Mukimo
Course: Main Course, RecipesIngredients
2 cups green peas
1 kg potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
Water – to cover
1 teaspoon Winnie’s Pure Health Herbal Salt/ Sea Salt
2 cups fresh maize (corn)
1 teaspoon ground garlic
Cooked and pureed spinach
Black pepper (optional)
Unsalted butter (optional)
Directions
- Place the peas and potatoes in a large saucepan and add water to cover. Stir in the salt and place over medium flame. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are cooked through. Drain, reserving the liquid
- Simmer the corn with a little salted water in a separate saucepan for a few minutes while the potatoes and peas are cooking
- Mash the potatoes and peas together with a potato masher. Stir in the corn with a little of the reserved liquid, pureed spinach and season to taste with salt, ground garlic and pepper. Serve hot with nyama choma and kachumbari