Simple Delicious Meals on a Budget
In almost every Kenyan family, Ugali is a staple food. It is also referred to as Sima in the coastal regions. It is a simple dish prepared by cooking two ingredients; water and maize/corn flour. Various communities in Kenya have their own local name for the dish. It is called ngima in my local dialect. Ugali is also common in […]
Read moreIn a previous post I shared how to prepare a simple dish of green vegetables using coconut milk. It is common practice to cook a lot of dishes in the coastal region with coconut. I will now share with you a quick method of preparing beef stew using coconut milk. It can be served with rice, ugali/sima (a firm cooked […]
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Green bananas or plantains are available throughout Kenya and make delicious dishes. They are sold in supermarkets and local green grocers. There are two ways that you can use to peel them: i) hold each piece and start peeling with knife from top to bottom or, ii) cut off both ends then cut along the skin of each piece. Peel […]
Read morePreviously, I shared with you a simple recipe of cooking collard greens (sukuma wiki) and spinach with few ingredients. In this recipe, I will show you how to prepare the collards in coconut milk.Coconut milk can be bought from supermarkets ready to cook in its liquid form or dried where you would have to make the milk at home using […]
Read moreThis is a simple recipe for making quick tea in the morning or any other time of day.I love the spicy taste and is healthier compared to the normal tea. Ingredients: Serves Three1. 1 tablespoon Ketepa tea leaves2. 1 teaspoon powder Cinnamon 3. 1 teaspoon Ginger powder4. Sugar5. 500ml Milk (Optional)5. 2 glasses Water Procedure1. Add water in a sufuria […]
Read moreI love cooking pancakes on Saturday mornings when not in a hurry to go to work.This recipe is no only simple to cook but also crunchy at the edges. – 2 1/2 cups wheat flour – 2 tablespoons sugar– Pinch of salt – 1 freshly squeezed orange– 1 teaspoon baking powder – 1 egg– 1 cup of water or milk […]
Read moreI had promised to share a stew recipe of vegetables and beef, cooked by boiling only. I was taught this by an aunt of mine who had previously lived among a certain community in Kenya known for their vast cultivation of plantains. She told me that the community has been cooking the dish for decades. In the rural areas, they […]
Read moreDuring the Christmas period, our family came together although most of them turned up on the eve of Christmas due to public transport problems. many of us do not own personal cars and so just like the rest of the Kenyan public, we hard to bear with the hiked prices on public service vehicles. A number opted to travel on […]
Read moreThis recipe has been on my menu for the past six months. I tried it once by simply gathering all ingredients in the kitchen I could find one evening. I shared it with one of my relatives who also loved it. I use dry lentils. Ingredients:– 1 large onion – 2 cloves crushed garlic -Crushed ginger– 2 carrots – 5 […]
Read moreIn Kenya, collards are very popular and almost every household cooks them. They are commonly referred to as Sukuma wiki, meaning ‘push the week’. They are mostly served with ugali, the staple food.Most households have a recipe they prefer to others, but the most common ingredients are four- the collards, tomatoes, onions and oil. There would be no need to […]
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