Kimanga cha Viazi Vitamu (Mashed Sweet Potato & Black Beans)
Kimanga is a common name for the mashed dishes among the Taita community. This recipe is articularly unique as it is a mix of sweet potato and black beans. It is usually eaten plain. It is common in both lowland and highland parts of Taita. To date, this serves as a main meal and is eaten during lunch or dinner
Ingredients
4 brown skin sweet potatoes, unpeeled, raw (1 kg)
2 cups (365 g) dolichos beans, black
2 tsp. (11 g) salt, iodized
28 ¾ cups (6239 g) water
Preparation 15 minutes | Cooking 3 hours | Serves 4
• Sort the black beans and wash.
• Put the washed black beans into the cooking pot and boil in 18 cups of water for 2 hours or until soft.
• In the meantime, peel and cut the sweet potatoes and put them in water.
• Add the peeled sweet potatoes, the rest of the water and salt onto the boiled black beans, cover and
boil until the sweet potatoes are properly cooked or soft.
• Turn off the heat and mash.
• Serve hot.
Nutrition data per 100g of recipe:
Energy 472 kJ/ 112 kcal │| Fat 0.5 g │| Carbohydrates 18.9 g |│ Protein 5.4 g |│ Fibre 5.2 g │
Vitamin A 4 mcg │| Iron 1.6 mg │| Zinc 0.63 mg
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