Dinawa with pap

Name: Dinawa with pap
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Botswana
Ingredients: 800 g fully cooked and drained cowpeas; 200 g tomatoes; 150 g onion; 20 g olive oil; 250 ml water for the beans; 250 g white cornmeal for pap; 1000 ml water for the pap; 5 g salt in total

Dinawa le pap: a homemade version with precise quantities and detailed steps.

Ingredients

800 g fully cooked and drained cowpeas
200 g tomatoes
150 g onion
20 g olive oil
250 ml water for the beans
250 g white cornmeal for pap
1000 ml water for the pap
5 g salt in total

Preparation

Melt the minced onion in the oil for 5 minutes; add tomato and cook for 10 minutes.

Add cooked beans, the water intended for them, and 3 g of salt. Simmer for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, dissolve the cornmeal in part of the cold water. Bring the rest of the water to a simmer with the remaining 2 g of salt.

Pour in the dissolved mixture while stirring; cook over low heat for about 20 minutes, according to the cornmeal instructions, until fully cooked.

Divide pap and beans into 4 plates.