Kimanga cha Viazi Vitamu (Mashed Sweet Potato Black Beans)

Kimanga cha Viazi Vitamu (Mashed Sweet Potato & Black Beans) Kimanga is a common name for the mashed dishes among the Taita community. This recipe is articularly unique as it is a mix of sweet potato and black beans. It is usually eaten plain. It is common in both lowland and highland parts of Taita. To date, this serves as a main meal and is eaten during lunch or dinner Ingredients 4 brown skin sweet potatoes, unpeeled, raw (1 kg) 2 cups (365 g) dolichos beans, black 2 tsp. (11 g) salt, iodized 28 ¾ cups (6239 g) water Preparation 15 minutes | Cooking 3 hours | Serves 4 • Sort the black beans and wash. • Put the washed black beans into the cooking pot and boil in 18 cups of water for 2 hours or until soft. • In the meantime, peel and cut the sweet potatoes and put them in water. • Add the peeled sweet potatoes, the rest of the water and salt onto the boiled black beans, cover and boil until the sweet potatoes are properly cooked or soft. • Turn off the heat and mash. • Serve hot. Nutrition data per 100g of recipe: Energy 472 kJ/ 112 kcal │| Fat 0.5 g │| Carbohydrates 18.9 g |│ Protein 5.4 g |│ Fibre 5.2 g │ Vitamin A 4 mcg │| Iron 1.6 mg │| Zinc 0.63 mg Kenyan Food Recipes download pdf