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Room for Balance Improvement (0 - 44)

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Great Balance (70 - 100)

This menu has great nutritional balance, providing a good variety of food groups and key nutrients.

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What is the energy content breakdown?

Carbohydrates

35.7g / 24%

Protein

31g / 20%

Total fat

38.4g / 56%

The energy content breakdown shows the amount of the macronutrients (i.e. carbohydrate, protein and fat) contained in one serving of the recipe and their relative contribution (in %) to the total energy content of the serving.

Nutritional tips

Enjoy this balanced cuisine made with tasty, nutritious, and affordable local ingredients
Did you know that adding vegetables and herbs at the end of cooking helps to retain their vibrant colours, flavour, crunchiness, and important nutrients?
Enjoy your meal with orange, pineapple, pawpaw, or other fruits high in Vitamin C, to help your body use more iron from the meal. #livestrongwithiron
Great News! This dish has a sufficient amount of oil and salt for a balanced and delicious meal, you don’t need to add more!
Smart Nutrition! MAGGI contains iodine to make your dish more nutritious and helps maintain good health for the whole family!

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Green Leaf Groundnut Soup

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African - style Easy Main course

Green Leaf Groundnut Soup

Name: Green Leaf Groundnut Soup
Prep time: PM10.00T
Cook time: PM48.00T
Total time: PM58.00T
Cuisine: African - style
Ingredients: 400 g Peanut Butter; 1 Medium Smoked Fish (Whole); 1 Medium Smoked Chicken; 1 Fresh Tomatoes; 1 Red bell Pepper; 2 Onions; 1.5 L Hot water; 3 Cloves Garlic; 2 Fresh Pepper; 3 Fingers of Okro; 5 MAGGI Cube; 2 Mediums Sweet Potato; 2 pieces Pumpkin; raw; 1 bunch Spinach; 8 Dry Shrimps

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58Min

Intermediate

Recipe Variants

Ingredients

6 Portions

400 g

Peanut Butter

1 Medium

Smoked Fish (Whole)

1 Medium

Smoked Chicken

Fresh Tomatoes

Red bell Pepper

Onions

1.5 L

Hot water

3 Cloves

Garlic

Fresh Pepper

Fingers of Okro

MAGGI Cube

2 Mediums

Sweet Potato

2 pieces

Pumpkin, raw

1 bunch

Spinach

Dry Shrimps

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Nutrition Value

Energy

577,54 kcal

Carbohydrates

35,67 g

Protein

31,04 g

Total fat

38,37 g

Fiber

9,47 g

Sugars

12,91 g

Sodium

997,79 mg

Saturated Fats

6,09 g

Information per serving

Step1

10 Min

Clean and pumpkin, potatoes, okro,(garden eggs if large) into chunks

Step2

15 Min

Place the whole onion, pepper, tomatoes garlic, roughly cut red bell pepper, dried shrimps, smoked chicken, shredded smoked fish in a pot with hot water. Then cover and bring to boil and reduce to simmer for 15 minutes until vegetables are soft.

Step3

20 Min

Remove vegetable and blend. Then return into the soup.Add MAGGI Cube, bring to boil reduce to simmerDilute the peanut paste with warm water and mix to obtain light consistence. Keep aside

Step4

13 Min

Pour the peanut in the rest of the soup and simmer for 20mn until oil rises to the surface of the soup.Add the vegetable cut into chunks: pumpkin, potatoes, garden eggs, okra. Let simmer for 10mnAdd fine shredded leaves (spinach) and simmer for 3mnPeanut soup is served with starchy staple side dish: pounded cassava, yam, plantain, or rice.

Step1 of 4

Clean and pumpkin, potatoes, okro,(garden eggs if large) into chunks

Step2 of 4

Step3 of 4

Remove vegetable and blend. Then return into the soup.Add MAGGI Cube, bring to boil reduce to simmerDilute the peanut paste with warm water and mix to obtain light consistence. Keep aside