1 carrot, finely chopped and cooked until soft 1/2 cup peas, cooked until soft 1 onion, finely chopped 2 gloves garlic, finely chopped 2 Tbsp butter, margarine, or oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 bay leaf…
Dinnertime in Kenya
A lot of Kenyan families only eat one meal each day. That meal is dinner. Dinner is usually served around 7 or 8 in the evening and is served in what we would call the living room. The kitchen is…
Alternate Names For Food in Kenya
Legumes: American British Swahili Indian garbanzo beans (chick peas) grams dengu channa lentil lentil masoor moong green gram mug black gram urad cow peas cow gram kunde lobhia red gram toovar or arhar kidney beans kidney beans maharagwe rajma soya…
Planes, Trains, Buses, and Speed Taxis
In my last article, I discussed riding in a matatu. There are other ways to get around Kenya. There are speed taxis, buses, trains, and planes. Matatus are the cheapest form of transportation, but is also the slowest as they…
Patience: A Required Virtue
The worst thing about Kenya is waiting. Be sure to pack your patience along with a good long book. My first experience with waiting in Kenya was at a bank in Nairobi. I needed to exchange some money. It was…