Kashata
I find that Kenyans have very few deserts or sweets that we can call our own. Unlike the French or English. Now this Swahili sweet will take your taste buds right back to when you were in class 2, you remember those days when you’d save money from your break or lunch so that you could afford to buy either kashata, mabuyu or cool after school? They cost just 1 shilling but those days that was quite something. And they came in all colors and in our heads we thought they were different flavours. Ohhh the good old days of pur innocence.
When I saw people asking for this recipe sometime last year on a facebook group I just had to look around for it. Hope you will love it as much as I did and I hope it will make you feel like a child again. HAPPY COOKING!!
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- ¾ cup water
- 1 cup moist grated coconut (or one desiccated coconut moistened with 2 tbsp of milk or water)
- 1/2 teaspoon Cardamon
- ½ teaspoon food color (optional)
Instructions
Heat the food color, water and sugar on medium heat till the sugar dissolves, continue heating the mixture till it thickens and becomes a syrup, it should be thick and should feel sticky between your fingers and leave a string when you pull your fingers apart. While this is happening add 2 tablespoons of water to your desiccated coconut
Add the coconut to the sugar syrup and mix well ensuring that it is well incorporated, keep stirring and let it cook till it has reduced in size and it begins to clump up together, sort of foaming balls.
Grease a cake pan or line with parchment paper. Using a spatula put the coconut mixture into the pan, patting down to about an inch.
Let this cool for about 8 minutes and slice. Slice using one motion. Let this cool further before your serve
https://www.themothershipvillage.com/kashata-2/Bread Crumbed Sweet Potatoes
There are things I generally never ate as a child. If you ask me why I never ate them I really wouldn’t have an answer. I just thought that they were gross and generally anything natural or healthy I just did not like. I also had silly things I did not eat like beef!! Now this is a funny story..
When I was a toddler, must have been between 3 and 6, my mum tells me I always made a fuss about beef. I would state with authority that “mimi sikulangi nyama ya ng’ombe nakulanga ya mbuzi pekee” (I do not eat beef I only eat lamb) honestly there was no reason as to why I did not eat nyama ya ng’ombe and I was too young to even know the difference in taste between the two. But I was adamant about it so each time they cooked meat and I was in the kitchen they’d be forced to say “heeee hii nyama ya mbuzi itakuwa tamu” (this goat meat will be very tasty”) and yet they were cooking beef!!!!
My brother Nyaga also went through such a phase when he was around 6 or 7 years old. He was apparently, VERY allergic to the crusts of bread. He would make a big fuss and cry if you did not cut the crust out for him and he was allergic SMH. GOD children are stupid!! So like him and bread crusts I never ate sweet potatoes or enjoyed them till maybe 3 years ago. Now I’m learning new ways of making them like these sweet potato fries and this recipe today.
I do not really have the exact measurements for this as it was such a random make but I bet you will get the drift. I served it with string beans and stir fried chicken breast. Quite healthy I think
HAPPY COOKING!!!
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato, boiled and sliced width wise
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- Pepper
- Chilies
- Garam masala
- 1 egg
- Oil for frying, about 3 tablespoons
Instructions
Mix the bread crumbs with pepper, chillies and garam masala.
Beat the egg.
Dip the sweet potato into the egg then coat with the breadcrumbs,
Place in hot oil and cook till browned then turn.
EASY PEASY. HAPPY EATING!!
https://www.themothershipvillage.com/bread-crumbed-sweet-potatoes-2/
Roasted Potatoes with Bacon and Onions
There things that really remind me of my childhood. You know those days when mum had lots of energy to feed us and make us lots of dishes. This is one of them. She’d make this on special nights once in a while and my brothers and I would eat and eat and EAT. I loved it. I love the taste of the potatoes how they are infused in the flavours of bacon and onions. I made this on Sunday morning for breakfast after years and I really stuffed myself and made it twice that day. I really hope you will love this as much as I do. I hope it will bring lots of love and great memories like it did in our home. It’s a good brinner (breakfast for dinner) option. HAPPY COOKING!!
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 1 kg potatoes (peeled and cubed)
- 200grams streaky bacon, cut into big chunks (I guess you can use any other bacon I just prefer this one)
- 1 large onion
- Small bunch of Dhania
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon rosemary leaves
- 1 teaspoon aromat (optional)
- Salt to taste
- Oil for frying
Instructions
Instructions
Boil the potatoes in water mixed with the garlic powder, rosemary and salt. Boil till just cooked, when you can pierce with a fork but the potato will not fall apart. Drain the water and set aside
Put the oil in a pan, about 4-5 tablespoons. Once hot put in the potatoes then the bacon and the onions. Mix well. Ensure your pan is big enough to fit all these comfortably the sprinkle with the aromat and cook till the potatoes are browned, bacon is cooked and the onions are translucent. Serve immediately
HAPPY COOKING!!
https://www.themothershipvillage.com/roasted-potatoes-with-bacon-and-onions-2/
