me.
Hoping to visit Ghana to eat the real deal 😀
Exactly why I create content like these to help many who loved these dishes but have no clue how to make them. 42 years is a very long time, I suggest you try your hands on it and enjoy some before you go back home. Thanks so much for watching and comment 🙏🏾
Beautiful 💕😘🙌
Thanks sis🙏🏾
The secret is finally out😋😋
This stew get sub from me 👍🏾
It’s finally out 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 thanks for watching Precious 🙏🏾
We need some of your spices oooh
Will send some to you wai🤗
@@bezalea mate
Thanks alot.
You are most welcome 🤗
Hajia na taste na lye
Please bring my waakye stew wai..use the backdoor when u get here, the door is open! Eyi di, papabi oooo! Kw3 dzee shwemo! Mingbo eee eii. Lol. I'm here smelling my hands like u said oooo! Eiiii...Hahaha Love u name!😘
I think you forget I’d be coming ooo so you locked the back door and couldn’t get in so I guess you will smell your hands saa 🤣🤣🤣love u name ❤️
@@bezalea Hahaha Hahahaha I guess so. Ok, I'll make my own then!
Heeerrh charlie!!!! Gh dey bee.. imagine using dat stew for jollof 😘
Like how will our Nigerians claim dema jollof dey bee pass wanna own. The problem I have always had with dat Gh-9ja jollof war is who the hell represents us all de time to make dem have dat guts to claim supremacy... Ghanaian foods? Best in the world, walahi 👌👌
Say again oooo. They definitely have not used the best Ghana Jollof for any of those competitions. Of course. Thanks for stopping by🙏🏾
😍😍😍👍
Do you take orders my sister?
Hello, it depends on your location. If we live in the same city dea that wouldn’t be a problem. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾
Did you add the stock to the stew? Did not see that in the video
Yes dear, I used some to mix the spices and I added the rest at around 09:36 mark. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching🙏🏾
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Thank you for welcoming me
🤗you are most welcome dear 🙏🏾
The twi side killed me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 if you chew the spice 🤣 😂
😂😂😂😂 true ooo my sister 😂😂😂 thanks for watching dear 🙏🏾
I have lean something thank you
That’s great to hear Doreen. Thanks for your support 🙏🏾🤗
So why did u strain It cause u did add it back I to the strained with the water
As mentioned I purely did that cos my blender can’t blend smoothly if there’s too much liquid. If your blender can do the job without hassle then no need to stain dear. Thanks for watching and for taking time to seek clarification, much appreciated🙏🏾
Yr Location
UK 🇬🇧 🙏🏾
Mama!!! Please are you based in Ghana or UK.
In based in the UK. Thanks for watching
@@bezalea Please I would really love to come and taste your food so if you are arranging a future party let me know. 🙏
No worries Robert, I will let you know paa🙏🏾
@@bezaleaMama!! Please are you on Instagram?
How do I add the dawadawa to the stew? Do I blend it with the tomatoes?
You can blend it with the tomatoes but I usually put them in like that just before I add the tomatoes, but then mine is a bit crushed so not so big in size. Hope this helps and thanks for watching 🙏🏾
Hahaha osi we don't waste anything. That was quit many. 👌. Bye menua
Ghana is hard so no waste koraa 😂 bye bye menua
Imagine watching a cooking video and laughing while you learn. She is hilarious and talented. Amazing 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Hahahah 😂thank you Prince 🙏🏾
At what time do i add the dawadawa.
Please add it before the tomato purée it just after you add the bay leaves. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾
@@bezalea yes thank you.
Yummy
It requires a lot of money to prepare this stew
Awww, it’s Zongo stew oooo so it doesn’t take make to make koraa. The only thing that could be expensive is the meat esp in this recent economic crisis but you can use chicken, turkey etc. otherwise it’s very cheap to make. Thanks for watching dear🙏🏾
I tried this recipe it came out so delicious 😋 but I suffered 🤣🤣I messed up everywhere and I had hard time battling with the splashing tomatoes from the pot on fire 🔥🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Eiii!’n Dhatgirl!!! The splatter dea don’t go there ooo. It’s so delicious but the splatter can be annoying but if you put it on low heat you should be fine and a splatter guard can help. Thanks for trying and the feedback, much appreciated 🙏🏾
Hi mama please can I bake my ingredients?
