The merry-making season is here. You are likely to wilfully dent your pockets by putting luxury before your health. But remember you are what you eat.
Christmas already happens to be a pretty expensive time of the year where people spend a lot of money on feasting, and this year, we’re looking to cook up a festive storm, but with some budget-friendly recipes.
Kenyan stew can include a number of different meats — beef stew, goat stew, chicken stew or any other animal stew. Stew dishes might also include a few other base vegetable ingredients such as carrots, peppers and peas.
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COASTAL DISHES
Pilau
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Pilau is a glorified combination of rice cooked with meat and spices. The fragrant rice is fantastic to eat with a form of chicken and beef as protein and a few slices of fresh tomato and onions.pilau mwitu, where you use all spices such as cumin, cardamon, cinnamon and cloves and still have your flavoured coloured rice.
Wali wa nazi (coconut rice)
Kuku paka
The name is from a Swahili word kuku, which means “chicken”, and paka, meaning “to smear, spread or apply”.
Wali wa kukaanga
Chapati (Flatbread)
Matoke
Sukuma wiki (collard greens / kale)
Pork chops, Mukimo and kachumbari
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Mukimo
Fish fry, curry
Bhajias
Roasted garlic mashed potatoes and cauliflower
Chicken wings
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Honey garlic chicken wings
