Mbambaira

Name: Mbambaira
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Zimbabwean
Ingredients: 1kg sweet potatoes, scrubbed; 1 tsp salt; Water to cover; Butter or peanut butter, to serve (optional); Tea, to serve

Mbambaira/mbahm-BYE-rah/

Also known as: Zimbabwean Boiled Sweet Potatoes

About this dish

Sweet potatoes boiled in their skins until soft and floury, eaten with tea for breakfast.

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Ingredients

🍠1kg sweet potatoes, scrubbed

🧂1 tsp salt

💧Water to cover

🧈Butter or peanut butter, to serve (optional)

🍵Tea, to serve

Method

Serves 2

Put the whole, unpeeled sweet potatoes in a pot and cover with water.

Add the salt and bring to the boil.

Simmer for 30–40 minutes until a knife slides in easily.

Drain and let the steam escape for a few minutes so they turn floury.

Peel or eat skin-on, with butter or peanut butter and a cup of tea.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Boiled mbambaira with a cup of tea is a classic Zimbabwean breakfast, especially in rural homes during the sweet potato harvest.

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