A taste of Kenya
Kenyan kitchen
Pilau, githeri, chapati, goat biryani, mahamri and more: home-style Kenyan dishes, cooked in a real kitchen and written down step by step.
- Kenyan recipes
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Kenyan pilau
Dinner 1 hr 15 min
Cook this first
Ugali with goat fry and creamed greens
Ugali with goat fry and creamed greens
Soft ugali with fried goat meat and a side of creamy sautéed greens.
1 hr 15 min · 8 ingredients
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Dinner 1 hr 15 min
Ugali with goat fry and creamed greens
Dinner 1 hr 15 min
Githeri with avocado and feta
Baked Goods 25 min
Coconut fish curry
Dinner 40 min
Mandazi
Breakfast 45 min
Kenyan kaimati
Breakfast 45 min
Kenyan chapati
Dinner 1 hr
Cardamom-coconut mahamri
Breakfast 1 hr 30 min
Coconut beans
Lunch 45 min
Goat biryani
Dinner 2 hr
On a Kenyan table
Ugali
Firm maize-meal staple, eaten with stews and greens.
Sukuma wiki
Collard greens braised with onion and tomato.
Chapati
Soft, layered flatbread, rolled and pan-fried.
Nyama choma
Meat grilled over coals and served with kachumbari.
Pilau
Fragrant spiced rice cooked in a rich broth.
Mandazi
Lightly sweet fried dough, good with tea.
My kitchen equipments
Heavy-bottomed sufuria
Holds steady heat for stews, pilau and githeri, so nothing catches at the bottom.
Wooden mwiko
Sturdy enough to stir ugali until it pulls cleanly away from the pot.
Flat chapati pan
A wide, flat pan for cooking chapati and mandazi until golden on both sides.
Cook Kenyan this weekend
Pick a dish, set your servings and cook it step by step. Add the ingredients to your shopping list and take it to the market.
Githeri with avocado and feta