Authentic Kenyan Mukimo Recipe/Cooking For My Chef Husband/cooking couple@thebullsfamily Mukimo

pumpkin leaves

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach is widely available and offers a similar texture.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats and is a flavorful alternative.

Peel and clean the Irish potatoes, then chop them into good sizes.

Boil the potatoes in salted water until tender.

Wash the pumpkin leaves thoroughly and cut them into bigger pieces.

Once the potatoes are half done, add the boiled maize to the pot.

Fry the spring onions until translucent.

Mash the boiled potatoes together with the maize and blended pumpkin leaves.

Serve the mukimo with beef.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Dietary