Delicious Kenyan Mukimo Recipe
A traditional Kenyan side dish of mashed potatoes, pumpkin leaves, peas and corn, mashed together until smooth and served warm alongside nyama choma, beef stew or kachumbari.
Ingredients
- 1 kg potatoes peel and cut into chunks
- 2 cups green peas
- 2 cups maize/corn
- 1- 2 cups pumpkin leaves, spinach or kale fresh
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 4 tbsp butter
- ½–1 cup whole milk
- 1 tsp salt plus more to taste
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1–2 tbsp cooking oil
Instructions
- Boil the maize/corn in a large pot until tender. When almost ready, add the potatoes, season with salt and cook until very soft and easily pierced with a fork.
- While the potatoes cook, heat a little oil in a pan. Add your chopped onion and sauté until soft. Remove half of it and set aside.
- Add your chopped pumpkin leaves/spinach/kale to the rest of the onions and cook until tender. Season lightly with salt. Set aside.
- If using spinach, don’t overcook it! If you want to preserve that beautiful green color.
- Boil milk together with butter. Set aside.
- Drain the potatoes/maize mixture very well and mash.
- Add the peas, followed by the sautéed veggies and continue to mash everything together. You should still be able to see little bits of maize and peas.
- Slowly add the warm milk until you get that gorgeous creamy consistency or to your liking.
- Add the salt and black pepper to taste.
- Serve with chicken stew or beef stew and side of sautéed cabbage.
Notes
Please note that the nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary significantly based in the products used in the recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 4gCalories: 440kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 12gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 725mgPotassium: 1393mgFiber: 11gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 1047IUVitamin C: 83mgCalcium: 138mgIron: 3mg
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