Kenya Food

KENYAN RECIPES

01-12-2024 by redazione

Pilau rice, a typical Swahili coastal dish of Arab origin, is usually served with beef or, at...

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Cold avocado veloutè, taste and health

Ideal recipe for hot Kenyan days

13-10-2024 by Leni Frau

Here is an all-flavour and wellness avocado recipe for a classic hot day...

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Spicy chicken with lime and masala rice

Recipe of a very popular dish of Kenya coast

01-09-2024 by redazione

Chicken with spices and lime is a tasty dish of land on the Kenyan coast.
Combining chicken with sweet-and-sour is a classic of Indo-Eastern cuisine, as well as pairing with ginger ...

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Mayai Pasua, Kenya's protein street food

Che cos'è, dove si trova e come prepararlo a casa

18-08-2024 by redazione

They are called ‘Mayai pasua’ (literally ‘split eggs’) and are one of the most popular street food snacks for...

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TRADITIONAL FOOD

Bhajia, the traditional swahili coast snack

A nice street food made with gram flour

04-08-2024 by Leni Frau

Kenya, thanks to past trade relations with Arabs, Indians and Persians, is a mix of cultures and traditions, of...

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Snapper fillet with coconut and ginger

Tasty kenuan coast fish recipe

28-07-2024 by redazione

On the Kenyan coast, the local population, especially those of distant Arab origin, have...

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Stir-fried rice with mango and cashew nuts

An original and tasty Swahili recipe of Indian origin

16-06-2024 by redazione

Mango and cashew nut sautéed rice is a speciality that Indians who migrated to Kenya in the last...

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Sea, fruit, vegetables and... Kenyan creativity

09-06-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

Thanks to the incredible ‘raw material’ that a diverse and fertile land like Kenya can offer, local...

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KENYA RECIPES

Mataha, the Rift Valley legume puree

Main course or tasty side dish popular in Kenya

02-06-2024 by redazione

In Nairobi and the small towns of the Rift Valley, one often sees 'Mataha' eaten in makeshift roadside...

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Mombasa octopus seasoned Portuguese style

A recipe that hides a sea story

26-05-2024 by redazione

From what culinary world is the world, and especially the Mediterranean Sea, islands included, boiled...

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Squid salad with a 'british-swahili' dressing

A tasty condiment for appetisers in Kenya

19-05-2024 by redazione

As we have reported several times, Kenya's cuisine with an international vocation has, over the...

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KENYAN RECEIPT

Indian Ocean dorado, marinated and breaded

The flavour and tenderness of a particular fish

12-05-2024 by redazione

Among the many edible fish that inhabit the Indian Ocean is the lampuga, which in tropical seas is commonly...

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Swahili cream of courgette and coconut potatoes

Our version of a fresh and velvety coastal delicacy

28-04-2024 by redazione

In Kenya, and more specifically on its coast, in the wet season from April to July, the local people are used...

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Porck chops with pineapple: kenians go crazy!

A tropical recipe that is conquering Kenya tables

21-04-2024 by redazione

In Kenya, besides the Muslim minority that is more present on the coast and the different shades of Indian...

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Orange prawns with ginger rice

Kenyan flavour combinations of fish, fruit and spices

14-04-2024 by redazione

Prawns from the Indian Ocean are tender, delicate and above all cheap, compared to those from the...

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Rain season, time for Githeri

Here's the recipe of the kikuyu dish

07-04-2024 by redazione

The Githeri (or Mutheri) is a typical dish based on legumes, cereals and favacees, just of the kikuyu tradition, but also of Embu and Meru tribes.
Now the recipe is popular throughout Kenya's central region and has its variations on Lake Victoria and Rift Valley.
Here's the Githeri recipe.

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Ginger and carrots, a velouté with a Kenyan touch

The 'supu' has entered the country's customs

24-03-2024 by Leni Frau

Particularly during the rainy season, Kenya's vegetables and spices offer a variety of ways to...

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17-03-2024 by redazione

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03-03-2024 by Leni Frau

Coconut masala prawns, from India to the Swahili coast

Here is a recipe very common in local restaurants in Malindi and Watamu

25-02-2024 by redazione

Coconut masala prawns.
Here is a classic recipe that came from southern India to the Swahili coast more than a...

