The recipe below has some sentimental values attached to it. My mother makes our sukuma wiki dish in this particular way. Often, everyone at the table enjoys every bit of the portion served gladly.

In Swahili, sukuma means “to push” and wiki “the week,” as in the day of the week. The name of this dish is a commentary on how cheap it is to prepare — cheap enough to push you through ...

Swahili for “pushing the week,” sukuma wiki is an affordable green vegetable dish that rounds out virtually every meal in Kenya. While many recipes call for cooking the greens in onions ...

Sukuma wiki (collard greens) is a much-loved plant that is grown for both subsistence and commercial purposes. The vegetable has a ready market, is easy to grow and cook, thus making it a ...

This recipe for Sukuma Wiki is featured in the Kenya section of In Bibi’s Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries that Touch the Indian Ocean ...

(photo: Sammy Omingo/Standard ... For the last two weeks Kisii town markets have not had kales (sukuma wiki). 'Kienyeji' vegetables, popular in the region, are also in short supply.

When preparing the land for growing sukuma wiki, make sure the ploughing is deep, allowing for faster and better root development. Remove any perennial weeds before planting. The English name for ...

Instructions Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based frying pan. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until lightly browned. Stir through the garlic and ginger and cook ...

All green leafy vegetables are amazingly healthy. The most easily accessible vegetable in that group in Kenya has to be Sukuma Wiki, also known as Kale. Sukuma Wiki in Swahili literally means push ...

Add cup water and then add salt to taste. Let the mixture simmer until the sukuma is tender. Serve warm with ugali or chapati. Substitutions and Additions Use kale, collard greens, cassava leaves ...

The Swahili phrase “sukuma wiki” means “push the week,” but what’s really being pushed is the family food budget. This is a great way to use up leftover meat. In Africa this dish might ...