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Githeri
Kenyan kidney bean and corn stew with potatoes and cabbage
Kenya's everyday one-pot meal of kidney beans and corn, cooked with browned onion, tomato paste, chilli, potatoes and cabbage and finished with a knob of butter. It's hearty, comforting and cheap to make. Serve hot with ugali and sukumawiki.
- Total time
- 65 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Soak 7 oz dried kidney beans overnight, then drain.
Step 2: Pressure cook the beans with 3 ½ oz fresh corn kernels in fresh water until the beans are completely soft. Drain, keeping a little of the cooking water.
25 minStep 3: Heat 2 tbsp oil and sauté 1 medium onion until brown. Add 2 tbsp tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.
6 minStep 4: Add 5 ½ oz cabbage leaves, 3 medium potatoes, 1 ½ tsp salt and 1 tsp red chilli powder with a splash of the bean water. Cover and cook until the potatoes are done.
12 minStep 5: Add the beans and corn and boil for 4 minutes.
4 minStep 6: Stir in 2 tbsp butter, take off the heat and serve hot with ugali.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- Protein
- 16 g
- Carbs
- 58 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fibre
- 15 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does githeri take?
- About 65 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 50 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of medium onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of medium potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
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