Ngwaci

Name: Ngwaci
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 6 sweet potatoes, whole; Salt, to taste

Ngwaci/en-GWAH-chee/

Also known as: Sweet Potato

About this dish

Boiled or roasted sweet potato, a simple, commonly eaten Kenyan snack and side.

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Ingredients

🍠6 sweet potatoes, whole

🧂Salt, to taste

Method

Serves 4

Wash the sweet potatoes well.

Boil in salted water until tender, or roast whole over coals.

Peel if desired.

Serve warm as a snack or side, sometimes with tea.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Ngwaci refers to sweet potato in several Kenyan languages, commonly boiled or roasted as a filling snack.

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