Peanut stew
Peanut stew or groundnut stew, also called as maafe (Wolof, "mafé", "maffé", "maffe"), sauce d'arachide (French), tigadèguèna or domoda, is a stew that is a staple food in Western Africa. It originates from the Mandinka and Bambara people of Mali. The proper name for it in the Mandinka language is or (lit. 'peanut butter sauce,' where "tige" is 'peanut,' "dege" is 'paste,' and "na" is 'sauce') in Bamanankan. Variants of the dish appear in the cuisine of nations throughout West Africa and Central Africa. It is very similar to groundnut soup. It may have a thicker consistency. Made  from lamb, beef, chicken, or without meat, maafe is cooked with a sauce based on groundnuts, especially peanut butter/paste, and tomatoes. Peanut paste is sometimes used as an ingredient. In Ghana, groundnut stew is often accompanied with fufu. Variations. Recipes for the stew vary wildly, but commonly include chicken, tomato, onion, garlic, cabbage, and leaf or root vegetables. Other versions include okra, corn, carrots, cinnamon, hot peppers, paprika, black pepper, turmeric, cumin, and other spices. Maafe is traditionally served with white rice (in Senegal, Mauritania and Gambia), "fonio" or "to" (millet dough) in Mali, "tuwo" or "omo tuo" (rice  or millet dough) in Northern Nigeria, Niger, and Northern Ghana, couscous (as West Africa meets the Sahara, in Sahelian countries), or fufu and sweet potatoes in the more tropical areas, such as the Ivory Coast. "Um'bido" is a variation using greens, while Ghanaian maafe is cooked with boiled eggs. A variation of the stew, "Virginia peanut soup", even traveled with enslaved Africans to North America. The Gambia. Domoda is a type of groundnut stew found in The Gambia. Domoda is prepared using ground peanuts, or peanut butter, meat, onion, tomato, garlic, seasonal vegetables and spices. It has been described as  one of the national dishes of The Gambia. Domoda is typically served over rice, and is also sometimes served over "findi", a grain that is similar to couscous in consistency.