My favourite lunchtime meal on Sundays: GITHERI
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3189)
Eldoret, Kenya
December 19, 2025 12:07pm CST
Due to the sufficient time I have on Sundays, I like to cook a mixture of maize and beans as my lunch. It takes 3-4 hour to cook the mixture to tenderness. I then drain all the water and wet fry the cooked mixture before adding selected spices and then return the drained water. A brief simmer will ma it have thick soup and nice taste. This type of food is common in the rural as well as urban areas. It is commonly referred to as Githeri. Have you ever eaten such a mixture? How do you call it?
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@celticeagle (187080)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Dec
I like all beans except black ones. I haven't eaten this mixture, but I enjoy mostly pinto beans with a ham hock added if they are affordable.
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@celticeagle (187080)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Dec
@SIDIKIMPOLE ........Yes, they are but occasionally I get one.
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@SIDIKIMPOLE (3189)
• Eldoret, Kenya
20 Dec
That is great. Beans are very nutritious. Ham hocks are very delicious but generally expensive.
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@SIDIKIMPOLE (3189)
• Eldoret, Kenya
21 Dec
@celticeagle That is great. I hope you enjoy
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@SIDIKIMPOLE (3189)
• Eldoret, Kenya
20 Dec
Could be closer to that. This is a common food here in Kenya
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@SIDIKIMPOLE (3189)
• Eldoret, Kenya
20 Dec
Lol, that funny. Well tomatoes and onions are added after frying to improve the flavour
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@SIDIKIMPOLE (3189)
• Eldoret, Kenya
20 Dec
That is true. But for maize, one has to cook for long so as to soften them and improve palatability.
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