How to make Nshima - Zambia!

maize flour

🥗Healthier: whole grain flour

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Whole grain flour adds fiber and nutrients.

meat

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: beans

Tofu offers protein while being plant-based.

sauce

🥗Healthier: salsa

💰Cheaper: tomato sauce

Salsa provides flavor with fewer calories.

Boil water in a cooking pot over firewood.

Make a paste by mixing 2 hands of mealy meal with cold water.

Pour the paste into the boiling water.

Let the mixture boil for 10 to 15 minutes, adding mealy meal bit by bit until the nshima is medium soft.

Cover the pot and leave it for 2 minutes.

Remove the nshima and serve it in a serving dish.

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