Mukimo

Sylvia Otieno
Sylvia Otieno @Sly_22
Kakamega

This is a dish mainly from Central Kenya.
Oh, if you don't have a blender you can use a mortar and pestle.

Mukimo

This is a dish mainly from Central Kenya.
Oh, if you don't have a blender you can use a mortar and pestle.

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Ingredients

2 servings
  1. 10medium sized potatoes
  2. 1/2 cupcorn
  3. 4pumpkin leaves
  4. 1large onion
  5. 1 Tspoil
  6. to tasteSalt

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Clean and prepare the ingredients. Peel the potatoes and cut in halves. Shred the pumpkin leaves.

  2. 2

    Boil the corn and potatoes in salty water until they are soft and ready to mash.

  3. 3

    In a separate saucepan, boil the pumpkin leaves in salty water until they are cooked.

  4. 4

    Mash the potatoes and corn until you reach a smooth consistency. You can use some of the water used to boil the potatoes to help in mashing.

  5. 5

    Put the pumpkin leaves in a blender and blend till smooth.

  6. 6

    Pour the puree in the mashed potatoes and corn and mix thoroughly ensuring the colour is even.

  7. 7

    Fry onions until golden brown and pour them into you mukimo.

  8. 8

    Garnish and serve hot.

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Comments (5)

Dorcas
Dorcas @chumaroyals
I don't have a blender. What do I do to the pumpkin leaves?

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