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Catalan lobster with fresh tropical fruit

An elegant mix of indian ocean and african land fruits

18-02-2024 by redazione

On the African shores of the Indian Ocean, the combination of fish with fruit has always been...

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How to cook the real swahili style chicken

Recipe and secrets of one of the famous Kenya coast dihes

11-02-2024 by redazione

Chicken cooked "swahili style" is affected, like many dishes of the Kenyan coast, by ancient mixes and suggestions between India, Middle East and other countries that have frequented the Indian Ocean of Africa.
Here is the original recipe for this tasty dish of earth.

Christmas in Kenya with okra and shrimp soup

The Swahili variation of a popular African holiday dish

25-12-2023 by Leni Frau

One of Sub-Saharan Africa's traditional dishes for Christmas is...

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Fish cubes in mango sauce, a Malindi recipe

"Mchuzi wa samaki na maembe", secrets of a tasty Kenya dish

12-11-2023 by redazione

Fish chunks in mango sauce.
It is a Swahili recipe particularly used in Malindi and on the coast of Kenya, where there are plenty of plants of this delicious tropical fruit.
Here is for you the recipe of malindikenya. net

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How to cook 'in zimino' Swahili style

Hints of Liguria and the Arab world also in Kenya

24-10-2023 by redazione

Even the Kenyan coast has its 'zimino'. The dish of fish and leafy vegetables, which in...

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LOCAL RECIPES

Vibibibi, Swahili rice and coconut treat

The recipe for the traditional Kenyan dessert

29-09-2023 by redazione

In Kiswahili, the word "vibibibi" means "young ladies."
This...

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How to cook real Kenyan ugali

The three typical side dishes with maize flour

12-09-2023 by redazione

It is the Kenyan national dish, maize flour polenta (white) with an accompanying side dish with tomato...

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COCKTAIL

05-09-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

It is not a cure, but almost. Because "dawa" in the Swahili language means "medicine" and...

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29-08-2023 by redazione

In Kenya, legumes and farinaceous foods are widely used. It is a legacy of Persians and Indians, but...

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Octopus salad with passion fruit and green pepper

A fresh dish with all-African ingredients

15-08-2023 by redazione

What could be better on the Kenyan coast than a nice fresh seafood...

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Squid and bean soup

A dish of land and Indian ocean

08-08-2023 by redazione

This recipe is the story of a meeting of sea and land in the sign of simplicity and the encounters of cultures...

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OUR RECIPES

Smoked sailfish rolls

Creativity with a taste of the Indian Ocean

01-08-2023 by redazione

The Indian Ocean and its fish fauna, so peculiar with fish hardly found in other seas, always suggests...

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Crab, avocado and lime noodles

Kenyans are getting closer and closer to pasta

25-07-2023 by redazione

More and more Kenyans are approaching pasta dishes and particularly pasta, which is starting to...

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Crab soup with ginger: a traditional Lamu dish

Here the classic recipe rielaborated by malindikenya.net

18-07-2023 by redazione

Crab soup with ginger is a traditional dish of the Lamu archipelago.
The local population, especially on the island of Pate, usually eat this dish accompanied by coconut rice or chapati.
Here is the original recipe reworked by malindikenya. net

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Creative carpaccio of kingfish

From the Indian Ocean to the gourmet table

11-07-2023 by redazione

Fish delicacies from the Indian Ocean are distinguished not only by their often more delicate flavor...

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Fried octopus with hummus and cherry tomatoes

From the Indian Ocean to Middle Eastern suggestions

04-07-2023 by redazione

With the raw material that the Indian Ocean can offer along the coasts of East Africa and particularly...

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Kikambala style prawns rice

The recipe of swahili "jollof"

27-06-2023 by redazione

Kikambala shrimp rice is a flavorful and lively dish that definitely resembles the more famous...

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The tasty Swahili fish croquettes

Seafood recipe from the Indian Ocean of Africa

13-05-2023 by redazione

The Swahili populations of the coast of Kenya and Tanzania like to cook fish in a variety...

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Meat cubes with mango chutney and coconut rice

A meat spicy recipe of Kenya swahili coast

06-05-2023 by redazione

Kenya's Swahili cuisine, as we know, is a mixture of the cultures and peoples that have landed on the coast, and the products of the territory they have learned to use. The example is provided by the use of coconut to boil and cream rice and by mango, which the English culture has also transformed into chutney sauce, using onions, spices and chilli peppers.

