Lusutfu — Print Recipe — The Culinary Codex

Ripe pumpkin boiled and mashed into a smooth, naturally sweet puree, often enriched with butter and served as a comforting side dish or baby food.

Ingredients

1 Peel the pumpkin, remove seeds, and cut the flesh into evenly sized cubes for uniform cooking.
2 Place pumpkin cubes in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook for twenty minutes until very soft.
3 Drain the water completely. Add butter and salt to the soft pumpkin pieces in the pot.
4 Mash vigorously with a potato masher until completely smooth with no lumps remaining.
5 Add sugar and cinnamon if desired for a sweeter version. Serve warm as a side dish alongside any main course.

Did You Know?

Lusutfu is one of the first foods Swazi mothers prepare for their babies, and its sweet flavor means children rarely refuse it.