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Sukuma Wiki

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Sukuma Wiki

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Sukuma wiki is a traditional Kenyan dish that is prepared with collard greens, tomatoes and onions and typically served with ugali.

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  • Vegan
  • Dairy-free
  • Kenyan
  • Main Course
Total
40 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
4 people
Level
Medium
Energy
310 kcal

Method8 steps · about 40 min

  1. Step 1: Heat oil (2 tablespoons) in a large pan. When hot, add the onion (1) and sauté until translucent.

    Uses 2 tablespoons vegetable oil · 1 onion (chopped)

  2. Step 2: Add tomato (2) and sauté for 2 minutes.

    Uses 2 tomatoes (chopped)

  3. Step 3: Add collard greens and sauté for an additional 2 minutes.

    Uses 2 lb sukuma greens ((collard greens), chopped)

  4. Step 4: Add ½ cup (100 ml) of water (½ cup) and then salt to taste. Let the mixture simmer until the collard greens have reached the desired tenderness, about 5 to 10 minutes.

    Simmer greens · 10 minUses sautéed collard greens · ½ cup water (for the greens) · Salt

  5. Step 5: Bring the 4 cups ugali water to a boil, add the optional margarine (1 tablespoon) and the pinch of salt, then slowly begin adding the corn flour from the total 2 cups. Let it return to a boil.

    Uses 4 cups water · 1 tablespoon margarine (optional) · Pinch salt · part of the total 2 cups corn flour, added gradually

  6. Step 6: Stir with a wooden spoon and reduce to medium heat as it thickens. Gradually incorporate the remaining flour from the total 2 cups while stirring for 10 to 20 minutes.

    Uses cooking ugali · remaining corn flour from the total 2 cups

  7. Step 7: Continue cooking until the dough pulls away from the pan and becomes very thick.

    Uses thickening ugali

  8. Step 8: Serve the greens warm with the ugali.

    Uses cooked Sukuma Wiki greens · thick cooked ugali

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