Katunkuma

Name: Katunkuma
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Ugandan
Ingredients: 500g bitter eggplant (ntula), chopped; 1/2 cup groundnut paste; 1 onion, chopped; 2 tomatoes, chopped

Katunkuma/kah-toon-KOO-mah/

Also known as: Bitter Eggplant

About this dish

Bitter African eggplant cooked with groundnut sauce, a traditional Ugandan vegetable dish.

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Ingredients

🍆500g bitter eggplant (ntula), chopped

🥜1/2 cup groundnut paste

🧅1 onion, chopped

🍅2 tomatoes, chopped

Method

Serves 2

Boil the bitter eggplant briefly to reduce bitterness, then drain.

Sauté onion and tomato until softened.

Add groundnut paste and a little water, stirring until smooth.

Add the eggplant and simmer until tender.

Serve with matoke or posho.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Katunkuma is a traditional Ugandan dish using bitter eggplant, valued for its distinctive flavor when cooked with groundnuts.

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