Mukimo (Maize, Beans, Potatoes & Pumpkin Leaves)
This recipe is a family dish common among the Kikuyu, Meru and Embu communities. It is served mainly for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
10 potatoes, unpeeled, Irish, white (1386 g)
9 stalks (81 g) pumpkin leaves, raw
7 ½ cups (1182 g) white maize and kidney beans, cooked
4 2/3 cups (999 g) water
2 ½ tsp. (13 g) salt, iodized
Preparation 15 minutes | Cooking 1 hour | Serves 4
• Peel, wash and cut the potatoes.
• Cut the pumpkin leaves.
• Meanwhile, measure 7 ½ cups of previously boiled maize and beans mixture (the ratio of maize to beans is 1:2).
• Put all the water into the empty cooking ves- sel. Add potatoes and salt.
• Boil the potatoes for 20 minutes and add the cut pumpkin leaves. Cover the pot and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the cooked maize-bean mixture and cover to cook for 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat and mash the mixture.
• Serve while hot.
Nutrition data per 100g of recipe:
Energy 498 kJ/ 118 kcal │| Fat 0.7 g │| Carbohydrates 20.5 g │| Protein 5 g │| Fibre 4.8 g │
Vitamin A 4 mcg │| Iron 2.0 mg │| Zinc 0.74 mg
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