🇧🇼 Botswanan Cuisine

Mosutlhane

Bean Leaves

Prep Time 25 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 74 kcal

Tender young bean plant leaves cooked with onion and tomato into a nutritious green vegetable dish, commonly eaten as a side throughout Botswana.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a pot, sauté onion until soft.
  2. 2 Add tomatoes and cook 5 minutes until broken down.
  3. 3 Add bean leaves and bicarbonate. Stir to combine.
  4. 4 Cover and cook on low heat 15 minutes until tender.
  5. 5 Season with salt and serve.

Did You Know?

Mosutlhane turns what many cultures discard — the leaves of the bean plant — into a nutritious staple, showing Setswana resourcefulness.