How to Blends Tasty Githeri
How to Blends Tasty Githeri Delicious, fresh and tasty.
Githeri. Githeri (Gĩtheri), also called muthere or mutheri, is a Kenyan traditional meal of maize and legumes, mostly beans of any type mixed and boiled together. The maize and beans are mixed together in a sufuria or pot, water is then added and the mixture boiled until the food is cooked and ready to eat. Githeri is the staple food of the Gikuyu, Meru and Embu people in the Central Province of Kenya.
It is an easy one-pot meal, and together, the beans and corn provide a vegetarian dinner that is high in protein.
Githeri is a simple yet nourishing dish that originated with Kikuyu tribe.
In modern times it has become popular throughout Kenya.
You can have Githeri using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Githeri
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Prepare of Githeri.
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Prepare of Cabbage.
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Prepare of Potatoes.
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Prepare of Onions.
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It’s of Carrots.
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Prepare of Tomatoes.
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Prepare of Cooking oil.
The combination of beans and corn supplies a full complement of protein for the often protein-poor diet of many Kenyans.
Adapted from an old Kenyan recipe, Githeri features slow-cooked corn and beans, gently simmered in a fragrant and spicy coconut milk base.
Adapted from an old Kenyan recipe, Githeri features slow-cooked corn and beans, gently simmered in a fragrant and spicy coconut milk base.
Githeri is a traditional kenyan dish of which the name derives from the Kikuyu people of Kenya.
Githeri instructions
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Chop onions,place in sufuria cook until brown,add tomatoes,cook till ready then add potatoes and carrots.
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When the potatoes are soft add your githeri stir and add a little water. Let it boil,add salt and spices of choice.
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Steamed cabbage-Cook onions till brown then add the cabbage with grated carrots. Simmer for 5 or less minutes depending on how you prefer them. Remember to add salt and seasonings of choice..
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Serve githeri, steamed cabbage your left over chapati and enjoy..
It is however eaten all over Kenya and is also know as Mutheri among some Kenyans.
This typical kenyan stapple food consists mainly of beans and mais, but can be served with some extras.
Githeri - Kenyan Corns & Beans - is no exception.
So it's inspired by the original, but I can promise the real thing is better.
Githeri is one of the main staple foods in Kenya.
