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groundnuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: peanuts

Sunflower seeds provide a similar crunch and flavor.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil adds healthy fats and flavor.

green chili

🥗Healthier: bell pepper

💰Cheaper: jalapeño

Bell pepper offers sweetness without heat.

onion

🥗Healthier: shallots

💰Cheaper: leeks

Shallots have a milder flavor.

Heat the pan and add oil.

Once the oil is heated, add finely chopped onions and cook until soft.

Add minced garlic and cook for a couple of seconds.

Add turmeric and coriander powder, roast for a couple of seconds.

Add chopped tomatoes and salt, cook until tomatoes are soft.

Add boiled sweet corn, boiled kidney beans, boiled peas, and boiled yam, mix well and sauté for a couple of minutes.

Add water from the kidney beans or regular water/vegetable stock, taste for salt and spices.

Cover and let it simmer until the stock thickens.

Add amaranth leaves and mix well after simmering.

Check the consistency, it should be like a stew.

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