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Rank: New-farer Joined: 2/1/2010 Posts: 24 Location: Nairobi
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real cooks made real good apart from one Mr. Njunge.
me thinks matumbo is green meat
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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@kissedxx, Eti you can't make soft chapatis.....!!...Anything wrong if you use a little Stasoft??...Brari gasket me!!! Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 1/5/2010 Posts: 66 Location: Nairobi
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Njunge,, ha ha. seriously though. "If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are"
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/15/2006 Posts: 3,905
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So I've been a fan of chapatis since I was a child and eaten all types including nans etc. And I know a lady who makes the softest best chapatis ever - crown still goes to her. And at this point is where she does something different.. kissedxx wrote: I cant make soft chapatis. Its so frustrating!! aarrgh and the work involved deserves a good end product. hmm
Knead the dough well again and divide it into egg-sized balls. Instead of this part, she takes the dough, kneads it well again and flattens it all out into a giant Chapati. Spreads oil on top and cuts out strips; then rolls each strip to form the egg-sized balls. That's what I've observed. Come to think of it, she seems to use more oil than water...
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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@Wendz, Can sitting on the chapati make it soft? Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/19/2008 Posts: 4,268
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@Njungé
Lol..... bet they make your lips soft and can no longer control their movements... and the brain too... careful who sits on them! Lol
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/6/2007 Posts: 1,177 Location: Nairobi - Kenya
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i see most of you have an idea of what cooking is all about..! but wengine ni buree kabisa! When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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@Kamaa, Kuchemsha mayai pia ni cooking....bure wewe....ama useme ni mimi!!...lol Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Member Joined: 11/6/2006 Posts: 276
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Matumbo is not meat... i.e. slaughtering a cow has been primarily to obtain its beef...
Matumbo are left overs... ranking with leather... bones etc.
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Rank: Member Joined: 9/6/2009 Posts: 92
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Matumbo ar cald towels, they aint meat. Another word is samadi, i hear they ar swit if u dont wash them, aaargh! Lol "
Life's a wheel of fortune and its my chance to spin it"
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 12/2/2009 Posts: 82 Location: kenya
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brand new - mixture of beef and matumbo, its called 'nyatumbo''. You must however boil the matumbo first - its obviously harder than nyama. I also know how to make mango crisps, just in case you are interested. Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on the front door forever..
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 1/5/2010 Posts: 66 Location: Nairobi
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I am interested in Mango crisps.. Jana I tried out the oil idea( Olive oil ofcourse 0% calories) on the chapos and for once they were soft. Who knew lol!! Thanks Muganda "If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are"
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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@Aces, Eti Mango crisps?.....Sasa hii ni nini?? Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/14/2010 Posts: 521 Location: Nairobi
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Why did this thread die? There are lots of great recipes out there.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/1/2010 Posts: 3,024 Location: Hapa
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Djagame wrote:@Kissedxx
For your omena recipe first boil the omena to get rid of the bitter taste and drain.
In a pan/sufuria saute onions till golden brown and add tomatoes and salt, to this add the drained omena.
To the above add light coconut milk [obtained by adding water to dessicated coconut from which thick milk has been extracted] and leave to simmer.
Once the coconut milk is reduced add thick coconut milk [obtained without adding water to dessicated coconut] to thicken the soup simmer a little longer and serve.
Try it with the brown ugali. @theoptimist, let us see if we can revive it For your omena, after chambuaring to remove non-omena things, first boil the omena to get rid of the bitter taste and drain. Don't boil for too long as they may become too soft. Heat some oil in a pan/sufuria and then fry the omena until they are slightly crisp (yaani kukausha). Place the omena on paper towels or serviettes to drain off oil. In a pan/sufuria saute onions till golden brown and add tomatoes and salt (dhania, white pepper, other spices as you may wish), to this add the omena. You can just a little water if you do not want it dry. Let in simmer for some minutes. Serve with ugali and spinach/sukuma wiki. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. - Muhammad Ali🐝
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/17/2013 Posts: 4,693 Location: Earth
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butterflyke wrote:Djagame wrote:@Kissedxx
For your omena recipe first boil the omena to get rid of the bitter taste and drain.
In a pan/sufuria saute onions till golden brown and add tomatoes and salt, to this add the drained omena.
To the above add light coconut milk [obtained by adding water to dessicated coconut from which thick milk has been extracted] and leave to simmer.
Once the coconut milk is reduced add thick coconut milk [obtained without adding water to dessicated coconut] to thicken the soup simmer a little longer and serve.
Try it with the brown ugali. @theoptimist, let us see if we can revive it For your omena, after chambuaring to remove non-omena things, first boil the omena to get rid of the bitter taste and drain. Don't boil for too long as they may become too soft. Heat some oil in a pan/sufuria and then fry the omena until they are slightly crisp (yaani kukausha). Place the omena on paper towels or serviettes to drain off oil. In a pan/sufuria saute onions till golden brown and add tomatoes and salt (dhania, white pepper, other spices as you may wish), to this add the omena. You can just a little water if you do not want it dry. Let in simmer for some minutes. Serve with ugali and spinach/sukuma wiki. oi butter, I like trying out new things, so one day I decided to 'suprise'family by buying fresh omena at the supa.They know I can make soup out of stone,so no one doubted. I strictly followed the instructions on the packet,but wait till the boiling began and everyone suddenly had an errand outside the house. When froth began to form,that was it!I covered my nose,carried the sufuria with the boiling omena and poured it in a hole at the backyard and sprayed house. I blamed the neighbour's cat for the missing omena to escape embarrasment. my ready lemons,onions,tomatoes bcame salad.sioni a repeat.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/1/2010 Posts: 3,024 Location: Hapa
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kysse wrote:
oi butter,
I like trying out new things, so one day I decided to 'suprise'family by buying fresh omena at the supa.They know I can make soup out of stone,so no one doubted.
I strictly followed the instructions on the packet,but wait till the boiling began and everyone suddenly had an errand outside the house.
When froth began to form,that was it!I covered my nose,carried the sufuria with the boiling omena and poured it in a hole at the backyard and sprayed house.
I blamed the neighbour's cat for the missing omena to escape embarrasment.
my ready lemons,onions,tomatoes bcame salad.sioni a repeat.
You can classify this under meals to cook when I live in my own compound  Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. - Muhammad Ali🐝
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Rank: User Joined: 8/15/2013 Posts: 13,237 Location: Vacuum
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Rank: User Joined: 8/15/2013 Posts: 13,237 Location: Vacuum
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Recipe for boiling water(ya kuoga) Fill your sufuria with water and boil it. If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/7/2012 Posts: 11,909
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Mistake #1 buying omena from the supermarket, never ever  In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins - cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later - H Geneen
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