Plantain puree served with a sauce
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Lituma

Green plantains pounded into a dense, smooth puree, a staple of eastern Congo.

Category
Side
Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
4 people
Level
medium
Photo · Fimalisa — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ingredients

  • 1 kg green plantains
  • Salt
  • Water

Method

  1. 01 Peel the plantains and cut into pieces.
  2. 02 Cook in salted water until very tender.
  3. 03 Drain, then pound or mash vigorously until smooth and elastic.
  4. 04 Shape into portions and serve with a sauce or leafy greens.

Lituma accompanies sauces the way fufu or bukari does in other regions.

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