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Ibihaza

Name: Ibihaza
Cuisine: Rwanda, East Africa
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 cup purple onion, sliced; 5 cups pie pumpkin, diced, seeds removed, skin retained; 3 lb cooked beans, fully cooked; not dried beans; 2 tsp coriander; 2 tsp tarragon; 3 cups water, Start with 3 cups; add up to 1 cup more if needed (source range: 3–4 cups).; salt, to taste; black pepper, to taste

Pumpkin and fully cooked beans, adapted from Georgia Reader for Together Women Rise.

Country

Rwanda

Region

East Africa

Time

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Yield

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Level

medium

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01 / Get ready

Everything you need

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Ingredients

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3 tbsp olive oil 1 cup purple onion, sliced 5 cups pie pumpkin, diced, seeds removed, skin retained 3 lb cooked beans, fully cooked; not dried beans 2 tsp coriander 2 tsp tarragon 3 cups water, Start with 3 cups; add up to 1 cup more if needed (source range: 3–4 cups). salt, to taste black pepper, to taste

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02 / Let’s cook

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Prepare pumpkin

Wash the pumpkin, discard seeds and fibres, and dice with skin intact.

Brown vegetables

Heat oil and cook onion with pumpkin until browned; set aside.

Heat beans

Simmer the fully cooked beans, coriander and tarragon in 3 cups of water for 5–10 minutes. Add up to 1 cup more water if needed.

Check beans 05:00

Finish

Add the browned pumpkin and onion. Simmer about 15 minutes, checking that the pumpkin is cooked through but still holds its shape. Season with salt and black pepper and serve warm.

Check pumpkin 15:00

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