🇧🇼 Botswanan Cuisine

Ditloo

Bambara Groundnuts

Prep Time Soak + 1 hour
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 278 kcal

Bambara groundnuts boiled until soft and creamy, seasoned with salt — a protein-rich traditional snack and ingredient in Botswanan cooking.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Drain soaked Bambara nuts and place in a pot with fresh water.
  2. 2 Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour until soft.
  3. 3 Drain and season with salt.
  4. 4 Serve warm as a snack or use in stews.

Did You Know?

Bambara groundnuts are one of Africa's most drought-resistant crops, thriving in the sandy Kalahari soils where other legumes fail.