Absolutely Maame, that would give it a very sweet favour. I have a chicken stew recipe like that coming soon. 😊 thanks for watching 🤗
@@bezalea thank you very much first time coming across your channel I have subscribe to your channel
Oh that’s amazing and welcome to my channel. Hope you enjoy my recipes. Thank you 🙏🏾
@@bezalea mummy please I have checked your page but I haven’t found the baked ingredients yet, please can you help me after baking my ingredients do I still cook it before making the stew
Yes Maame, I’ve not posted that video yet, but I will soon. I’m the meantime after you bake your ingredients you have to cook again it just as normal. So using this recipe as a frame of reference, baking the veggies is in place of boiling them as I did. So following this recipe except you will bake your veggies. I hope I’m making sense. Please do let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks Maame🙏🏾
am just asking why all the African stew looks one way huh 🤔,???
Cos it’s a recipe and as with all recipes when followed the outcome is the same. Hope this clarifies your confusion 🙏🏾
With all due respect.. this is your own recipe.. not zongo stew we beg.. eeiii
Okay, but for the benefit of other viewers can you please enlighten us on why it’s not Zongo stew and also what in your opinion consider to be Zongo stew? I look forward to your response. 🙏🏾
@@bezalea your cooking methods are very innovative but this in particular isn't "ZONGO STEW" .I'm a 100% zongo muslim woman and this is not how its done.. it may be your recipe for a dish but 1. we never never ever put dawadawa in stew 2.for perfect zongo stew,We dont blend tomatoes, we cut no matter the quantity.. thank you
Thank you very much for getting back to me on this one.
Thank you for telling me your background and your experience, I do appreciate it.
I believe this is your first time of coming across my video/channel and you don’t follow me so you are not aware of my background. I am also a 100% zongo non-muslim girl, born and bread in Mamobi/Nima. I was named after my grand aunt Samiratu Sinare, who is also 100% zongo muslim woman. Growing up, I was champion ‘galavanter’. I’d roam the whole area visit friend after friend and 99% of my friends were 100% zongo muslims and from my experiences with each of them, I find that each one of them, depending on the tribe they are from would cook differently. Mariama would cut lots of tomatoes and onions and add Maggie and dawadawa to her stews and soups. Where as Wasila and Asana added no dawadawa but would cut up less onions and tomatoes for their stew. Zinabu who lived in a mansion, would blend her tomatoes and us dawadawa if available, all for the same zongo stew. Sister Asana cooked Waakye at her house at Mamobi and sold it at Osu. She would send her sisters, who were my friends to the nikanika to blend all the tomatoes and onions and peppers to make her Waakye stew, sometimes, she’d scoop some of the tomatoes to cook her stew for supper. Sister Afuse, Emayor and their mother Berle, would send the kids to blend the tomatoes and onions at the nikanika for their Waakye stew and the stew for sunna/sanla etc. Berle, would add dawadawa to her stews and soups too. Time would not permit me to tell you about other experiences at my grand auntie’s house. So what I’m trying to say is that one can not categorical claim one group of people do things the same. Everyone also have their experiences and I have mine and I share mine not from a vacuum though and if they don’t fit with what you know does not necessarily mean its wrong. i do however try and find other ways to make these recipes easier for my viewers. Thank you and thanks for watching. Hope you do subscribe cos I might take you on your way of making the stew and make some. 🙏🏾🤗
@@bezalea ALHAMDULILLAH ki 'yar nima ne. abin da nake cewa shi ne , kin dafa "abincin BERLE" ba "abincin ZONGO" ba....na gode🙏🙏

At what time do I add the dawadawa?