The Nyanaya (African Eggplant) has been planted and will be ready to harvest in the next week or two. The African eggplant may also be known as Garden Eggs, Mock Tomato, ngogwe, or nyanya chungu. An eggplant requires a long, warm growing season, so it is most plentiful in late summer to fall.
Health benefits of Nyanaya extract is an antioxidant also contains minerals and vitamins that are helpful to the body, including functions like:
– Muscle compatibility
– Maintaining heart rhythm
– Helping with bone and teeth formation
– Regulating metabolic and enzyme reaction
– Acid-base regulation in the body
lso, the African eggplant contains biologically active compounds like ascorbic acid, alkaloids, terpenoids, saponins, flavonoids, and tannins that may have therapeutic properties.
Here is a recipe to make if you want to try Nyanaya for the first time.
Below is a recipe to prepare African eggplant with Okra for six people. It only takes around 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Two big tomatoes
Two eggs
Two carrots
¼ kg okra
½ kg African eggplant
2 cups water
Two onions
Eight tablespoon cooking oil
Salt
Preparation
- Wash, peel, and chop the tomatoes.
- Wash and chop the onions.
- Wash, peel and cut the carrots lengthwise.
- Wash the okra and remove the end tips.
- Wash the eggplant and remove the stems.
- Fry the onions lightly in oil until it starts to change color.
- Add tomatoes and salt, then stir until it softens to form a thick syrup.
- Add the African eggplant, okra, and carrots. Stir well.
- Add water, cover the pan for 10 to 15 minutes, and simmer until the
vegetables are soft. - Whisk the eggs until they bubble, then add in the vegetables while
stirring slowly for 5 minutes. - Season to taste. Serve hot.