Zambian Ndiwo

Name: Zambian Ndiwo
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Zambian
Ingredients: 500g rape leaves or spinach; 2 tomatoes, chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 2 tbsp groundnut paste

Ndiwo/en-DEE-woh/

Also known as: Zambian Relish

About this dish

A general term for a Zambian vegetable relish, often made with rape leaves and tomato, eaten with nshima.

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Ingredients

🥬500g rape leaves or spinach

🍅2 tomatoes, chopped

🧅1 onion, chopped

🥜2 tbsp groundnut paste

Method

Serves 2

Wash and chop the greens.

Sauté onion and tomato until softened.

Add the greens and cook until wilted.

Stir in groundnut paste for richness.

Serve alongside nshima.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Ndiwo refers to the vegetable or meat relish that accompanies nshima, a fundamental part of the Zambian daily meal.

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