Recipe from Chirumba High School

 Ingredients

• 2kg pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and chopped
• 1kg shamba (wild melon), peeled, deseeded and chopped
• 250g dovi (peanut butter)
• 1kg mealie-meal
• Sugar to taste

Directions

1. Wash and clean the pumpkins and wild melons. Peel each, then cut in half and remove the seeds with a spoon.
2. Chop the pumpkin and melons into small pieces.
3. Add the pieces to a pot, cover with water and simmer for about 30 minutes until soft.
4. Add the mealie-meal and mix well, breaking up the pieces of soft pumpkin as you stir. Continue to cook for 10 minutes or until the mealie-meal is soft.
5. Add the dovi and sugar (to taste) and stir until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is smooth.
6. Serve hot.