Chibwabwa

Name: Chibwabwa
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Zambian
Ingredients: 4 cups pumpkin leaves, chopped; 1/4 cup groundnut powder; 1 tomato, chopped; 1 onion, chopped

Chibwabwa/chee-BWAH-bwah/

About this dish

Pumpkin leaves cooked with groundnut powder into a thick, savory relish.

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Ingredients

🥬4 cups pumpkin leaves, chopped

🥜1/4 cup groundnut powder

🍅1 tomato, chopped

🧅1 onion, chopped

Method

Serves 3

Sauté onion and tomato until softened.

Add the chopped pumpkin leaves and a little water.

Simmer until the leaves are tender, about 15 minutes.

Stir in the groundnut powder and simmer a few more minutes to thicken.

Season with salt and serve with nshima.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Chibwabwa is a traditional Zambian vegetable relish, commonly served alongside nshima.

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