How to Make Tasty Kenyan Delicacy"Githeri"

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The maize and beans are mixed together in a sufuria or pot, water is then added and the mixture boiled until the food is cooked and ready to eat. Githeri is a basic staple Kenyan food. Different people cook it differently, but the basic is to have maize and beans boiled together. You can cook Kenyan Delicacy"Githeri" using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Kenyan Delicacy"Githeri"

1. It's of or cans (400g) of boiled and salted corn(corn is used if you don't have the actual maize seeds).
2. It's of and 1/2 cups boiled beans.(you can use any but red beans are much more preferable i personally prefer the red large beans.).
3. You need of Note: you can also boil them, using pressure cooker its will take only 45 minutes if hard or 30 minutes if soft.
4. You need of For Jiko: boil for 1hr 30minutes beans then add soft maize and boil for 30 minutes while cooker its same as pressure cooker.
5. You need of carrots.
6. Prepare of large yellow capsicum(pili pili hoho) or two small one.
7. You need of large red capsicum(pili pili hoho) or two small ones.
8. It's of large green capsicum(pili pili hoho) or 4 small ones.
9. It's of large tomatoes or 4 medium tomatoes or half a can of canned 400g tomato paste.
10. It's of large onion.
11. It's of garlic (kitungu saumu).
12. Prepare of small bunch of coriander leaves(dhania).
13. You need of cooking oil.
14. Prepare of salt(optional).
15. It's of I teaspoon of Royco powder or 2 royco cubes(optional).
16. It's of I teaspoon of red chili or black chili(pepper) (optional).

Most people make their githeri sweet by adding ingredients that not only. Githeri is a bean and maize casserole of sorts and it is served throughout Kenya. It is a very popular Traditionally, it is made with only onions and tomatoes, however my twist on this Kenyan delicacy is. Githeri is a simple yet nourishing Kenyan dish that originated with Kikuyu tribe.

Kenyan Delicacy"Githeri" instructions

1. The first step if you boiled by yourself is to ensure both the corn(maize) and beans are soft but not mashed hence its important to regularly check on them after 20 minutes unless you are using pressure cooker. If soft drain them and then set them aside. Cut the onions,capsicums,carrots,garlic and tomatoes to small pieces..
2. The first step if you boiled by yourself is to ensure both the corn(maize) and beans are soft but not mashed hence its important to regularly check on them after 20 minutes unless you are using pressure cooker. If soft drain them and then set them aside..
3. Under medium level of heat on the cooker pour the oil into a cooking pan or pot, then add the onions, wait until they turn brown then the garlic,after 2minutes add the capsicum and carrots after 3 minutes. Allow it to cook for 3 minutes then add the tomatoes and/or tomato paste and chili/pepper and stir well until the water from tomatoes has reduced..
4. Add the boiled beans and corn/maize to the above mixture and mix them together at this time you can add a pinch of salt if if it was not enough earlier. Continue stirring then take the royco powder or cubes crush them pour into a cup with a small amount of water, stir then pour into the mixture, you can now add the coriander leaves. Continue stirring and ensure the water in the githeri can be barely seen or you can stir until it completely evaporates.(takes only 10minutes).
5. Remove from the cooker and serve. You can eat it alone, or with rice or chapati as an accompaniment alongside a cold or warm glass of juice depending with the weather..
6. Thank you for reading my recipe. Please try it out the more you cook it the shorter the amount of time you spend preparing it..

The combination of beans and corn supplies a full complement of protein. Githeri - a traditional Kenyan one-pot meal dish made out of corn and beans seasoned with curry powder and white pepper OR you can simply go with salt and pepper for this humble and easy vegan. Githeri is one of the local delicious meals enjoyed by Kenyan communities. The preparation of this meal takes longer than cooking time but the ultimate delicacy is very sweat. Recipe: Githeri is a simple Kenyan meal enjoyed in most Kenyan homes.