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Muboora

Muboora is pumpkin cooked quickly with leaves and peanuts, with the soft, sweet flavour of pumpkin. In Zimbabwe it is often eaten alongside sadza, especially at family meals.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

108 kcal per serving

Protein
2.1 g
Carbohydrates
7.5 g
of which sugars
4.4 g
Fat
7.3 g
of which saturated fat
0.9 g
Fiber
1.9 g

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

Instructions

  1. Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds and cut the flesh into cubes about 2 cm.
  2. Thinly slice the onion and dice the tomatoes finely.
  3. Heat the oil in a heavy-based pan and fry the onion until translucent, about 4 minutes.
  4. Add the tomatoes and let them break down for 3 minutes, stirring.
  5. Stir in the pumpkin cubes, salt, pepper and paprika, and mix to coat them.
  6. Pour in the water, cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes, until the pumpkin is tender and mashes easily.
  7. Roughly mash some of the pieces with a wooden spoon to thicken the sauce, then add the peanuts if you're using them. Serve hot.

Variations and tips

Leafy version. Stir in a handful of chopped pumpkin leaves or spinach at the end of cooking for a greener, more nutritious dish.

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