How to cook black eyed beans sauce (otshigari)- a Namibian traditional dish!

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil offers health benefits while canola is budget-friendly.

curry powder

🥗Healthier: turmeric and cumin

💰Cheaper: homemade spice mix

Homemade mix can be tailored for flavor and cost.

fresh coriander

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: dried coriander

Parsley is more accessible and dried coriander is less expensive.

Remove shells from black eyed beans by soaking them in a mixture of cold and warm water and massaging them to separate the shells.

Sort the beans, discarding the shells and any debris.

Add the cleaned black eyed beans to a pot and pour in 500 ml of water to submerge them.

Cover and cook the beans on high heat until they start to break down, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.

Once the beans have softened, add diced thick white onion, salt, and onion stock cubes to the pot.

Stir to combine and continue cooking until the beans are mushy.

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