Ndengu Stew
Ndengu Stew Ndengu is Swahili for green grams, or as they are known in the states, mung beans. Ndengu stew was a favorite of mine when I was attending Egerton University in Njoro, Kenya. Last time I checked, I think they had 4 campuses around the country. While studying abroad, I came to really appreciate the dorm food in the USA. I know that everyone complains about how bad it is. I even did before I studied abroad, but I found that after a week or so of eating the limited menu at the student mess that I had technicolor dreams about American dorm food. That said, I did find that I missed certain dishes that I had as a student. Thanks to the internet, I found some recipes for ndengu stew. This version is much more flavorful that the college food version I had, and that's okay. For years I wasn't able to find mung beans. The only Indian grocery in CR didn't have them. I don't think the employees even knew what they were when I asked. I ended up first ...