Mupunga peanut rice

Name: Mupunga peanut rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Zimbabwe
Ingredients: 300 g dry white rice; 100 g unsweetened unsalted peanut butter; 800 ml drinking water; 2 g salt

Ingredients

300 g dry white rice
100 g unsweetened unsalted peanut butter
800 ml drinking water
2 g salt

Preparation

🍚 Rinse the rice. Reserve 200 ml of the 800 ml water.

🔥 Cook the rice with the remaining 600 ml water and salt, covered over low heat, for 15–20 minutes.

🥜 Loosen the peanut butter with some of the reserved 200 ml hot water. Stir into the tender rice using a wooden spoon.

🥄 Cook gently for another 5–10 minutes. Add the rest of the water gradually if too firm.

🍽️ Divide into 4 portions, with greens and relish served separately.