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Mbika

Name: Mbika
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Republic of the Congo
Ingredients: 200g Ground melon seeds; 1 can Canned Mackerel; 1/2 Onion; 1 Chili pepper; 1/2 tsp Salt; 100ml Water

Side Dish

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Ground pumpkin seeds mixed with fish, wrapped in leaves, and steamed — a Congolese dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Mbika is made in the Republic of the Congo and the DR Congo: toasted pumpkin seeds are ground, mixed with smoked fish and chili, wrapped in leaves, and steamed until set. Rich from the seeds' oil, it's eaten with cassava bread.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a village kitchen in the Republic of the Congo, pumpkin seeds are ground on a stone and small green leaf parcels steam in a pot.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Ground melon seeds 200g
Canned Mackerel 1 can
Onion 1/2
Chili pepper 1
Salt 1/2 tsp
Water 100ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Toast the pumpkin seeds in a frying pan until fragrant.
Grind finely in a blender.
Add the mackerel, grated onion, chopped chili, salt, and water and mix into a smooth paste.
Divide into 4 and wrap in foil.
Steam for 30 minutes and serve opened.

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