Vimumunya vya Sukari (Sweetened Pumpkin & Coconut Milk)
This is a famous Swahili dessert that is served after meals. It is eaten by the entire family
Ingredients
pumpkin, unpeeled (1.7 kg)
1 tsp. (1 g) cardamoms, powder
½ cup (113 g) sugar
1 ½ cups (400 g) coconut milk
3 3/4 cups (810 g) water
Preparation 5 minutes | Cooking 45 minutes | Serves 4
• Peel pumpkin and cut into large chunks.
• Put the pumpkin onto a cooking pot, add all the water and put on heat.
• Bring to a boil for 17 minutes.
• Add half the amount of coconut milk and boil for 6 minutes.
• Add sugar and cardamoms.
• Add the rest of the coconut milk. Cover and cook for 18 more minutes.
• Remove from heat.
Nutrition data per 100g of recipe:
Energy 390 kJ/ 93 kcal │| Fat 3.0 g │| Carbohydrates 14.5 g │| Protein 1.1 g |│ Fibre 1.8 g │
Vitamin A 81 mcg |│ Iron 0.3 mg |│ Zinc 0.21 mg
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