Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, isijingi. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Purée the pumpkin in a blender, gradually adding the reserved cooking water. Bring the purée to a boil in a saucepan over a medium heat, then whisk in the maize meal. Add the butter and cinnamon, and slowly stir in the cream. Isijingi is a Zulu recipe of cornmeal and pumpkin, this African food recipe will be the star of any table.

Isijingi is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Isijingi is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook isijingi using 5 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Isijingi:

1. Make ready 1 medium pumpkin
2. Get 1 cup maize meal
3. Make ready 1/2 cup sugar
4. Prepare Pinch salt
5. Get 2 cups water

Isijingi is a Zulu term for the thick porridge that is prepared by mixing a Pumpking and Maize meal. In Zimbabwe it is called ISIJEZA only in Matabeleland, but in other places like Mashonaland they use the term INOPI. Some in Bulawayo now use this term "inopi", although it is not a Ndebele/Zulu term. It is filling, easy to prepare, delicious and so full of flavour.

Steps to make Isijingi:

1. Peel and cut pumpkin then boil it with rice sugar and salt
2. When cooked add maize meal mash well together
3. Let it steam for 5min

Some in Bulawayo now use this term "inopi", although it is not a Ndebele/Zulu term. It is filling, easy to prepare, delicious and so full of flavour. Isijingi is a Zulu term for the thick porridge that is prepared by mixing a Pumpking and Maize meal. In Zimbabwe it is called ISIJEZA only in Matabeleland, but in other places like Mashonaland they use the term INOPI. Some in Bulawayo now use this term "inopi", although it is not a Ndebele/Zulu term.

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