🇷🇼 Rwandan Cuisine

Ibiharage

Rwandan Red Beans

Prep Time 1.5 hours
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 297 kcal

Red kidney beans slow-cooked with onions, tomatoes, and palm oil until creamy and rich, the most iconic everyday Rwandan dish.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Drain soaked beans, place in a large pot with fresh water, and boil for forty-five minutes until tender but not mushy.
  2. 2 In a separate pan, heat oil and sauté onions for five minutes until golden.
  3. 3 Add tomatoes and cook for five minutes until broken down into a sauce.
  4. 4 Add cooked beans to the sauce, stir well, and simmer together for fifteen minutes until flavors meld and sauce thickens.
  5. 5 Season with salt and serve hot over rice or alongside ugali.

Did You Know?

Rwanda is one of the highest per-capita consumers of beans in the world, and ibiharage appears on most Rwandan tables at least once daily.