African Cuisine Gambia : Superkanja, #Food #Africa #Gambia

Superkanja or Kanjadaa was NOT my kids favourite dish. I think it is because of the okra which they said gives it a sort of slimyness. Kanja is the Mandinka word for okra and supa apparently comes from the Portuguese. That gives you an idea of the history of this dish. Daa is the Mandinka word for mouth. In our village in The Gambia it was made without meat and they added local spinach and onions to the okra. We had it on top of millet. The recipe in the Congo Cookbook for SuperKanja is rather the ‘posh’ town version than the village version. Try the Congo Cookbook version and see what you think!