Nhopi

Name: Nhopi
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Zimbabwean
Ingredients: 1 pumpkin, peeled and cubed; 1/3 cup peanut butter; 2 tbsp sugar; Salt, to taste

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About this dish

Mashed pumpkin sweetened and cooked with peanut butter, a comforting Zimbabwean side dish.

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Ingredients

🎃1 pumpkin, peeled and cubed

🥜1/3 cup peanut butter

🍬2 tbsp sugar

🧂Salt, to taste

Method

Serves 4

Boil the pumpkin cubes until very soft.

Drain excess water, mashing the pumpkin as it cooks.

Stir in peanut butter and sugar.

Continue cooking gently, stirring, until well combined and thickened.

Serve warm as a side dish.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Nhopi is a traditional Zimbabwean pumpkin dish, commonly enriched with peanut butter for extra richness.

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