Ugandan Malakwang

Name: Ugandan Malakwang
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Ugandan
Ingredients: 4 cups malakwang leaves (or substitute spinach), chopped; 1/2 cup ground peanuts; 1/4 cup ground sesame (simsim); 1 tomato, chopped

Malakwang/mah-lah-KWAHNG/

About this dish

A tangy vegetable stew made from malakwang leaves, cooked with groundnuts and simsim.

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Ingredients

🥬4 cups malakwang leaves (or substitute spinach), chopped

🥜1/2 cup ground peanuts

🌰1/4 cup ground sesame (simsim)

🍅1 tomato, chopped

Method

Serves 2

Simmer the greens in a little water until tender.

Stir in ground peanuts and sesame to thicken.

Add tomato and season with salt.

Simmer until well combined.

Serve with posho or rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Malakwang is a traditional dish from northern Uganda, valued for its distinctive sour flavor from the malakwang plant.

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