Pumpkin leaves are popularly known as Chibwabwa in Zambian Language. In today’s recipe, we are going to learn how to cook Chibwabwa (Pumpkin Leaves ) with oil in a Zambian way.
Chibwabwa is a dark leafy green vegetable full of Vitamins. It is very healthy and tasty.
It only takes about 20 to 25 minutes to cook. The preparation process though can take a while depending on how fast one is when removing the outer fibre from the stalk.
If the fibre is not removed, the Chibwabwa tends to be hard.
Chibwabwa can be cooked in various ways. It can be dried and prepared with groundnuts or with oil and also in other dried vegetable dishes like Mundyoli.
The fresh one can also be prepared with groundnuts or mixed with other vegetables such as Impwa (garden eggplant) or mixed with dry fish.
How to cook Chibwabwa with oil
You will need:
Ingredients
2 bundles of Chibwabwa
1 tomato
1 medium size onion
3 tablespoons cooking oil
Salt to taste
Instructions
- Remove the outer fibre from the stalk and the center of the leaves (leaf by leaf)
- Wash thoroughly leaf by leaf as it may carry soil
- Cut the Chibwabwa
- Add a bit of water in a pot, some salt and add the Chibwabwa after letting the water boil a little
- Add some tomatoes, onions, and cooking oil
- Cover the pot and let it boil for about 5 minutes
- Stir and mix thoroughly
- Continue to stir for about 5-7 minutes
- Mix well and stir till the tomatoes are well cooked
- Simmer for a minute
- Ready to serve
- Serve with nshima and any other protein dish like fish or chicken.
