Easiest Way to Winter Tasty Githeri mukimo

Easiest Way to Winter Tasty Githeri mukimo Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Githeri mukimo. See recipes for Githeri mukimo, Mukimo challenge, Mokimo and beef stew too. mukimo - Githeri mixed with potatoes, greens and bananas, then mashed together. mutheri - Another name for githeri. muthungu - Githeri made out of maize exclusively without beans. Muthungu means "the white man" which is a fitting name for a dish full of white seeds. Ugali (African cornmeal mush) Mtuzi wa Samaki (East African fish in coconut curry) Samaki wa Kukaanga These leaves give mukimo its identifying green colour.

It is simply mashed potatoes mixed with githeri and a food colour made from some weeds.

This is also a staple food not only in many Kikuyu homes but also in many Kikuyu functions.

A function is never complete when Mukimo is missing.

You can have Githeri mukimo using 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Githeri mukimo

1. You need 3 cups of Githeri.

2. It’s 1 of and a half kg kasuku of potatoes.

3. You need of Salt.

4. You need of Cooking oil.

5. It’s of Onions.

It's a mixture of maize,peas/beans/black beans mashed with potatoes.

Some people add ripe bananas to the mixture.

This is a very quick meal and well loved by Kikuyu's.

Best served with steamed cabbage or fried spinach.

Githeri mukimo instructions

1. Add already cooked Githeri in a sufuria of water and bring it boil.

2. Add peeled potatoes in the boiling Githeri. Cook until the potatoes are fully cooked..

3. Drain the water from the mixture of Githeri and the potatoes. Mash using a masher or a mwiko until the are fully mashed..

4. Fry onions and add the mashed mukamo. Mix until the mukimo is cooperated with the fried onions..

5. Remove from heat and serve while hot..

The Kikuyu community is known for one pot casserole dishes and at times this is fried together with Irish potatoes and carrot to make a delightful meal.

Mukimo is tasteless, you will need salt and spiced soup for you to make head or tail of what eating.

It is simply mashed potatoes mixed with githeri and a food colour made from some weeds.

And their brand of beans, njahi, tastes like warmed loam soil.

Mukimo Recipe: Mukimo is a meal whose origin is Central Kenya (Agikuyu community) but it's being served in hotels across the country keeping in mind of the diversity of Kenyan people.