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Mukimo

A Kenyan mashed potato dish with maize, peas or beans, and green vegetables, often served with stew or nyama choma.

Country
Kenya
Region
East Africa
Time
60 min
Serves
6
Level
easy
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When to cook it

Best for family meals, ceremonies, roast meat plates, and stew dinners.. Plan on a easy cook and about 60 minutes total.

What to serve alongside it

Beef stew, nyama choma, chicken stew, kachumbari, or sauteed greens.

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Kenya national table. A structured Kenya dish in the AfroKitchen archive.

Chef watch-outs
  • Stopping the base before the pepper, onion, or spice edge has mellowed.
  • Thinning the pot before the body of the soup or stew has developed.
  • Overcooking the greens until the color and texture collapse.
How you know it is ready
  • The sauce should coat the spoon and taste rounded, not watery or raw.
  • Greens should be cooked through but still look alive and glossy.
  • The surface should be deeply colored while the center stays juicy.
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Beef stew, nyama choma, chicken stew, kachumbari, or sauteed greens.

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Servings 6

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4 steps 20 min prep 40 min cook 60 min total easy
1
Boil potatoes and peas
Boil potatoes and peas in salted water until the potatoes are tender.
Boil 25:00
2
Cook the greens
Add chopped pumpkin leaves or spinach and cook until tender and bright green.
Cook greens 05:00
3
Mash
Drain excess water, add boiled maize, then mash until combined. Leave some maize kernels whole for texture.
Mash 10:00
4
Finish
If using onion, fry it in butter or oil and fold into the mash. Taste for salt and serve hot.
Finish 05:00

Some versions use peas, others beans. Pumpkin leaves are traditional, while spinach is a practical substitute.

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