DISH RESEARCH · Side dish
Chakalaka
South African vegetable relish with peppers, carrots, tomatoes and baked beans.
About Chakalaka
Siba Mtongana’s chakalaka is a South African vegetable relish made with peppers, carrots, tomatoes and baked beans. Her original recipe presents it as the chakalaka component of a meal with steak and sweet potatoes.
Curry powder, garlic, bird’s-eye chilli and ginger give the vegetables a warm aromatic seasoning. Thyme supplies a herbal note, while tomato and carrot balance the relish with sweetness.
The grated carrot and chopped peppers sit in a slightly thickened tomato mixture with beans. This profile follows the standalone relish component and its complete ingredient list.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Chakalaka
Siba Mtongana’s pepper-and-baked-bean chakalaka.
- Sunflower oilCooking medium
- OnionAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Red bird’s-eye chilliAromatic
- GingerAromatic
- Mild curry powderSeasoning
- Green pepperBase
- Red pepperBase
- Yellow pepperBase
- CarrotsBase
- Tomato puréeSeasoning
- Canned chopped tomatoesBase
- Canned baked beansBase
- Fresh thymeAromatic
- Sea saltSeasoning
- Freshly ground pepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Sunflower oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Red bird’s-eye chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader bird’s-eye chilli candidate; source specifies red.
- Ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Mild curry powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader curry powder candidate; exact mild blend unspecified.
- Green pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Red pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Yellow pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Carrots: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomato purée: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Canned chopped tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader tomato mapping; canned chopped form.
- Canned baked beans: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact canned product/bean and sauce formula unknown.
- Fresh thyme: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Sea salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Freshly ground pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Pepper type unspecified.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- South Africa
- South AfricaCatalogue link pending review
- South AfricaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- South African Cuisine
- Xhosa cuisineCatalogue link pending review
- South African cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.