Makonde
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Author: Ama T. Opare
Recipe type: Main Dish
Cuisine: African
Serves: 6-8 Servings
- 1 ½ cup dried kidney beans
- 1 ½ cup dried corn (maize) substitute with 2 ½ cups frozen or fresh corn if you don’t have dried.
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 1 bell pepper chopped
- 1 ½ tsp tumeric
- 1 hot chili pepper, chopped fine
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup coconut cream
- 1 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and minced
- 1 tsp cumin
- ½ tsp cardamom
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
- Soak the dried beans and maize in water over night or for at least 5 hours.
- Drain and rinse
- Put beans and maize in a large heavy bottom pot and cover with water.
- Add the chopped vegetables
- Add the spices and remaining ingredients (except the salt)
- Simmer over low to medium heat until beans and maize are soft
- Add salt to taste
- Serve with rice
Recipe by Food For The Soul at https://foodforthesoul.me/makonde-kidney-beans-and-maize/
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