Mashed Pumpkin Black Nightshade leaves

Mashed Pumpkin & Black Nightshade leaves This vegetable dish is popular among the Kisii community. The added pumpkin gives it a sweet taste to balance the bitterness of “managu”. It is eaten with Ugali as a side dish. Ingredients 752 g black night shade leaves, raw 1.1 kg pumpkin, raw 1 tsp. (4 g) salt, iodized 1/8 cup (24 g) cooking oil 4 ½ cups (998 g) water Preparation 5 minutes | Cooking 1 hour | Serves 4 • Peel the pumpkin and wash. • Pluck the leaves from the stalks and wash. • Put the pumpkin into a cooking pot, add all the water and salt. • Cook the pumpkin for 30 minutes. • Add oil and the black nightshade. Cover and cook for 20 minutes. • Remove from the heat and mash into a smooth consistency. • Serve. Nutrition data per 100g of recipe: Energy 277 kJ/ 67 kcal │| Fat 2.4 g │| Carbohydrates 4.9 g │| Protein 3.8 g │| Fibre 5.1 g │ Vitamin A 88 mcg │| Iron 6.7 mg │| Zinc 0.66 mg Kenyan Food Recipes download pdf