Cooking Kenyan Food in America | How I Make It Work 👩🏾‍🍳

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  • čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
  • Being far away from home isn't easy, so I try to make my time here as enjoyable as possible by cooking foods that I love from back home! In this video I show you how you can still make the best ugali, sukuma wiki and beef stew while abroad and which foreign products you can use to substitute your recipes.

Komentáře • 78

  • @donnel8944
    @donnel8944 Před 3 lety +11

    This food brings back memories from when I was younger. My Kenyan mum would always make this dish for me and it is amazing, however being in foster care meant I've lost slot of my culture. Thank you very much I now can carry on my culture as a Kikuyu making my favourite food 🇰🇪♥️

    • @gracekamau5098
      @gracekamau5098  Před 3 lety +4

      Sorry to hear that, I hope this recipe helps you connect more to your Kenyan upbringing. All the best 🙏🏾

  • @allyellis9857
    @allyellis9857 Před 3 lety +8

    Thank you! My husbands Kenyan and I want to be able to cook Kenyan food for him.

    • @gracekamau5098
      @gracekamau5098  Před 3 lety +1

      Kenyan food is simple and fun to make. I’ll also be making more videos showing how to make mandazi, chapati, etc.

  • @khadijaali2476
    @khadijaali2476 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you for showing us a tried and tested substitute for unga! I’m off to the grocery store! Good work!!!

  • @kaledi-dia
    @kaledi-dia Před 2 lety +2

    You could wash meat too, befor cooking.
    I will try this food

  • @swarobrown8335
    @swarobrown8335 Před rokem

    Thank you so much for posting this video. It helped me out tremendously! My Kenyan boyfriend loved the meal!

  • @CamerasEverywhere
    @CamerasEverywhere Před 3 lety +2

    Subscribed. Sent by Horizon City News Service

  • @epramatarov
    @epramatarov Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you for this, I can’t wait to make it.

  • @charliesummers9868
    @charliesummers9868 Před rokem

    Whole milk or a little bit of cream makes the meat really tender and juicy, if you add it after the stew is simmering in the juices but it takes a few hours

  • @peterwanjihia2372
    @peterwanjihia2372 Před 2 lety

    Nice one .. your Swahili is great as well ..."Amarekeni"..

  • @keziahm679
    @keziahm679 Před rokem

    Wewe Asante Sana mwana. Nime pika. Ni mzuri.

  • @SONVLOG426
    @SONVLOG426 Před rokem

    Thanks for the tips of cooking.

  • @user-pi7pb5zp8o
    @user-pi7pb5zp8o Před 3 lety

    Woww this is like an super easy meal I love ugali ♥️♥️

  • @devinmunjiru
    @devinmunjiru Před 3 lety

    Hahaa sasaaa a. Yu sound so nice well me nitakusupport ju subscribers wako chini... Just promise we'll link up on every vid yu post

  • @megarobloxhawk462
    @megarobloxhawk462 Před 2 lety

    That looks yumi

  • @justcookdccorpa
    @justcookdccorpa Před 4 lety

    Wow. Asante. Great work

  • @gatheramatoro5849
    @gatheramatoro5849 Před 5 lety +1

    Nice... Umejaribu sana

  • @philip27650
    @philip27650 Před 2 lety

    This looks sooo delicious!!

  • @Saga-or5li
    @Saga-or5li Před 3 lety

    Asante, but that was not two teaspoons of tomato paste, I think it was two knives of the paste. I love this dish

  • @Ithunammaoor
    @Ithunammaoor Před 4 lety +1

    Amazing food

  • @catherinemacharia5201
    @catherinemacharia5201 Před 3 lety

    can I just say the music in the background is very patriotic lol,love it,and I am a new subbie!!(a year late but haidhuru🤪)

  • @Fashiongodies
    @Fashiongodies Před 2 lety

    Thank you darling this looks good

  • @jenniepeach6764
    @jenniepeach6764 Před 3 lety +1

    my mom makes this so ima learn

    • @gracekamau5098
      @gracekamau5098  Před 3 lety

      It's one of the simpler Kenyan recipes so I'm sure you'll enjoy making it!

  • @rizikimaloba4191
    @rizikimaloba4191 Před rokem

    Hey nice video :) do you use the whole glass of salt water for the meat ?

