Luwombo

Chicken steamed in banana leaf parcels with groundnut.

Ingredients

• 1.2 kg Chicken
• 1 cup Peanuts
• 2 Onions
• 3 Tomatoes
• 1 Green pepper
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 6 Banana leaves
• 1 tbsp Curry powder
• 2 tsp Salt
• 1 cup Water

Method

1. Season the chicken — Marinate with garlic, curry powder and salt for 30 minutes.
2. Soften the leaves — Pass the banana leaves briefly over a flame so they turn glossy and pliable.
3. Make the sauce — Grind the peanuts and mix with chopped onion, tomato and pepper.
4. Wrap — Place chicken and sauce on each leaf and tie into a sealed parcel.
5. Steam — Steam the parcels for 1½ hours.
6. Luwombo is ready — Open at the table so the aroma is released in front of the guests.

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