Nkhwani (Malawian Pumpkin Leaf Relish)
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The Tale of Nkhwani (Malawian Pumpkin Leaf Relish)
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Nkhwani, a relish of pumpkin leaves cooked down with tomato, onion, and sometimes ground peanuts, is a classic Malawian side dish built from vegetables long grown in home gardens across the country. Like similar greens relishes found throughout Southern and East Africa, it turns an everyday, inexpensive ingredient into a flavorful counterpart to nsima.
Ingredients
Scale:· 5 servings
- 4 cups pumpkin leaves, cleaned and chopped
- 1/4 cup ground raw peanuts
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 tbsp oil
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- 1Heat oil in a pot and sauté onion until soft.
- 2Add tomato and cook until it breaks down into a light sauce.
- 3Add the chopped pumpkin leaves and a splash of water, cover, and cook 10 minutes.
- 4Stir in the ground peanuts to thicken and enrich the relish.
- 5Simmer another 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the leaves are tender.
- 6Season with salt and serve with nsima.
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