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Maputi

Name: Maputi
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Zimbabwe
Ingredients: 80g Popcorn Kernels; 1 tbsp Vegetable oil; A pinch Salt; 50g Peanuts

Snack

⏱ 15 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Corn kernels popped in a pot — Zimbabwe's old-fashioned snack.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Maputi is a traditional Zimbabwean snack of corn kernels popped in a pot. Similar to popcorn but made from local corn, the kernels are small and toasty. Long loved as a children's snack and travel food, it's often eaten with peanuts.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On the earthen floor of a Zimbabwean village home, corn pops and crackles in a pot as children gather, unable to wait.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Popcorn Kernels 80g
Vegetable oil 1 tbsp
Salt A pinch
Peanuts 50g

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Put the oil and corn in a pot, cover, and set over medium heat.
When it starts popping, shake the pot as it cooks.
Turn off the heat when the popping stops.
Sprinkle with salt and toss.
Serve in a bowl with toasted peanuts.

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