  • @kevkamau1707
    @kevkamau1707 Před 2 lety

    Looks delicious 😋

  • @SAMIRASAID360
    @SAMIRASAID360 Před 2 lety

    It would be nice if you started a teaching channel for Swahili with cc

  • @melzim6670
    @melzim6670 Před 2 lety +2

    Kenyan meals are super similar to Zimbabwean recipes

  • @danielmachuca8171
    @danielmachuca8171 Před 4 lety

    EEEYYY You went to UT Dallas!!! I have that same shirt!!

  • @mikemurdoch9653
    @mikemurdoch9653 Před 3 lety +2

    Being Canadian, can you explain Ryico(Riko) I'm sure I destroyed that word :)

    • @gracekamau5098
      @gracekamau5098  Před 3 lety +3

      Hey Mike! Lol no worries. Royco is a company that makes beef bouillon cubes back in Kenya. It’s great especially when making beef stews to get a richer flavor. Hope that helps with your question!

  • @kenyancookingabroad
    @kenyancookingabroad Před 2 lety

    Hii inakaa tamu sana.

  • @lukewalsh4408
    @lukewalsh4408 Před 9 měsíci

    Omg can u please tell me what those songs are u play in back round!!! 😀🙏.. 🌺🪴🌴

  • @ablaka1888
    @ablaka1888 Před 4 lety

    Good video, but you should give the ingredients before, some of them you didn't mention it before

  • @tumbox9204
    @tumbox9204 Před 2 lety

    Have you tried mexican stores for unga?

  • @user-ix8dg6fs5g
    @user-ix8dg6fs5g Před 2 lety

    جميل ...تحياتي

  • @theosantana7750
    @theosantana7750 Před 2 lety

    I miss Ugali.. can u make Fufu west african version. New Sub here 👊🏿

    • @gracekamau5098
      @gracekamau5098  Před 2 lety

      Welcome, thanks for the sub! 🙏🏾 I may try it in the future but I worry I wouldn’t do it justice 😅

  • @kabena6401
    @kabena6401 Před 2 lety

    Girl you can’t play Esir in the back I was getting so distracted 😂

  • @bettymwangi4092
    @bettymwangi4092 Před 2 lety

    Same way kama home.

  • @altonwilliams7273
    @altonwilliams7273 Před 5 lety +1

    When are you going to upload more videos :(

  • @paula_green2478
    @paula_green2478 Před 4 lety +1

    you don't wash your meat and kales?? Damn gurl .... food looks yummy though

  • @kimberlytv7895
    @kimberlytv7895 Před 3 lety

    Umetoa sukuma wapi na vile nimezitafuta,nikipata begu zake naeza furahi

    • @gracekamau5098
      @gracekamau5098  Před 2 lety

      Lol 😂 Hakuna hajaa ya kutafuta mbegu. Nunua tuu chopped kale ama spinach kwenye frozen isle ya Supa. Haina tafauti na sukuma.

  • @abdula7137
    @abdula7137 Před 2 lety

    ehhhhhhh........ warrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaahhhhhhh

  • @amitsangwan6187
    @amitsangwan6187 Před 2 lety

    Nice Video Grace Sister जी आपको कोटि कोटि प्रणाम 🙏🙏ओर आदर सत्कार 🙏🙏!!

  • @allyellis9857
    @allyellis9857 Před 3 lety

    About how much cornmeal do you use?

    • @gracekamau5098
      @gracekamau5098  Před 3 lety +1

      When making ugali, I use the water as my guide for how much I’m making. The water you put in the pot is essentially how much ugali you want to make. The cornmeal doesn’t have a specific measurement because you add as you go while monitoring the consistency of your ugali. So I pour small amounts of cornmeal while simultaneously breaking the pieces apart with my wooden spoon to prevent clumping. Add slowly ensuring that no cornmeal pockets are forming until the ugali thickens and you can just focus on breaking apart all the cornmeal pockets.

    • @allyellis9857
      @allyellis9857 Před 3 lety +1

      @@gracekamau5098 thanks so much! This is so helpful. I’m going to make all of this sometime this week! Thank you!

  • @DJ_NOCTURNAL
    @DJ_NOCTURNAL Před rokem

    Are there supposed to be spices in this dish? I was genuinely surprised with the seasoning, it's very, well.. britsh

    • @tnmlukenya
      @tnmlukenya Před rokem

      Kenyans in general do not appreciate too many spices in their food and this doesn't make it any less tasty! It's all about quality, organic ingredients and the cooking technique. Plus we love the original taste of individual foods and do not disguise this with gazillion spices. Hope that explains