Easiest Way to Love Eating on a Dime Ndengu stew

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Ndengu stew. However, I discovered Ndengu, which is the Kenyan-style of mung beans, also called green grams. This greenish stew does not look very inviting, but the taste of the mung beans is wonderful! With some red colour, it looks more delicious - and it tastes so good!

See great recipes for Ground nut stew (Ndengu ya Njugu) too!

What is ndengu and how do you cook it?

Before you can even learn how to prepare delicious ndengu stew, it helps to understand what kind of food it is.

You can cook Ndengu stew using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Ndengu stew

  1. It’s 150 g of pre boiled ndengu.

  2. You need 2 of onions.

  3. You need 3 of tomatoes.

  4. It’s 1 of hoho.

  5. It’s 1 of dhania.

  6. It’s 3 cloves of garlic.

  7. It’s of Desiccated coconut.

  8. You need of Tumeric.

  9. You need of Curry powder.

  10. Prepare cube of Beef.

  11. It’s Pinch of salt to taste.

This is a grain that is rich in protein.

It is green and small in size.

Most Kenyan families will have it on their menu at least every week.

Let it simmer for a few minutes and serve while hot with chapati.

Ndengu stew step by step

  1. Place all ingredients in a blender except onions and spices.

  2. In a hot sufuria,pour two tablespoons of oil…add in the chopped onions…cook till browned.

  3. Add in the spices and salt and cook for about two minutes.

  4. Add in the blended puree and stir….

  5. Add in your ndengu and cook covered for about 10minutes on medium heat…stirring when necessary ensuring it doesnt stick.

  6. Add in chopped Dania,stir and take off heat…

  7. Serve with starch of your choice.

Here is the recipe for soft coconut chapatis recipe Ndengu is basically a simple stew made from green gram aka mung beans.

I was really surprised to see the similarities between a lot of Kenyan dishes and Indian dishes.

I'm not sure why exactly this is, perhaps someone has some insight?

Anyway this meal is hearty, delicious, nutritious and so easy to cook.

See recipes for Ground nut stew (Ndengu ya Njugu) too.