Recipe: Tasty Githeri

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Recipe: 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.

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.

You can cook Githeri using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Githeri

  1. It’s of Pre boiled githeri.

  2. You need of Onions.

  3. Prepare of Tomato.

  4. It’s of Dhania.

  5. You need of Potatoes.

  6. Prepare of Spices.

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 Kenyan staple food consisting of beans and maize that are stewed with onions, tomatoes, and sometimes potatoes or meat chunks.

The stew is often flavored with cumin, turmeric, or chili powder.

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

Githeri instructions

  1. Fry the onions, add spices and potatoes and fry lightly on low heat..

  2. Add tomato puree and dhania stems. Let it simmer till the tomato cooks. Add water to make a sauce (you can add a bit of royco at this point) add githeri, stir to combine. Cover and let simmer on low for 10 min..

  3. Add dhania, give a quick stir and serve. (you can add butter/blueband/ghee to enrich it. 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.

Adapted from an old Kenyan recipe, Githeri features slow-cooked corn and beans, gently simmered in a fragrant and spicy coconut milk base.

The basic recipe will have sweet corn and beans boiled together and then fried in little oil to get a soft texture.

Githeri Githeri is a Kenyan stew of beans and corn that you'll enjoy cooking and eating with your family.