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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 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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Popular cheese cake recipes for you to try out

Posted by george on October 28, 2010 at 6:49 AM Comments comments (0)

Buttercrunch

Cheesecake Recipe

Delicious dessert with a cookie dough bottom and creamy cheese cake topping combined with Almond Roca.

ingredients

 

3/4 cup or 1 1/2 sticks margarine or butter, softened

1 cup  packed brown sugar

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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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How to make sukuma wiki- Kenyan recipe

Posted by george on September 29, 2010 at 5:19 AM Comments comments (0)

Sukuma Wiki

Ingredients (2 servings

8 cups sukuma wiki (kale or collard greens), chopped

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 medium onion, chopped

1 Tomato, chopped

½ cup water

Salt

preparations

  • In a cooking pan, add the vegetable oil and onions.
  • Sautee the onions until they are golden brown.
  • Add tomatoes and cook until they soften into a paste.
  • Add the sukuma wiki,...
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How to make pilau- Kenyan recipe (coast)

Posted by george on September 29, 2010 at 5:16 AM Comments comments (8)

Rice Pilau

Ingredients (6 servings)

1 pound goat, mutton or beef cubes

4 garlic cloves

Salt

9 cardamom pods

4 tbsp vegetable oil

1 large onion, chopped

3 cups rice

10 whole black peppercorns

8 whole cloves

8 cinnamon sticks

1 tsp ground ginger

¼ cup cumin seed powder

4 small tomatoes

6 cups water

 

Preparation

  • Boil the meat in s...
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How to make mokimo- Kenyan recipe (kikuyu)

Posted by george on September 29, 2010 at 5:13 AM Comments comments (0)

mokimo

Ingredients (6 servings)

4 green maize cobs (green corn)

4 medium sized potatoes

2 cups fresh green peas

2 bunches pumpkin leaves (or spinach)

Salt

 

preparations

  • Remove the maize from the cobs and boil with peas until soft.
  • Peel potatoes, wash them and add them to the grain mixture.
  • Add the pumpkin leaves and boil together until potatoes are cooked.
  • D...
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How to make kachumbari-kenyan recipe

Posted by george on September 29, 2010 at 5:08 AM Comments comments (0)

Kachumbari Salad

Ingredients (6 servings)

4 medium tomatoes, sliced

2 medium onions, finely chopped, washed with salted water, and drained

½ cup fresh squeezed lime or lemon juice

1 cup finely chopped cilantro, Dhania or parsley

3 grated carrots

 

preparations

  • Arrange the tomatoes on a serving platter with onions on top.
  • Sprinkle the parsley (or cilantro) over the top.
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