How to Make Sierra Leone Pumpkin Stew Recipe

groundnut paste

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Peanut butter is more accessible and affordable while providing a similar flavor.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Sunflower oil is often less expensive and works well for cooking.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Vinegar can provide acidity at a lower cost.

leafy greens

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Kale is often cheaper and has a similar nutritional profile.

Cut and peel the pumpkin, then wash it under running water and cut into cube size.

Heat oil in a pot and fry the pumpkin cubes until they are cooked but not burnt.

In another pot, heat oil and add chopped onions; cover and fry for some time.

Add one cube of Maggi to the onions for flavor, mix, and cover again.

Add the pepper mix to the pot and stir to combine everything.

Add tomato paste and mix well to coat the ingredients.

Add the protein (turkey and cow meat) to the mixture and stir to combine.

Add the fried pumpkin to the stew and mix everything together.

Cover the pot and let everything settle down before serving.

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