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Fish cubes in coconut and curry sauce

A sea dish of Kenya swahili coast tradition

25-04-2023 by redazione

"Samaki wa kupaka ya nazi", that is literally "Cubes of coconut fish" is a traditional Swahili dish from Kenya, which uses various spices of ancient Indian origin to give it a taste. A very tasty version includes the "madras", the most common version is the classic curry.
Here is the recipe.

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Matoke (green bananas) with meat

12-04-2023 by redazione

Matoke" or "matoki" are green bananas that are not excessively sweet, which also in Kenya, as in most parts of Africa, have various uses. In addition to flour and bread, they are used as potatoes in stews.
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Zege, the delicious Kenya street omelette

The recipe of one of the delicacies of kiosks in the coast

04-04-2023 by redazione

Zege (or Zegee) is a kind of salted omelette with potatoes and is one of the delicacies prepared by kiosks and fried food shops outside shops and on the edge of Kenya's streets, especially on the coast of Kenya. It can also be supplemented with other ingredients and become a real dinner.
Here is the recipe:

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Swahili pilau rice with meat

One of the national dishes cooked in the coastal way

18-02-2023 by redazione

Pilau rice is one of the most frequent unique dishes to be found in Kenya's restaurants, especially on the coast. The recipe is...

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Swahili pojo soup recipe

Tasty and creamy swahili dish

16-06-2022 by redazione

Soups are one of the specialties of Swahili cuisine. The creaminess and flavor resulting from combinations...

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Calamari and broccoli, Kenya meets Italy

One of our coastal special recipes

02-06-2022 by redazione

The Kenyan coast has encountered many cultures and nationalities at the dinner table, and Swahili...

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Maemve wa nazi, a swahili dessert

The sweet mango in coconut cream

26-05-2022 by redazione

Another mouthwatering recipe from the portal of Italians in Kenya. Today we present the...

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This is kenyan Shakishuka

Tasty old persian dish with eggs

19-05-2022 by redazione

In Kenya they call it "Mayayi Shaki Shuka," and it is the equatorial version of an ancient dish of Persian...

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RICETTE

From Ghana to Kenya, fried spicy plantains

Kelewele, what a tasty african appetizer

20-03-2022 by redazione

From Ghana to Kenya an appealing dish, good as an appetizer for aperitifs and to accompany...

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Our "Pokenya", from Pacific to Indian Ocean

How to adapt a popular recipe in Kenya

13-03-2022 by Freddie del Curatolo

For a few years now, in the sphere of creative gastronomy that tastes of summer, vacations and healthy...

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TRADITIONAL FOOD

Mukimo, kikuyu delicious mashed vegetables

Recipe of a traditional kenyan dish

24-08-2021 by redazione

Mukimo is a traditional side dish from the central regions of Kenya.
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Calamari in tomato sauce with cassava and sweet potatoes

A tasty seafood dish of Subsaharian Africa

12-08-2021 by redazione

Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, tapioca (cassava) and sweet potato are used as side dishes for stews with...

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Kachumbari, secrets of the kenian salad

Variations of the famous national accompainment

04-05-2021 by Leni Frau

Kachumbari is the classic Kenyan salad to accompany dishes, not only meat or fish, but also

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Our Calamari Da Gama's recipe

A portoguese sauce with fresh kenyan fish

27-04-2021 by redazione

The Indian Ocean, among its fishy wonders and delicacies, abounds in squid.
The local...

SWEETIES

Halwa, the sweet swahili exstasy of the coast

Typical arab dessert with spice and roses flavour

21-01-2021 by Leni Frau

If you are on the Kenyan coast and have a sweet tooth, you cannot miss out on...

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How to prepare kenyan sim sim bread

A special naan with coconut and sesame

14-04-2020 by redazione

This soft coconut bread is reminiscent of Indian naan but unlike the latter, it is made with a batter similar to...

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31-10-2019 by Freddie del Curatolo

04-11-2018 by redazione

24-03-2018 by redazione

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Swahili Kebab, the popular dish of kenian coast

Original recipe of the meatballs you find in the local restaurants

06-03-2018 by redazione

Kebab is a word of Arab origin now known throughout the world.
But each country has its own recipe for these meatballs.
Here is the recipe of the Swahili coast, for this very popular dish that is never missing in the hot tables from Lamu to Ukunda.

