Ibihaza

Pumpkin cooked with beans until sweet and soft.

Ingredients

• 1 kg Pumpkin
• 1½ cups Red beans
• 1 Onion
• 1 tsp Salt
• 5 cups Water
• 2 tbsp Butter

Method

1. Cook the beans — Soak overnight, then simmer for 1 hour until nearly tender.
2. Add the pumpkin — Add large chunks of pumpkin and the onion and cook 25 minutes.
3. Mash lightly — Crush some of the pumpkin into the liquid to thicken it, leaving some pieces whole.
4. Ibihaza is ready — Stir in butter, season, and serve hot.

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