Kenyan Mukimo (Mokimo)
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 2.2 lb potatoes
- 2 handfuls of pumpkin leaves/spinach soft and fresh
- 3 cups corn kernels
- a bunch of spring onions finely chopped
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes, cut in half, wash them, and set aside.
- Prepare the pumpkin leaves by removing the stalk and chopping them.
- Mix the pumpkin leaves, maize, and potatoes in a sufuria (cooking pot) and add some water. Just enough for everything to cook well.
- Place the sufuria or cooking pot on a medium heat and boil for 30 minutes.
- Add a pinch of salt and cook for another 10 minutes.
- Reduce the heat and mush everything together using a wooden spoon until well blended.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
- In another larger pot, heat the oil and sauté the spring onions.
- When golden brown, turn the heat down to a minimum and add the mashed potato mixture. Mix well.
- Remove from the heat and serve while hot.
- Mukimo can be served hot with beef, mbuzi, or matumbo, together with a portion of green veggies, kachumbari, or avocado
Notes
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