Recipe: Tasty Githeri#themechallenge

Recipe: Tasty Githeri#themechallenge Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Githeri#themechallenge. 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 have Githeri#themechallenge using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Githeri#themechallenge

1. Prepare 4 of Tbspoon of cooking oil.

2. You need 1 tea spoon of salt.

3. It’s of Chillies.

4. It’s 1 of green capscium.

5. It’s 1 bunch of coriander.

6. It’s 5 of large Irish potatoes.

7. You need 2 of medium tomatoes.

8. It’s 1 of carrot cut into round shapes.

9. You need 1 of large onion.

10. You need 1 cup of boiled githeri.

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#themechallenge step by step

1. Cut your ingredients into desired shapes..

2. Pour in your cooking oil in a non-stick pan..when ready…add in your onions.

3. When it turns golden brown…add in your tomatoes and royco cubes..add salt and stir well…then add in your potatoes.

4. Stir well and add water..with the Same level with the potatoes…

5. Cover well and when the potatoes are ready…add in the carrots and stir…then add in your githeri…stir well and simmer for 5 minutes..then add in the coriander and the capsicum and stir then remove….

6. Serve with your shredded steamed cabbage😋…

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.