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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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We have an AWESOME Kinkaid LS Database....CultureGrams! Go to the Kids Edition section and look up Kenya. Please share any new information that you learn!!!!
I learned a lot about Kenya. But I have to go to cheer so I only have time to write one thing. Some of the worlds oldest human fossils have been found in Kenya.
Side Dish Irio Note: Irio is a dish made by the Kikuyu ethnic group. Ingredients: Dried peas Corn Potatoes, cut in small cubes Pumpkin greens or spinach Lima beans (optional, to sweeten) Butter (optional) Directions: Boil dried peas, drain, and set aside. Boil potatoes, corn, and lima beans. Drain and set aside. Boil greens. Mix together and add salt to taste. Mash. Butter may be added if desired. Hint: Fry leftovers with a bit of oil and onions.
heres another:
Side Dish Irio Note: Irio is a dish made by the Kikuyu ethnic group. Ingredients: Dried peas Corn Potatoes, cut in small cubes Pumpkin greens or spinach Lima beans (optional, to sweeten) Butter (optional) Directions: Boil dried peas, drain, and set aside. Boil potatoes, corn, and lima beans. Drain and set aside. Boil greens. Mix together and add salt to taste. Mash. Butter may be added if desired. Hint: Fry leftovers with a bit of oil and onions.
heres another I'm not sure if Ive done this or not but here it is:
Bread Maandazi Ingredients: 1 cup flour 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder 2 tablespoons sugar Pinch salt 1 egg 1/4 cup water Oil Directions: Sift flour and baking powder together. Add sugar and salt. Beat egg well and add water. Stir egg mixture into flour and mix until soft dough is formed. Add more water if necessary. Knead dough in the bowl until smooth but not sticky. Dough should leave the sides of the bowl cleanly. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place about 30 minutes. Roll out dough on a floured board until 1/2 inch thick. Cut into squares, strips, or triangles. Fry in deep fat until golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper. Yields: 2 dozen
I didn't know that Kenya had the worlds most oldest fossils.
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Hunting is illegal in Kenya though some still hunt elephants for their tusks and rhinoceroses for their horns.
ReplyDeleteYeah,there are some people who hunt anyway.
DeleteI learned a lot about Kenya. But I have to go to cheer so I only have time to write one thing.
ReplyDeleteSome of the worlds oldest human fossils have been found in Kenya.
People in Kenya play soccer more than any other sport and most of the top runners are from Kenya. But, they also play cricket, field hockey and rugby.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know Kenya plays rugby Zoe! Nice profile picture.
DeleteI've heard of cricket but I don't know how to play.
DeleteHey everybody I'm not connected to the internet so I can't go on Culter Grams I really wish I could!
ReplyDeleteI never new that mount kenya was 17,058 (5,199m)
ReplyDeleteI found som more recipes and they look great:
ReplyDeleteSide Dish
Irio
Note:
Irio is a dish made by the Kikuyu ethnic group.
Ingredients:
Dried peas
Corn
Potatoes, cut in small cubes
Pumpkin greens or spinach
Lima beans (optional, to sweeten)
Butter (optional)
Directions:
Boil dried peas, drain, and set aside. Boil potatoes, corn, and lima beans. Drain and set aside. Boil greens.
Mix together and add salt to taste. Mash. Butter may be added if desired.
Hint:
Fry leftovers with a bit of oil and onions.
heres another:
Side Dish
Irio
Note:
Irio is a dish made by the Kikuyu ethnic group.
Ingredients:
Dried peas
Corn
Potatoes, cut in small cubes
Pumpkin greens or spinach
Lima beans (optional, to sweeten)
Butter (optional)
Directions:
Boil dried peas, drain, and set aside. Boil potatoes, corn, and lima beans. Drain and set aside. Boil greens.
Mix together and add salt to taste. Mash. Butter may be added if desired.
Hint:
Fry leftovers with a bit of oil and onions.
heres another:
Main Dish
Samosas
Ingredients:
1 inch gingerroot
6 cloves garlic
2 pounds ground lean lamb or beef
3 large onions, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon mussala
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 tablespoon turmeric
Salt, to taste
2 pounds frozen egg-roll dough, thawed
Flour
Oil
Directions:
Process ginger and garlic in blender until well mashed. Mix with meat, onions, mussala, curry powder, and turmeric. Sauté in a heavy frying pan over a low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally and breaking up the meat (no oil or butter is needed). Spoon off fat.
Cut sheets of thawed egg-roll dough into 3- by 6-inch strips. Fold one point up to form a triangular pocket. Fold over again and fill the pocket with some of the meat mixture. Bring down the top and seal all open sides with a paste made of flour and water. It should be a neat, secure triangle of meat-stuffed pastry.
Deep-fat fry samosas in oil until golden brown, a few at a time. Drain and keep warm.
Yields:
80 samosas
Hint:
To freeze, allow samosas to cool briefly and then freeze. To serve, thaw and place in a 400°F oven until very hot.
heres another I'm not sure if Ive done this or not but here it is:
Bread
Maandazi
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
Pinch salt
1 egg
1/4 cup water
Oil
Directions:
Sift flour and baking powder together. Add sugar and salt.
Beat egg well and add water. Stir egg mixture into flour and mix until soft dough is formed. Add more water if necessary. Knead dough in the bowl until smooth but not sticky. Dough should leave the sides of the bowl cleanly.
Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place about 30 minutes. Roll out dough on a floured board until 1/2 inch thick.
Cut into squares, strips, or triangles. Fry in deep fat until golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
Yields:
2 dozen
That's all!