Cassava leaves (Kisamvu) and potato & tomato sauce
Cassava leaves (Kisamvu) and potato & tomato sauce

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have cassava leaves (kisamvu) and potato & tomato sauce using 20 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Cassava leaves (Kisamvu) and potato & tomato sauce:
  1. Prepare Cassava leaves
  2. Get washed and shredded cassava leaves (raw)
  3. Take garlic paste
  4. Make ready medium onion chopped
  5. Make ready large tomato
  6. Take coconut milk
  7. Prepare chilli pepper of your choice (I used green habanero)
  8. Get Salt
  9. Prepare lemon juice
  10. Prepare water
  11. Make ready Potato sauce
  12. Make ready medium russet potatoes
  13. Take large tomato
  14. Take lemon juice
  15. Get tamarind paste (optional)
  16. Take chicken/vegetable broth
  17. Make ready garlic paste
  18. Prepare medium onion chopped
  19. Prepare Salt and pepper
  20. Get cayenne pepper

Cassava is similar to yams and taro, and people can use it in similar ways to a potato. It is possible to use tapioca starch to make gluten-free. Cassava leaves can supply a good source of vitamins and protein which can also be consumed after cooking. Cassava, Manihot esculenta, is a perennial shrub in the family Euphorbiaceae grown primarily for its storage roots which are eaten as a vegetable.

Instructions to make Cassava leaves (Kisamvu) and potato & tomato sauce:
  1. For the cassava leaves: Sauté the garlic and onions until golden brown and add the cassava leaves. Stir to combine the ingredients together. Add water and salt and bring the pot to a boil until the water reduces halfway.
  2. To the boiling cassava leaves, add a cup of the coconut milk and allow to boil over medium-high heat for 3-5 minutes.
  3. Dice the tomatoes into 1/2 inch pieces and add to the cassava leaves. Reduce the heat to medium and allow the cassava leaves and tomatoes to simmer and cook for a further 5 minutes
  4. Add the rest of the coconut milk, the whole habanero pepper and lemon juice and stir to mix well. While stirring you can gently poke the habanero pepper to release its flavours while the cassava leaves continue to cook.
  5. Allow the cassava leaves to simmer until the coconut milk reduces and thickens.
  6. Remove from heat and set aside to serve.
  7. For the potato sauce: dice the potatoes into 1/2 inch cubes and bring to a boil until the potatoes are halfway cooked. Drain and set aside
  8. In a pot, sauté the onions and garlic until golden brown and add the diced tomatoes. Stir to combine. Then add the potatoes and stir to combine the ingredients together.
  9. Add the chicken/vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Now add the tamarind paste, lemon juice, salt/pepper & cayenne pepper and allow the sauce to simmer until it thickens.
  10. Turn heat off and serve the potato sauce along with the cassava leaves with a side of grilled chicken and coconut rice.

Cassava is a nutty-flavored, starchy root vegetable or tuber. Native to South America, it's a major source of calories and carbs for people in developing countries. It is grown in tropical regions of the world because of its ability to withstand difficult growing conditions — in fact, it's one of the most. Cassava leaves are lower in calories. The cassava leaves has high amount of folate and Vitamin C.

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