Howdy folks! 
Our journey to cook as many local (Zambian) dishes as we know how continues, and our next stop is Lumanda (A.K.A Roselle), with pounded groundnuts 
. This one is truly one of my all time favourites. And it really is a delicacy. I believe this dish is best paired with Nshima and fish, however Goat Stew, chicken or any other ‘Protein stew’ would do just fine!
While many people enjoy eating this dish, not many are as confident in cooking it – so I hope this recipe changes that! 
I went ahead and documented the steps for you, so here goes :
Lumanda with pounded Groundnuts
Course: SidesDifficulty: MediumServings
6
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
30
minutesCuisine
Zambian
Ingredients
800g Lumanda leaves
1 1/2 cup pounded Groundnuts
1 Onion
1 Tomato
2 1/2 Teaspoons Soda
3/4 Teaspoon Salt
300 ml Water
Directions
- Start by washing the Lumanda leaves in cold water, to get rid of any sand and dirt .
- Set aside the vegetables, and have your ‘Soda’ handy…
- In a pot, bring 300ml of water to a boil. Add to that, the salt and soda. Don’t worry if it gets slightly foamy
- Add the Lumanda to the boiling water/soda solution…
- It will be frothy for a few seconds, but use a wooden spoon to push the leaves down into the water, keeping everything in the pot . At this point, you’ll also see the vegetables begin to discolor a little bit…
- Allow this to cook for about 5 minutes, using your cooking stick to maintain order .
- While that cooks, chop up the Onion and tomatoes into small cubes. Traditionally, most people don’t add onions to this dish…but I tried it, and liked the flavour they bring so….
- Add the tomatoes and onions to the pot and allow them to cook covered, for another 5 minutes.
- At this stage, you have 2 options. A) You can make a paste of the groundnuts with a little water – before adding it to the cooked Lumanda.
- B) You can add the pounded groundnuts directly to the pot. If using method B, covering the pot immediately and allowing the powder to steam for a few minutes cooks the groundnut powder through, before combining everything together .
- Mix through the Veg and groundnut powder with a wooden spoon, and taste for seasoning. Adjust by adding more salt, if desired. Replace the cover and let this cook for about 15-20 minutes, on medium heat. After that, the dish is ready!
- Serve with Nshima and your desired protein. Had mine with fried Tilapia
. Then I died and went to heaven! 
Thanks for this recipe, I was thinking of trying it with onion but I wasn’t sure and I’m glad you tried it for us and glad it’s nice, mine is cooking as I type this. I just added a small onion and now waiting to taste
Glad to hear of your courage in trying the recipe, with Onion. Hope you enjoyed the outcome
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Absolutely delicious and nice outlined, can I use this recipe on page that would be sent to a friend. Of course with your name quoted on it???
Hi Daniel – Thanks
You are welcome to use the recipe, with attribution, Yes.
Enjoy!
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Hi Dear is anyway I can have the seeds so that I can plat them in my garden I would really apriciate your help just tell me how much then I can send you my details.
I am a very good fan of Lumanda.
Awaiting to hear from you.
Hi there!
The seeds are available in most Agro-shops, especially those in Lusaka’s Town center/CBD. Lusaka Pharmacy and shops around there have them.
All the best!
Thanks for sharing this recipe..Lumanda is my all time favour vegetable. I must say the results were jolly delicious.. Contrary to some myths, this is quiet easy to prepare.
Thanks for the feedback!
Glad to hear you went for it! Indeed, Lumanda is also in my top favorites. Nothing quite like it! 
Well done!
yum yum..omg now i have to go out and find lumanda!!gotta have this today…or maybe u can send me some
Hahaha! Yummy indeed. this was over the weekend so the stock has finished. But please visit the market before the vendors are chased