Kisamvu na Karanga

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Tapioca Plant, kisamvu

Kisamvu na karanga =

 Casava leaves with peanuts

Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 kilo freshly cut tapioca spinach
2 large tomatoes freshly sliced
2 table spoons crunchy peanut butter or 3 heaped spoons
crushed roasted peanuts
1 bulb of onion nicely sliced
1 teaspoon salt or less, for testing

Instructions:

Best tasting tapioca spinach consists mainly of the 3
leaves at the tip (near shoot), collect these and cut them
from twigs, wash them and grind them well.
Cook the spinach adding salt to taste. Make sure that
spinach is 'very well' cooked. Once you are certain that it
is well cooked, add the sliced tomatoes and onions. Keep
stirring and at this point add the grounded peanuts or the
peanut butter and stir to mix well. Allow to cool a little
and serve.

Serving:

To eaten with any kind of bread or with white rice, mseto etc.

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