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Dikgapu tsa mabele (sorghum and bean soup)

A thick, hearty soup of sorghum grains and beans, flavoured with onion. It's a cheap, filling dish, typical of everyday Botswana home cooking.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. The night before, soak the beans and the sorghum separately in cold water for at least 8 hours.
  2. Drain the beans and the sorghum, then rinse them under clean water.
  3. Cook the beans in water for 45 minutes over medium heat, until they start to soften.
  4. Add the sorghum and keep cooking for 30 minutes, keeping an eye on the water level.
  5. Meanwhile, fry the sliced onion in the oil until golden.
  6. Stir the onion, salt, pepper and paprika into the soup.
  7. Let it simmer for another 15 minutes over low heat until the beans and sorghum are very tender and the soup has thickened. Serve hot.

Variations and tips

Vegetable version. Add diced carrots and courgettes at the same time as the sorghum.

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