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Kalembula

Name: Kalembula
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Zambia
Ingredients: 2 bunches Water spinach; 2 Tomato; 1 Onion; 2 tbsp Vegetable oil; 1/2 tsp Salt; A pinch Baking Powder; 100ml Water

Side Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Sweet potato leaves simmered with tomato and soda — a Zambian greens relish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Kalembula means sweet potato leaves; in Zambia they're simmered with tomato, onion, and a little baking soda until tender. The soda brightens the color of the leaves and softens them. Peanuts are sometimes added. It's an everyday relish eaten with nshima or fish stew.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Zambian village field, sweet potato leaves are picked and simmered with tomatoes in a pot at home.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Water spinach 2 bunches
Tomato 2
Onion 1
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Baking Powder A pinch
Water 100ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Finely chop the greens.
Heat oil in a pot and sauté the onion and tomato.
Add the greens, water, and baking powder.
Cover and simmer 10 minutes.
Season with salt.

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