Name: Katogo (Vegetarian Matooke Mix)
Cuisine: Ugandan
Ingredients: 20 fingers Very Mature Matooke; 2 pieces Carrots; 2 cloves Garlic; 2 medium Onions; 1 to taste Salt; 4 tablespoons Ghee; 2 bunches Amaranth; 4 tablespoons Tomato Paste; 10 pieces Garden Eggs; 5 medium Tomatoes; 3 tablespoons Vegetable Oil; 4 cups Water; 1 to taste Pepper

A traditional Ugandan one-pot dish featuring matooke braised with vegetables. Known as Uganda's universal comfort food, originally a poor man's dish now enjoyed across all socioeconomic levels.

Method

Put the matooke into a heavy saucepan and add water halfway. Bring to a boil. Do NOT add salt. Reduce heat and simmer gently for at least one hour (the longer the better).
Heat vegetable oil in a medium saucepan and fry the garlic and onions until fragrant.
Add the rest of the vegetables including salt and pepper to the saucepan.
Add a bit of water and simmer gently over low heat for forty-five minutes. Correct the seasoning to taste.
When matooke is done, drain water but reserve some for potential use. Immediately add the vegetable mix to the matooke.
Return saucepan to fire. Once it begins to boil, reduce heat immediately and cook for another half hour.
Serve hot as a complete one-pot meal.