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How to make mutura or African sausage

Posted by george on April 27, 2011 at 3:51 AM Comments comments (2)


Mutuura or African sausage is a delicacy that is popular among Kenyans of all ages…

The preparation of mutuura can be broadly devided into three broad steps

  • Prepare stuffing
  • Preparing entrails
  • Roasting 

Preparing stuffing

Stuffing for mutuura includes any meat or or...

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How to slaughter a goat Kenyan style

Posted by george on March 30, 2011 at 7:41 AM Comments comments (0)


The procedure involved when slaughtering a goat is intricate and can be broadly classified into three

  • Procedures before the slaughter
  • Procedures during the actual slaughter
  • procedures on the carcass 

Procedures Before slaughter

The procedures involved can be divided into the following steps

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a guide to buying cooking pots or sufurias

Posted by george on March 30, 2011 at 3:30 AM Comments comments (0)


Width or thickness

one of the ways to get durable cooking pots is by checking the width or thickness…since the cooking pots will be scrubbed time and time again the thick ones will stand to wear out much slower that thin ones.

Material

it is good to check the material that makes the pot…incase money is not limited to you then copper pots are the best, however aluminum is also prett...

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A guide to eating in vibanda's or kiosk's

Posted by george on March 29, 2011 at 8:58 AM Comments comments (0)


Eat pepper

food in vibanda’s is not the best tasting food around therefore to make it more palatable and appetizing you had better put the pepper that is readily available…pepper is also said to kill some germs in food

Don’t take water

One thing you should not do is to drink water…vibanda’s water may...

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Why eating kuku Sama/ broiler chicken is not the best thing

Posted by george on February 1, 2011 at 5:47 AM Comments comments (0)

I know that most of you folks are addicted to eating chicken any howly on the streets of nairobi…the street name for this chicken is “kukusama” due to the why in rotates will cooking I the large display cookers put strategically in front of this eateries…but before you jump into this eateries I think it is only right that I inform you of the impending risks associated with this chicken


These chickens get heart attacks

did you know that br...

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How to cook mahamri - Kenyan recipe

Posted by george on November 4, 2010 at 3:01 AM Comments comments (0)

mahamri

Ingredients

  • White baking flour 
  • sugar
  • Eggs
  • Warm
  • Water 
  • Salt 
  • Cooking Oil 
  • Iliki (cardamom )
  • fresh milk or coconut milk 
  • Yeast  

preparations

  1. Dilute one teaspoon of yeast in a cup of warm water and leave it und...
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how to cook omena

Posted by george on November 2, 2010 at 9:46 AM Comments comments (0)

Ingredients:

3 cups dried fish (Omena)

4 cups water

1/2 cup cooking oil

1/2 kilo tomatoes

2 large onions chopped

Salt to taste

2 cups milk


Preparation:

  • Wash the fish in cold water.
  • Place in a pan and simmer gently in 4 cups of water until the water is nearly evaporated.
  • Drop the tomatoes into boiling water, take them out and peel.
  • Chop the tomatoes.
  • In a fry...
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How to tell fish is fresh..

Posted by george on November 2, 2010 at 9:18 AM Comments comments (0)

Fish is a delicacy most of the places in Kenya not only in the western region and is most desired for its many nutritional qualities including protein minerals, vitamins and even omega 3 oils

However due to its nature is highly perishable and easily goes bad within aday especially during the hot season...Its due to this that one should be particularly carefully when buying this commodity whether it is being bought in down town gikomba market or upmarket shopping malls

To enable yo...

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How to make uji- Kenyan recipe

Posted by george on September 29, 2010 at 5:25 AM Comments comments (1)

Uji (Fermented Porridge)

Ingredients

½ cup maize meal or corn meal flour

¼ cup millet flour

¼ cup sorghum flour

Water

Sugar to taste

 

preparations

  • Put all of the flour into a plastic container and mix well.
  • Pour enough water into the mixture to make a paste.
  • Mix well, cover and leave the mixture at room temperature for 2 days so it can ferment.
  • ...
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How to make Wali- Kenyan recipe (coast)

Posted by george on September 29, 2010 at 5:21 AM Comments comments (0)

Wali (Coconut Rice)

Ingredients (6 servings)

2 cups rice

pinch salt

4 cups thin coconut milk

2 tablespoons thick coconut milk

preparations

  • Put the rice, salt and 4 cups of thin coconut milk in a pot.
  • Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer very gently until the rice is done, about 20 minutes.
  • Watch the pot carefully and add more thin coconut milk if the rice becomes dry before it is don...
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