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Pumpkin Seed Palava Sauce

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Palava Sauce is one of Ghana’s most loved sauce mostly eaten with boiled yam, plantain or rice. Made from the Kontomire leaves of the cocoyam/taro plant.

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Palm Oil
3  tbsp
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Onions
3 
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Fresh Tomatoes
3 
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Garlic (Chopped)
4  Cloves
327310
Ginger (Chopped)
2  tsp
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Fresh Pepper
2 
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MAGGI DƐDƐƐDƐ
2 
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Smoked Fish Deboned
1 
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Spinach (Kontomire)
3  bunches
478526
Pumpkin seeds (egusi)
2  cups

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Carbohydrates
19.18 g
Energy
425.26 kcal
Total fat
32.16 g
Protein
22.82 g
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Cut the tomatoes, 1 onion, garlic, ginger, fresh pepper and place in a blender. Blend roughly and set aside
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Heat the palm oil in the pan and fry the remaining chopped onion. Add the blended vegetables and 2 MAGGI DƐDƐƐDƐ then stir to boil for 20 minutes. Add shredded smoked fish, Stir and bring to simmer for a while.
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Mix melon (pumpkin) seed powder in a water and pour into the stew and simmer for 10 minutes. Finely chopped the leaves (kontomire) and to the stew and let it simmer for 5 minutes.

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04/23/2026 01:20 CEST

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K Kunal. singh

Nice Recipe

26-08-2025 11:29 Uhr

T The recipe is not complete. The last step is missing, so I cannot make it

The recipe is not complete. The last step is missing, so I cannot make it

07-06-2025 12:18 Uhr

K Kunal.a2

Nice REcipe Tip

27-05-2025 11:47 Uhr

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