Easy
Malawian
Nsima with Mkhwani
A Malawian staple of maize porridge served with a nutritious pumpkin leaf stew in peanut sauce, popular during harvest season.
40
Total Minutes
4
Servings
Vegetarian
Gluten-Free
Cooking Times
15 min
Prep Time
25 min
Cook Time
40 min
Total Time
Ingredients (8 items)
2.00 cups
Maize flour
Ufa woyera or mgaiwa
4.00 cups
Water
3.00 cups
Pumpkin leaves
chopped
0.50 cup
Ground peanut flour
2.00 medium
Tomato
chopped
1.00 medium
Onion
chopped
2.00 tbsp
Vegetable oil
1.00 tsp
Salt
to taste
Instructions (7 steps)
1
Boil 4 cups water in a pot.
5 minutes
2
Gradually add maize flour, stirring to avoid lumps.
10 minutes
3
Cook nsima until thick, about 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
10 minutes
4
In another pan, sauté onion in oil until soft.
5 minutes
5
Add tomatoes and cook until softened.
5 minutes
6
Add pumpkin leaves and peanut flour, simmer 5 minutes.
5 minutes
7
Season with salt, serve hot with nsima.