Meals from Kenya: African Cultural Cooking Project

The deliciousness continues! Our ambitious Kenyan chef gets yeast-y :). Here are this weeks' shopping lists:

December 3rd

Mandazi:

• 4 Cups All purpose white flour / 566 gms

• 4 tspn dry yeast

• ½ teaspoon ground cardamom

• 1 cup sugar /200gms

• 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 coconut milk (can be substituted with warm milk)

• 1 tbl canola/veg oil (optional)

Pilau:

For the broth:

• 2 pounds beef/lamb or mutton

• 1 tbsp. Cumin seeds 2 Cinnamon stick 3 cloves

• 1 tsp whole cardamoms

• 1/2 tsp peppercorns

• Garlic and ginger

For the rice:

• 3 Tbls vegetable oil

• 2/3 large potatoes (optional)

• 1/2 onion diced

• 1 tbsp cumin seeds

• 1 tbsp pilau seasoning (Masala)

• 1 tbsp fresh ginger/garlic paste.

• 2 cups long grain

• 3 cups broth Cooked meat

• Salt to taste

Salad:

• 1 lettuce

• 1 carrot

• ½ onion

• Lime as needed

• Salt to taste

Tomato Sauce:

• Tomato

• Tamarind

• Dates (ketchup or sugar as substitute)

• Onion

• Garlic

• Cilantro

December 10th

Maharage:

• 500 g kidney beans rinsed and drained canned beans

• 5 tbsp. vegetable oil

• 2 onions

• 2 tomatoes

• 250 ml coconut milk

• Salt

• Thai green chili

Spinach:

• 2 lbs spinach or amaranth greens

• 2 medium tomatoes

• 1 medium onions

• 2-3 tsp curry powder

• 1 medium potato

• 1 tsp salt

• Ground black pepper

• Cilantro

Bread buns:

• 500gm/4 cups all purpose flour

• 6 Tbl/75 gm sugar

• 1 1/2 cups / 350ml milk or water

• 2 1/4 tsp / 7gm yeast

• 1 1/4 tsp 8gm salt

• 6 Tbl vegetable oil

Kaimati:

• 1 cup plain flour

• 3/4 water 🔷

• 2 tbsp plain yoghurt

• 1 tsp sugar

• a pinch of salt

• 1 tbsp dried yeast

• oil for deep frying

Syrup:

• 1 cup sugar

• 1 cup water

• cardamom