Isigwaqane Recipe (Pap and Beans)

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Isigwaqane

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Beans
  • 2 cups Maize Meals
  •  ½ Finely chopped Onion
  •  ½ Finely chopped Green Pepper
  • 3 tbsp Cooking Oil
  • 1 tbsp Curry Powder
  • 1 Beef Stock Cube
  • Water

Method

Prepare your Beans

Wash your beans. Once washed place beans in bowl and soak overnight. (Soak in 1 l of cold water).

Drain your beans and place in pot. Add boiling water to your beans. (add enough water to cover your beans) Bring to boil.

Once boiling reduce heat and allow to simmer for 1 ½hours or until nearly soft. Stir every 30 minutes. Add water while cooking if necessary.

In a separate sauce pan

Add your oil, onion and green pepper and fry until soft. Add your curry powder and fry for another 2 minutes on low heat. (stir continuously)

Combine it all together

Once your onions and peppers are done you add them to your beans and stir. Add your maize meal and mix aggressively with a fork or wooden spoon.

Reduce heat and let it simmer for 30 minutes until the maize meal is cooked. Stir occasionally. Depending on the texture you want add more or use less water/maize.

Serve and enjoy!

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