Coco - Banana's Kenyan Dengu

I adapted this recipe off a fellow vegan and it is just delicious! It is similar to Indian dhal, but it works extremely well with barley or couscous. Very tasty!

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1  cup  whole  mung beans, soaked for 8 hours
• 2  teaspoons olive oil
• 1  onion, chopped
• 4  cloves garlic, crushed
• 2  tablespoons tomato puree
• 1  red capsicum, diced
• 1  green capsicum, diced
• 2  fresh red chilies, sliced
• 1⁄2 small pumpkin, cooked and mashed

Directions

1. Boil the mung beans until they are tender.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a pan and add the onion, garlic, capsicums and chilli.
3. Cook until the vegetables are soft.
4. Mash the mung beans with a potato masher and add the onion mixture.
5. Add the tomato puree and pumpkin mash and cook for 10 minutes.
6. Season to taste and serve.