How To Cook Sweet Potato leaves | Matembele Ya Mayi Mayi

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Chop spring onion, garlic, and onion as small as possible.

Remove the top part of the eggplants and use the bottom part, cutting them as desired.

Heat vegetable oil in a pot on high heat.

Once the oil is hot, reduce the heat to medium and fry the onion and garlic until the onion is soft.

Add the spring onion and stir until blended in.

Wash the madam galin (sweet potato leaves) and add them to the pot.

Add 1 tablespoon of dehydrated chicken stock and mix together.

Add a bit of nutmeg and continue to mix.

Add the eggplants and mix them in.

Pour in 400 milliliters of water and add chili and bay leaf, stirring quickly.

Close the lid and cook on medium to high heat for 20 to 25 minutes, checking and stirring occasionally.

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