🇲🇼 Malawian Cuisine

Mpiru

Amaranth Greens

Prep Time 10 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 55 kcal

Wild amaranth leaves cooked with onion and tomato, a free and nutritious green found growing across Malawian farmlands.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Wash amaranth leaves thoroughly.
  2. 2 Sauté onion in oil.
  3. 3 Add tomatoes and cook 5 minutes.
  4. 4 Add leaves, cover, cook 8 minutes until tender.
  5. 5 Season with salt.

Did You Know?

Mpiru grows wild and is gathered free from fields, making it an important food security crop.