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Domoda (Tangy Tomato and Flour-Thickened Beef Stew)
Tender beef chunks simmered with root vegetables in a deeply savory, flour-thickened tomato sauce punctuated by bright tamarind and fresh chili.
The story
Rooted in Mandinka culinary heritage and deeply embraced across Wolof households, Domoda is the definitive weekday midday centerpiece of central Senegal. Unlike peanut-laden mafé, this variation uses a toasted wheat flour slurry or raw millet paste to build its velvety texture and mahogany sheen. The souring note comes from sour tamarind pulp dissolved in warm broth, cutting through the richness of caramelized tomato paste. It is customarily served over hot broken rice (ceeb) to feed large, multi-generational family compounds.
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