Ndengu

Name: Ndengu
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 2 cups green gram (mung beans); 3 tomatoes, chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 1 tsp curry powder

Ndengu/en-DEN-goo/

Also known as: Green Gram Stew

About this dish

A mild green gram stew simmered with tomato and onion, a comforting Kenyan vegetarian dish.

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Ingredients

🫘2 cups green gram (mung beans)

🍅3 tomatoes, chopped

🧅1 onion, chopped

🌿1 tsp curry powder

Method

Serves 2

Simmer the green gram until tender.

Sauté onion and tomato with curry powder until softened.

Combine the cooked beans with the tomato mixture.

Simmer until well combined and slightly thickened.

Serve with rice or chapati.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Ndengu is a traditional Kenyan green gram (mung bean) stew, commonly served over rice or with chapati.

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