Burundian Beans and Bananas

Ingredients:

500 ml dried red kidney beans

4 green bananas or plantains

2 tbsp palm oil

1 small onion, thinly sliced

1/4 tsp salt

Hot chilli pepper to taste

Cooking Instructions:

Soak the beans for at least 3 hours in plenty of water, Drain, place in a pan, cover with plenty of water and boil for 40 minutes, or until tender. Drain. Peel and chop the bananas then add the oil to a pan and brown the onions. Add the beans and bananas to the oil, season with salt and pepper then stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add 1l water and simmer until the beans are completely cooked and the liquid has reduced to about 250ml. Serve hot as an accompaniment.

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