Gambia | Stew

Domoda

Gambian groundnut stew with beef, tomato, pumpkin, chile, lemon, and a creamy peanut sauce served over rice.

Country
Gambia
Region
West Africa
Time
75 min
Serves
6
Level
medium
Explore Gambia recipes Browse AfroKitchen
Recipe overview

What to know before you cook

Use this overview to check the occasion, serving ideas, regional context, and cooking commitment before you begin.

When to cook it

Best for Everyday meals and celebrations. Plan on a medium cook and about 75 minutes total.

What to serve alongside it

Plain white rice, lime wedges, cucumber, or steamed greens

Regional lane

Gambia national table. A structured Gambia dish in the AfroKitchen archive.

Chef watch-outs
  • Adding too much liquid after the rice goes in.
  • Stirring too often once the grains should be steaming.
  • Stopping the base before the pepper, onion, or spice edge has mellowed.
How you know it is ready
  • The grains should be tender but still distinct, with steam carrying the seasoning upward.
  • The sauce should coat the spoon and taste rounded, not watery or raw.
  • The aroma should smell rounded rather than raw or sharp.
Recipe photos

See the dish before you cook

Each recipe supports one main image and up to four extra prep, serving, or step photos when they are available.

Domoda recipe from Gambia
Domoda finished dish
Chef board

Build the table around Domoda

Plain white rice, lime wedges, cucumber, or steamed greens

Best route from here

Gambia national table

Collections to keep cooking
Swallow and Soup Table One-Pot Family Meals
Servings 6

Scale the dish before you shop, then use the checklist while you cook.

How to cook it

Step-by-step method

Keep the rhythm calm, watch the texture, and adjust seasoning at the end.

Back to Gambia
5 steps 20 min prep 55 min cook 75 min total medium
1
Brown the meat
Season beef with salt and pepper, then brown in a little oil. Remove and reserve.
Brown meat 10:00
2
Start the stew
Cook onions and tomatoes until soft. Stir in tomato paste, water or stock, and the browned meat.
Simmer meat 20:00
3
Add groundnut
Whisk peanut butter with warm broth from the pot, then stir it back in until smooth. Add pumpkin and whole chile.
Kitchen noteLoosening the peanut butter first keeps the sauce from clumping.
4
Simmer slowly
Cook on low heat until the meat and pumpkin are tender and the sauce is thick and glossy.
Simmer domoda 45:00
5
Finish
Taste for salt, pepper, and lemon or lime. Serve hot over white rice.

Chicken, fish, beef, or vegetarian versions are all common. Pumpkin, sweet potato, okra, or bitter tomato can appear depending on the cook.

Keep exploring

Cook around Domoda

Follow country, category, collection, time, and pairing paths without turning the recipe page into a link farm.

Benachin recipe from Gambia Gambia Main dish Benachin Gambian one-pot tomato rice cooked with fish, cassava, sweet potato, cabbage, carrot, chile, and a rich seasoned broth. Time90 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Gambia Main dish Nyambeh Nyebeh Gambian cassava and beans served with a spicy onion-pepper stew, often eaten for breakfast or dinner. Time90 min ServingsServes 5 DifficultyMedium DietVegan RegionWest Africa Open recipe Gambia Soup Supakanja Gambian okra soup with palm oil, dried fish, shrimp, chile, and a silky draw texture for rice or fufu. Time60 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Gambian Chicken Yassa recipe from Gambia Gambia Main dish Gambian Chicken Yassa Gambian chicken marinated in mustard, vinegar or lemon, onion, garlic, pepper, then fried and simmered with onion sauce. Time95 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe
Browse AfroKitchen Explore Gambia recipes