Pulses

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Pulses in some variation can be eaten as main part of the meal in most of Africa. But depending on whether they are main meal or part accompanying a meal, they will be either the staple food, kitoweo or mboga.

Pulses = Nafaka

Pulses

Nafaka

Bengal Gram/Chick peas

Adessi / Dengu

Black Gram

Chooko nyeusi

Corn

Mahindi

Green Gram

Chooko

Kidney bean(s)-red

Maharage or Maharagwe

Millet

Mtama

Peas

Njegere

Rice

Mchele

Wheat

Ngano

 

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