Recipes

Recipe courtesy of Chef Kuchi Ingredients 3 sweet potatoes 1 ½ dried wild mushrooms 1-3 chilies, chopped and seeded 1 bunch pumpkin leaves, cleaned 1 medium onion 4 tomatoes, chopped

If you are trying to think of something a little different to do with African brown rice try this recipe adapted from www.100daysofrealfood.com/2011/12/23/recipe-brown-rice-risotto/ using local ingredients. Risotto is a traditional Italian dish

Ingredients 50g amaranth flour 100 ml milk 1 egg pinch of salt pepper oil or butter Instructions Put the milk and the egg in a bowl and whisk with a fork.

Rupiza is a paste made from crushed cowpeas. Sometimes they are roasted before crushing and may be cooked with or without peanut butter. Ingredients 3 cups cowpeas, peanut butter, salt,

A perfect cake for celebrating a hot Zimbabwean Christmas. For the base: 11 ginger biscuits, 85g butter and 2 tablespoons brown sugar. For the filling: 1 cup condensed milk, 300g cream cheese,

An old favourite with a tradtional legume. Note to reduce the cooking time of cowpeas, soak overnight before cooking or cook in the pressure cooker. Ingredients – serves 4 1

Ingredients  – serves 4 as a starter 250 g cooked nyimo beans 1 teaspoon tahini paste 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 garlic clove 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Ingredients 225g cowpeas, cleaned and washed 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1 2cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and grated 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/4 teaspoon turmeric 1/2 teaspoon cumin

Ingredients For the cake: 200g light or dark brown sugar 180ml vegetable oil 120g Greek yoghurt 3 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 250g flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2

This syrup will keep for months if refrigerated. It is delicious over pancakes, fresh fruit, custard, ice cream. To make cordial, a very small quantity of syrup can be added

Ingredients 250g fresh Rosella calyces, washed ½ cup water ¾ cup sugar Method Place the rosella calyces in a stainless steel saucepan and bring to the boil over medium heat.

By Peta Searl Ingredients• One onion, chopped• One red pepper, chopped• One tin of tomatoes• One tin of nyimo beans or 250gms dried nyimos, soaked and boiled• 4 eggs• Seasoning