Zimbabwean recipe
How to make Nhopi (pumpkin mash)
nhopi, inhopi
All of Zimbabwe
Pumpkin or butternut boiled until soft and mashed, sometimes with a little maize meal, and usually with a spoonful of peanut butter. It is naturally sweet and filling.
Ingredients
- 2 medium butternuts or about 1 kg pumpkin
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- A pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 60 ml milk
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
Method
- Peel the butternuts, remove the seeds and cut the flesh into rough chunks.
- Put them in a pot with a little water, the sugar and the salt. Cover and cook for about 20 minutes, until soft.
- Drain off any extra water and mash with the butter.
- Mash in the milk and then the peanut butter until smooth. Serve warm.
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