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Mukimo is a traditional Kikuyu side dish that's served at all major functions including weddings, funerals and fundraisings.
Ingredients:
7 huge potatoes
1/2kg of green peas
1/4kg white corn removed from the stalk
15 medium sized pumpkin leaves
1 large onion
1 table spoon olive oil
Cooking Method:
Peel the potatoes and remove the stalks from the pumpkin leaves.
Put the corn, potatoes, peas and pumpkin leaves in one pot, cover and boil until fully cooked.
The potatoes should be placed at the bottom and the pumpkin leaves at the top.
When the food is well cooked, pour out the water and mash this whole mixture until the potatoes and pumpkin leaves are fully mixed. Make sure the pumpkin leaves are completely mashed and you can not tell whether there were leaves in the mixture.
This part is optional: Slice a large onion into another pot, add the olive oil, leave the onion to brown and add the Mukimo in it, turning it and mixing while mashing, to ensure the onion taste is well spread
Serve as a main dish with spiced beef or chicken stew.
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