Country Cuisine: Burundi
Each week, my husband and I pray for a different country, using Operation World as our guide.  This week, our country is Burundi, a small country in East Africa.  To help remind us to pray, I find pictures of the country and set them as my computer background, and I also try to find an authentic recipe from that country.  Burundi is one of the poorest countries in the world, and has a long history of violence, so there are many specific prayer needs.  Check out http://www.operationworld.org/buru for a highlight of these needs.  If you are interested in praying for the nations, I strongly recommend purchasing the actual Operation World Book- it's awesome.  Anyway, onto the food.  This week I made Red Kidney Beans with Plantains - and it was wonderful!  It was a little different than most meals we eat, but Josh and I both enjoyed it. Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:
3 cups prepared red kidney beans (2 cans)
2 Tbsp palm oil (I use Canola oil)
1 onion, sliced
1 plantain, sliced
salt
1 tsp chili powder
2 cups water

Method:
1. Heat oil over medium heat, cook onion
2. Add beans, plantains, salt, and chili pepper.  Cook for a minute.
3. Add water and simmer until plantains are cooked and about a 1/2 cup of liquid is left in the pan- 30 to 45 minutes. 

 So, the picture doesn't do it justice, I promise it was very good (and cheap too)!

Hope y'all enjoy!