Cooking workshop

 

The first event of the week was a Kenyan Cooking workshop with the founder of "Curated Culture" magazine, Brandy.

 

Brandy is a Kenyan cooking enthusiast, and she taught us how to prepare a typical Kenyan three-course meal

 

Side dish:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sukuma Wiki (Stir-fried Kales) Sukuma wiki is the most used green vegetable in Kenya. It is commonly served with Ugali as a side dish.

 

 

Ingredients

sukuma wiki leaves raw (200 g)( boerenkool (dutch), kale (English))

1 ripe medium tomato

1/2 a medium red onion

1-2 tsp. cooking oil

Salt to taste

Vegetable Stock cube

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Preparation 15 minutes | Cooking 20 minutes | 2 Servings

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Main courses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mseto wa Viazi (Potatoes in rice) This is a common recipe among Kenyan communities, particularly those living in the agricultural areas. It is eaten as a main dish and can be accompanied by a vegetable side dish. Mseto wa viazi is a very basic rice dish and is loved for its ease of preparation. It is normally eaten by the entire family and serves as an infant dish as well.

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Ingredients

2 medium potatoes

2 medium carrots

1 medium red onion

1 clove of garlic (optional)

2 ripe medium tomatoes

4 tbsp. cooking oil

1 cup rice (175g) raw (white basmati recommended)

2 cups (434 ml) water

2 tsp. salt,

Vegetable stock cube

 

Preparation 10 minutes | Cooking 30 minutes | 2 Servings 

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Dessert:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kaimati (Fried Dumplings) Kaimatis get their unique flavor from the style with which yeast is applied on wheat flour. This traditional breakfast dish or day snack is common among the Swahili and Bajuni communities and was inherited from Arab culture. It serves the whole family.

 

 

Ingredients

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2 cups (280 g) wheat flour, refined

2 cups (447 ml) water (optional coconut cream, a small pack to mix with water)

½ tsp. vanilla essence

½ tsp. cardamoms powder (cinnamon powder is also an option)

1¼ tbsp. (12 g) dry yeast

5 1/8 cups (1000 g) cooking oil (half a litter- to a litter could also be fine for shallow frying)

4 tbsp. sugar

 

Preparation 20 minutes | Cooking 30 minutes | Serves 4

 

Sugar syrup

Preparation 1 minute | Cooking 5 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup (200 g) white sugar

½ cup (117ml) water

½ tsp. vanilla essence

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Mindfulness Chat

 

On Thursday we met Lucia to talk about mindfulness and learn how to be more aware of our thoughts and feelings.

 

Mindfulness is a topic that should not be ignored during these unprecedented times where we are stuck at homes and our mental health is under great pressure.

 

Lucia is a mindfulness amateur and she shared with us her experience and explain how being more mindful of what happens to her has impacted her life.

 

Below you can find a video that Lucia used to introduce the topic and kick start the conversation and what is mindfulness

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Birthday Quiz

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To conclude an amazing week full of events we decided to hold a quiz about Students for Amani our story.

 

We picked up a winner among our supporters who received a Kenyan hand-made surprise from us. 

 

We really enjoyed meeting up with you and we cannot wait to host more in-person events when the restrictions will be over!

 

Thank you for all your supports and Happy Birthday Students for Amani!

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