Zimbabwean Nyimo

Name: Zimbabwean Nyimo
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Zimbabwean
Ingredients: 2 cups nyimo beans (bambara groundnuts), soaked; 1 onion, chopped; Salt to taste

Nyimo/n-YEE-moh/

About this dish

Bambara groundnuts simmered until tender, a traditional protein-rich side dish.

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Ingredients

🫘2 cups nyimo beans (bambara groundnuts), soaked

🧅1 onion, chopped

🧂Salt to taste

Method

Serves 4

Soak the beans overnight.

Simmer in fresh water with onion until very tender, about 1.5-2 hours.

Season with salt.

Serve as a side dish alongside sadza.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Nyimo beans (bambara groundnuts) are a traditional Zimbabwean legume, valued as a filling, nutritious side.

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