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21-02-2018 by redazione

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How to cook kenyan stew potatoes

Here the recipe of popular "Viazi vya rojo"

12-12-2017 by redazione

In Kenya, potatoes are particularly tasty.
The local population loves them fries, so much so that they are the ideal side dish of the national dish, the "nyama choma" (meat grilled almost toasted).
But there are many other ways of cooking them.
One of the best known recipes of a side dish that can also become a unique dish, is that of the "Viazi vya rojo" (potatoes stewed).
Here is the preparation according to malindikenya. net

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Vibibibi, swahili pancake with coconut and rice

The recipe of traditional swahili sweets

25-09-2017 by redazione

Vibibibi' are local pancakes made from rice and coconut milk.
"Vibibibi" in kiswahili means "ladies".
In the tradition of the Kenyan coast, they are used in particular for breakfast or as a sweet appetizer before lunch.
There are those who appreciate them also along with ice cream.

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Tamarind Chicken, a swahili tasty dish

An original flavours mixing of Kenya cuisine

19-09-2017 by redazione

The goodness of the free-range chicken in Kenya is not a mystery. In most cases it is cooked simply grilled, but there are Swahili dishes that include other pleasant encounters of flavours. One of these is the tamarind chicken (kuku wa ukwayu).
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How to make homemade mango chutney

Tasty sauce for flavouring meat and fish food

14-09-2017 by redazione

Chutney is a typical sweet-and-sour British sauce made with fruit or green tomatoes. It is excellent as a sauce for flavouring meat and fish foods.
The British took her to Kenya during colonialism and tried the variants with exotic fruit. Here is the most famous example, the mango chutney. 

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FOOD IN KENYA

From subsistence food to culinary exotism

How Malindi area cuisine has changed

01-08-2017 by redazione

We know well the history and hardships of the African continent: a few strains and thousands of tribes scattered over an area of ​​about 30 million square kilometers, which have paid a bitter duty to the evolution of the Western world, experiencing equal treatment in every corner of their land wild and sunny.
As well as the people and the nature, the kitchen was affected by European settlement, which has its roots even before the eighteenth century.
Arabs and Portuguese, Chinese and Indians, mostly merchants and adventurers, had already invaded the coast and sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, when the Old Continent decided to pitch tents in the forests, on the edge of the desert, at the foot of the mountains and the highlands, after working up the rivers and have discovered lakes and waterfalls. 

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01-01-2016 by redazione

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Kaimati, sweet kenyan tortelli

How to prepare this swahili fried sweets

20-11-2015 by redazione

The kaimati are typical Kenyan sweets, and especially the Swahili coast, similar to our carnival tortelli. 
They are often garnished with a caramelized icing and coated with white sugar.
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Tasty beans with coconut sauce

Traditional Kenyan coast mijikenda dish

05-11-2015 by redazione

The coconut beans (maharagwe za nazi) are a poor but tasty and energetic dish of the tradition of the ethnic mijikenda that populates the Kenyan coast.
Depending on who prepares it, its taste and abundance of beans, it can be cooked as a soup (more brothy) or as a cream (with more coconut milk).
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03-11-2015 by redazione

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Beef cubes with cassava

Muhogo wa nyama, traditional kenya dish

20-09-2015 by redazione

"Muhogo wa Nyama" (meat with cassava) is a typical dish of Kenyan cuisine. The cassava is a tuber completely similar to the manioc, it is used to make flour or potatoes, both fried and stewed. Its taste reminds a bit of chestnut. In this case it may be an alternative to potatoes or green bananas for meat stew.
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Chapati swahili style

Flat bread from indian tradition

01-09-2015 by redazione

The chapati is a traditional bread brought to Kenya by the Indian tradition, but then evolved throughout the country and today prepared on the street, in poor places as well as in those of high level as an accompaniment for dishes.
Its simple and quick preparation makes it a tasty and filling dish to be paired with beans, vegetables or meat dishes and soups. 
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Okra soup, a traditional african Christmas dish

Here is the recipe for making it with shrimp

10-07-2015 by Leni Frau

One of Sub-Saharan Africa's traditional Christmas dishes is okra soup.
In Arabic...

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01-07-2015 by redazione