DISH RESEARCH · Side dish
Baan te nambere, te kumara ke te kangkong
Also known as: Kiribati curried leafy greens
Kiribati leafy greens with curry powder, garlic and chilli.
About Baan te nambere, te kumara ke te kangkong
This Kiribati community recipe offers bele, sweet potato leaves or water spinach as its leafy base. The selected version uses sweet potato leaves, with chicken retained as an optional addition.
Curry powder and red chilli bring spiced heat to the greens. Garlic supplies an aromatic note, while onion is availability-dependent in the paired Kiribati text.
The leaves are coated with seasoning and oil, giving a soft leafy dish with small pieces of aromatics. The cookbook explicitly calls for it to be served hot.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Baan te nambere, te kumara ke te kangkong
Boki Ni Kuuka community sweet-potato-leaf version.
- Sweet potato leavesBase
- OnionAromatic · Optional
- Curry powderSeasoning
- Minced garlicAromatic
- Red chilliSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- OilCooking medium
- SaltSeasoning
- ChickenProtein · Optional addition · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Sweet potato leaves: Named source ingredient; unresolved product or botanical identities remain as stated.. Sweet potato leaves selected from explicit bele/sweet potato/water spinach alternatives.
- Onion (optional): Named source ingredient; unresolved product or botanical identities remain as stated.. Native Kiribati p22 includes ngkana iai availability qualifier; English p23 lists onion without that qualifier. Optionality preserved from paired native recipe.
- Curry powder: Named source ingredient; unresolved product or botanical identities remain as stated.. Exact spice/blend formula not supplied; no allergen formula inferred.
- Minced garlic: Named source ingredient; unresolved product or botanical identities remain as stated.. Minced garlic selected from explicit fresh-clove or minced-garlic alternative; broader garlic candidate.
- Red chilli: Named source ingredient; unresolved product or botanical identities remain as stated.. Source says red chilli without cultivar or exact botanical identity.
- Oil: Named source ingredient; unresolved product or botanical identities remain as stated.. Oil species/blend unspecified.
- Salt: Named source ingredient; unresolved product or botanical identities remain as stated.
- Chicken (optional): Named source ingredient; unresolved product or botanical identities remain as stated.. Chicken selected from optional fish-or-chicken addition; cut/form unspecified.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Kiribati
- KiribatiCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Kiribati Cuisine
- Kiribati Traditional CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.