FRIED GITHERI WITH IDAH CHEGE

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Good afternoon bloggers. Today I have a recipe on how to prepare fried githeri the traditional way with very few ingredients and very little time.I appreciate your time to come along with me as I take this journey.So lets get started...todays dish is the staple food of the Gikuyu, Meru and also Embu people in Central Kenya, but it is also eaten in other parts of the country as well. It is a very easy to prepare dish where the maize and any type of beans are mixed and boiled together in a sufuria or pot, water is then added and the mixture boiled until the food is cooked and ready to eat. You can of course eat it as is but if you would like to give it a little pop...then this recipe is what you need to make it different. I, however, dont mean that this is the best way to prepare it, its just how I like to make it. You can experiment with different spices and vegetables also meat according to your preferences. I know am selling this on to you but if you taste it...you would be blabbering just as I am right now. Anyway lets go over the things you will need to prepare fried githeri...

Ingredients:
1. About 3 cups of boiled githeri
2. 2 medium onions chopped (white)
3. 1 table spoon of flour
4. 3 large carrots chopped
5. 2 cloves of garlic grated
6. 1 green bell pepper chopped finely
7. 2 table spoons of vegetable oil or any unflavored oil
8. 1 cup of water
9. salt and pepper to taste

Now agin I have to say that you dont necessarily have to use these ingredients. For example you can substitute the green bell pepper with the orange,purple or red peppers to make it sweet,or chilli peppers to make it spicy, I like the green bell peppers because they are neither sweet nor spicy, they are in between.

1. Put the 2 table spoons of vegetable oil or any unflavored oil in a frying pan or sufuria and pour in your garlic and onions. The reason why I dont use flavored oil is because I think that the vegetables,salt and pepper provide enough flavour as it is.
2. Let them cook until the onions are translucent. Dont let them become golden, the idea is to let them chewy...if that is a word.
3. Once they are all nice and translucent, you can now add in your carrots and green bell peppers and stir well. Its important at this point to note that you should not add in any water yet. The carrots may suck in all the oil but let them steam for a few minutes stirring constantly and then add half the water in your cup.
4. Once the water starts to simmer, take your salt and pepper and season to your liking.Then cover the pot and let it boil.
5. As the carrots and green peppers are boilng, take the remaining water and put in your flour. Stir until there are no lumps and then pour the mixture in the pot. What this does is that it ensures that the fluids in the now boiling sauce will have a nice thick consistency...no one wants a watery sauce.
6. Put in the boiled githeri and stir the whole mixture. Turn your heat to low and let is come to a gradual boil to allow the flour to cook and also the beans and maize to suck in all the flavors.

And you are done...you fried githeri is ready to eat. You can eat it with an avocado or some salad. I hope you enjoy this recipe. I would really love to hear your experiences. You can comment below on how you liked this recipe and also other ways that you ike to eat your githeri or even a new dish that you would like to know how i make it. You can aslo follow me and like this post for future recipes. I hope you enjoy the rest of your day. I will be posting a new recipe every tuesday, thursday and saturday so meet me here same time this coming thursday for a new recipe.