🇿🇲 Zambian Cuisine

Tute ne Mbalala

Roasted Maize with Peanuts

Prep Time 30 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 300 kcal

Fire-roasted maize kernels mixed with roasted peanuts, a beloved Zambian trail snack combining smoky corn with crunchy groundnuts.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Roast whole maize ears directly over charcoal or open flame, turning frequently for even charring.
  2. 2 Roast peanuts in their shells on the cooler edge of the fire for ten minutes until fragrant.
  3. 3 When maize is charred and kernels are tender, let cool slightly and strip kernels from the cob.
  4. 4 Shell roasted peanuts and combine with the stripped corn kernels in a bowl.
  5. 5 Season with salt and toss to combine.
  6. 6 Serve at room temperature as a portable, protein-rich snack.

Did You Know?

This combination of maize and peanuts is nutritionally complementary, providing complete protein, a fact Zambian farmers discovered empirically centuries ago.