🇲🇼 Malawian Cuisine

Chigumu

Boiled Cassava

Prep Time 10 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 310 kcal

Simple boiled cassava chunks served as a starchy side or snack, sometimes with groundnut dipping sauce.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg cassava, peeled and cut
  • Water
  • Salt
  • Groundnut sauce for dipping

Instructions

  1. 1 Peel cassava and cut into chunks.
  2. 2 Boil in salted water 25 minutes until tender.
  3. 3 Drain and serve hot.
  4. 4 Dip in groundnut sauce.

Did You Know?

Cassava was introduced to Malawi from South America but has become a lifeline crop for food security.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/malawian/chigumu/