Rice
Mbahal (Rice with Beans & Groundnut)

Mbahal (Rice with Beans & Groundnut)

The Gambia

90Minutes
MediumLevel
6Serves
9Steps
About

A thick, savoury Wolof-Gambian rice cooked with black-eyed beans, groundnut paste and dried fish, a filling one-pot with a nutty richness.

Equipment
  • Large heavy pot
  • Wooden spoon
  • Bowl
  • Knife
Ingredients
Rice3 cups
Dried black-eyed beans1 cup
Natural peanut butter¾ cup
Smoked or dried fish1½ cups
Onions2
Tomato paste2 tbsp
Garlic3 cloves
Dried shrimp or crayfish½ cup
Scotch bonnet1
Bay leaves2
Stock cubes2
Palm or vegetable oil⅓ cup
Water6 cups
Saltto taste

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