Ingredients Maize meal Chimela made from fermented maize, or preferably from millet or sorghum which adds a beautiful reddish colour to the brew Sugar to taste Preparation Make a thick porridge of maize meal Let this porridge cook thoroughly Dilute this porridge with water and let it cool Once the watery porridge…
Ingredients 500g plain flour/4cups 250 ml milk 1 tsp salt 7g yeast/2 & quarter tsp 1 egg 50g butter 3Tbsp sugar Method Mix milk and butter and warm on the stove but do not boil the milk Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and make a well in the middle. Put the yeast…
INGREDIENTS 250g dried kapenta 1 medium onion Cooking oil Salt to taste PREPARATION Put kapenta in a bowl Pour hot water over kapenta to completely immense it, soak for 15 minutes then drain and pat dry(soaking removes excess salt used for preservation during drying up process of kapenta) Heat oil in pan, add…
Ingredients 1. Beef Hooves (already cleaned and cut) 2. 1 medium sized tomato 3. 1 small onion (optional) 4. Some salt to taste 5. A teaspoon of cooking oil Preparation 1. Put your hooves in a pot and add some salt and oil. Boil for at least a minimum of 3 hours….
Chikanda is African polony made with groundnuts, orchid tubers, baking soda, salt, and spices. The change in texture is due to the high pH of baking soda. The mixture is then made into a loaf and baked. The result is what you can call a bouncy meatloaf. Ingredients 1 cup pounded chikanda 3 cups pounded…
Ingredients: 3 cups dried caterpillars 200 ml cooking oil 2 medium sized tomatoes 1 medium sized onion Salt to taste. Method: 1. Wash caterpillars twice in cold water 2. Remove from cold water and soak in warm water 3. Allow the water to cool so that the caterpillars can be soft. Drain…
Ifisashi is a traditional vegetarian dish from Zambia that is prepared with spinach and peanuts. It is typically served with nshima. Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Total Time: 1 hr Course: Main Course Cuisine: African, Vegan, Vegetarian, Zambian Servings: 6 people Recipe Owner: Vera Abitbol INGREDIENTS For the ifisashi 1 lb peanuts , roasted1 onion , chopped2 tomatoes , diced½ lb pumpkin , diced1 lb spinach leaves5 leaves green cabbage , finely chopped1 sweet potato , diced2 tablespoons peanut…
Copies of the Recipe Book On Traditional Zambian Foods may be obtained from: The Director Department of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives P.O. Box 50291 Ridgeway, Lusaka Tel: 021-1-256756 This recipe book is published by: Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Zambia. DOWNLOAD THE RECIPE BOOK ON TRADITIONAL ZAMBIAN FOOD…
