Everyday meals

Chikanda (orchid tuber cake)

Chikanda is a traditional cake made from pounded orchid tubers, bound with peanuts. Its texture is firm and grainy, and it is eaten as a side dish or a snack.

55 min
4 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇿🇲 Zambia

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Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

1 pinch Black pepper

Nutrition facts

331 kcal per serving

Protein: 8.9 g
Carbohydrates: 7.3 g
of which sugars: 3.5 g
Fat: 28.7 g
of which saturated fat: 4.3 g
Fiber: 3.7 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Soak the dried tubers in lukewarm water for 2 hours to rehydrate them, then grind them finely in a mortar.
Pound or blend the roasted peanuts until you have a fine powder.
Finely slice the onion and chilli, then fry them in the oil for 4 minutes.
Mix the tuber powder with 300 ml of water, then add the peanut powder.
Pour everything into the saucepan with the onions and cook over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring, until you have a thick paste.
Spread the mixture in an oiled dish, let it cool, then cut into squares or diamonds.