Nhopi-Corn Meal With Pumpkin (Zimbabwe) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon sugar
2 cups water
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1/2 lb pumpkin, peeled, cooked and mashed (include any cooking liquid)
salt

Preparation

Bring the water to a boil in a good-sized saucepan and put in the corn meal. Cook, stirring frequently, until it forms a porridge.
Next, stir in the mashed pumpkin. Then add the sugar, peanut butter and salt and combine all ingredients well.
Continue to cook for a few minutes over low heat, adding about 1/2 cup of the retained pumpkin cooking water if necessary to make the consistency you prefer. Serve immediately with spinach or another leafy green.