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Mucapata

Name: Mucapata
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Mozambique
Ingredients: 1.5 cups Rice; 150g (canned) Black-eyed peas; 400ml Coconut milk; 200ml Water; 1 tsp Salt

Rice

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Rice and beans cooked in coconut milk — a regional dish of Zambezia Province.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Mucapata is a traditional dish of Zambezia Province in central Mozambique: rice and local beans (feijão nhemba) are cooked in coconut milk and mashed until thick. Gently sweet and rich with coconut, it's served alongside fish or chicken dishes.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Zambezia village surrounded by palm trees, a woman grates coconut as rice and beans cook plump in a big pot.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Rice 1.5 cups
Black-eyed peas 150g (canned)
Coconut milk 400ml
Water 200ml
Salt 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rinse the rice and drain.
Put the rice, coconut milk, water, and salt in a pot over heat.
When it boils, add the beans, cover, and cook on low for 20 minutes.
Turn off the heat and let steam 10 minutes.
Stir with a wooden spoon, lightly mashing until thick, and serve.

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