How to Cook Tasty Githeri with Spinach. #localfoodcontest_mombasa

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How to Cook Tasty Githeri with Spinach. #localfoodcontest_mombasa Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Githeri with Spinach. #localfoodcontest_mombasa. Githeri is a simple yet nourishing dish that originated with Kikuyu tribe. In modern times it has become popular throughout Kenya. The combination of beans and corn supplies a full complement of protein for the often protein-poor diet of many Kenyans.

Thankfully, the ingredients for Githeri are easy to find, budget-friendly, and forgiving to posers like me.

The best recipes are simple and made with love.

Githeri has just a few ingredients, and in order to ensure it has the best flavor, I highly recommend that you do not skip sautéing the onions and garlic and spices.

You can have Githeri with Spinach. #localfoodcontest_mombasa using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Githeri with Spinach. #localfoodcontest_mombasa

  1. Prepare of Beans.

  2. You need of Maize.

  3. You need of Spinach.

  4. Prepare of Onions.

  5. Prepare of Tomatoes.

  6. It’s of Dhania.

  7. Prepare of Hoho.

  8. It’s of Carrots.

  9. You need of Garlic.

Githeri is native to East Kenya in particular and Africa as a whole - a one-pot meal, traditional made out of boiled corn and beans only.

Corn and beans is a staple in African cuisine, they are cooked fresh, or dried and the flavor is unbelievable good without any adornments.

Githeri is a traditional kenyan dish of which the name derives from the Kikuyu people of Kenya.

It is however eaten all over Kenya and is also know as Mutheri among some Kenyans.

Githeri with Spinach. #localfoodcontest_mombasa instructions

  1. In a pot start by boiling beans..

  2. After like 30 minutes add in the maize and continue to boil until they are all ready..

  3. In cooking pot fry onions with oil the add in garlic,hoho,sliced carrots and dhania then add in the tomatoes cover and allow them to cook well..

  4. Now add in the boiled githeri and salt. Let all the mxture cook well..

  5. In a separate cooking pot. Fry onions and when properly cooked add in the spinach, some salt then cover and cook for 5 minutes..

  6. Now the meal is ready serve hot and enjoy..

See recipes for Githeri mixed with greens too.

Heat olive oil and fry onions till they turn softly coloured.

Add the spices - cumin, paprika and curry.

Githeri ingredients - the secret lies in the ingredients.

The most basic ingredient for any githeri meal is maize and beans.