Eswatini Traditional Food Recipes

Tinkhobe (boiled  dried maize grains Ingredients • 500g dried maize grains • 3300ml water Optional Ingredients • 2g salt Method • Clean maize grains • Put into pot and add water • Boil until the outer skin has cracked • Add salt • Serve

  Boiled beef offal Ingredients • 695g offal • 2000ml water • 10g salt Optional ingredient • 110g onion • 90g green pepper • 5g garlic Yield 4 servings Method • Clean offal in sufficient water. • Cut into desired pieces. • Put in a pot together with onion,  green pepper, garlic, water and salt. • Add optional ingredient(s) of your  choice • Boil until tender.

 Jugo bean stew Ingredients • 350g jugo bean • 2,700ml water • 120g tomato • 60g onion • 15g salt Optional ingredient • 80g yellow  pepper • 100g red pepper • 76g shallots • 60g green pepper • 60ml cooking oil • 15g garlic • 12g stock cube Yield 4 servings Method • Sort and wash jugo beans. • Put in pot and boil until tender. • Chop tomato, red and yellow  peppers, onion, shallot, green  pepper and garlic.  • Sauté onion, garlic and add all the  vegetables • Mix with jugo beans and add  peanut powder  • Season with salt or stock cube • Simmer. • Serve.

Emafethi (Fat cakes) Ingredients • 400g cake flour • 100g white sugar • 6g instant yeast • 3g salt • 260ml warm water • 600ml oil for deep fat frying Method • Sift flour into a bowl. • Add remaining dry ingredients and mix. • Make a well in the centre. • Gradually add warm water and stir until stiff dough is formed. • Knead the dough until it is well mixed and pliable. • Place dough in an enamel bowl.  • Cover with a clean cloth and place in a warm place. • Allow dough to rise to double in size.  • Knead the dough once again. • Mould dough into desired size balls. • Place balls on a tray. • Allow to rest for 30 minutes • Meanwhile, heat oil for frying. • Fry cakes in hot oil. • Drain well • Serve

  Mahewu                                                                                              Image Source: https://www.mzansirecipes.co.za Emahewu is one of the most popular meals in the kindom of Eswatini, from old ages till today. It is called Maize Meal Juice in English. It can be serve as a drink, snack and meal, Emaswati (Eswatini people) often drink eMahewu when working on the field mostly when planting and Harvesting. It also serve as a great snack after meal. Recipe Ingredients ·          2 cups Maize Meal ·          2 cups (500ml) Cold water ·          12 Cups (3L) Hot water ·          1 Cup of Sugar ·          2 tablespoons of cake wheat flour.(you must use malt instead of flour or Silatiso ) Method 1.        Mix Miaze meal and cold water together inside your pot .Mix until smooth. 2.        Place pot on high heat and then gradually add all the hot water while stirring. 3.        Once pot begins to boil close lid and reduce heat to low.

  Liphutfu(Dry Pap) Liphutfu also called dry pap in English is maize meal Pap that is prepared with more maize meal being more than the ordinary pap. It usually used or mixed with Emasi. Recipe Ingredients ·          2 Cups Maize Meal ·          2 Cups of water ·          ¼ Teaspoon salt Method 1.        Place pot on stove and add water and salt, then bring to boil (stove must be on high). 2.        As soon as water boils add maize meal and close pot, reduce heat to medium. Allow to steam for 10 minutes. 3.        Stir with wooden spoon. It should start to form a crumbly texture. Close pot and allow to steam for another 45 minutes (stir every 10 minutes) 4.        Serve hot and enjoy.