Mashed Dishes Recipes: Enriched Matoke

This category includes recipes that call for mixing all the ingredients together before serving.
Traditionally, many Kenyan communities incorporated a variety of foods, maybe as soup, either as a coping tactic or to reduce cooking time. These meals were consumed alone and were thought to have a high nutritional base.

The most common ingredients used in these dishes were a root (such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, or cassava), green or ripe bananas, a green vegetable, maize, and a legume.
These foods go by several names in various communities.
For instance, Mukimo is widespread among the Kikuyu and Meru groups, Mushenye among the Luhya communities, and Kimanga among the Taita and coastal populations.

Most infant dishes are created from this category, which is a fairly widespread practice in many Kenyan communities.
Hard materials like maize are not used in baby food recipes.

Enriched Matoke
This a typical infant dish among the Kisii community. It is wonderfully enriched with peanut butter paste to give it a smooth taste. Infants are fed on this from the age of 6 months onwards. Sometimes, this recipe is made with some green leafy vegetables.

Ingredients
– 9 green bananas, unpeeled, raw, unpeeled (1.5 kg)
– ¼ cup (68 g) peanut butter
– 1 tsp. (5 g) salt iodized
– 4 ½ cups (968 g) water

Preparation 5 minutes | Cooking 25 minutes | Serves 4
• Peel and wash the bananas.
• Put the washed bananas into a pot, add salt and all
the water, and bring to a boil.
• Cook until the bananas are ready and tender.
• Remove from heat; add the peanut butter and mash.
• Serve while hot.

Content courtesy of Kenya Food Recipes, Mama Ntilie & NFH
A Recipe Book of Common Mixed Dishes With Nutrient Values, As Prepared By Communities