KENYA

Ugali na Sukuma Wiki

The everyday Kenyan staple: maize meal with sautéed collard greens.

Prep: 10 min · Cook: 25 min · Serves 4 · Difficulty: EASY

Ingredients

• 2 cups maize flour (unga)
• 4 cups water
• 1 bunch sukuma wiki (collard greens), sliced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• Salt to taste

Steps

1. Boil the water, then stir in maize flour gradually, beating out lumps.
2. Reduce heat and keep stirring/kneading with a wooden spoon until it pulls from the pot; mould into a dome. This is ugali.
3. In a separate pan, fry onion until soft, add tomatoes and cook down.
4. Add sliced sukuma wiki, salt, and a splash of water; cook 5-7 minutes until tender.
5. Serve the ugali hot alongside the sukuma wiki.