Sunday Dinner | Zambian Food | Nshima | Kapenta | Village Chicken |Chibwabwa

maize flour

🥗Healthier: whole grain flour

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Whole grain flour offers more nutrients while cornmeal is often less expensive.

busala

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Tofu provides a similar texture while canned beans are a budget-friendly protein alternative.

Start by washing and preparing the chicken, then add salt and cover it to cook on medium heat for about an hour.

Soak the Chihuahua in warm water for 30 minutes, then wash it.

Add water to the Chihuahua, cooking until the water reduces, then add tomatoes and onions.

Heat olive oil in a pan and fry the kapenta until crispy and brown.

Add onions to the kapenta, making a hole in the center to cook the onions, then mix everything together.

Add tomatoes to the kapenta and let them cook together.

Once the chicken is golden brown, add onions and then tomatoes to the chicken.

Prepare the Nshima by adding maize flour to boiling water, stirring until thickened.

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