Author: Viva! Uganda

Colourful Tender Pumpkin Stir-fry Ingredients:  Method: Place a pan on high fire/heat. Add oil. Add the pinch of sugar and let it melt and turn slightly brown (but not burnt). Add garlic and ginger. Let it brown a little and then add the pumpkin. Keep stirring. After three minutes, add the green beans and keep… Continue reading Colourful Tender Pumpkin Stir-fry

Carrot & Cucumber Ribbon Salad with Roasted Simsim Ingredients:  Method: Wash the cucumbers and carrots well and dry them. Using a peeler, peel the outer layer of the carrots and discard it. Continue peeling the carrots in a bowl until you reach the stalk. Pour a splash of lemon juice on the sliced carrots to… Continue reading Carrot & Cucumber Ribbon Salad with Roasted Simsim

Vegetable Stir-Fry Ingredients:  Observations The consistency will be half-cooked crunchiness. If you want it to be more cooked, keep stirring until your desired feel. Method: In a frying pan, combine the first three ingredients with the oil. Cover and cook for three minutes. Open and stir while adding salt, pepper and the next three ingredients.… Continue reading Vegetable Stir-Fry

Sautéed Fresh (From the Garden) Maize Ingredients:  Observations Method: Using a sharp knife, cut the kernels off the cob and set aside. On medium fire/heat, add oil and wait for it to get hot. Add the garlic, ginger and onions. Let them brown a little. Add salt and tomatoes. Let the tomatoes soften. Add the… Continue reading Sautéed Fresh (From the Garden) Maize

Lemon Grass and Palm Oil Pan-Fried Potato Wedges Ingredients:  Observations Method: Add the palm oil in a clean and dry saucepan and put it on high fire/heat. Wait for the oil to fully cook (bleach). This might take five to seven minutes or until the yellow foam on top of the oil is gone. Add… Continue reading Lemon Grass and Palm Oil Pan-Fried Potato Wedges

Fresh Bean Soup Ingredients:  Observations Method: Wash fresh beans and place them in a saucepan. Add enough water to cover the beans by about 2-3 inches.  Place pan on high heat. Let the beans boil. When the beans start turning a grey color, add ginger, onions, tomatoes, salt, pepper, and oil. Cover the pan and let… Continue reading Fresh Bean Soup

Sweet Potato Parsley Chapati Ingredients:  Observations Method: Peel the sweet potatoes and boil/steam them till soft and tender. Measure three cups of boiled sweet potatoes and mash them finely. Add flour, salt, parsley and oil. Mix while adding water little by little until a firm dough is formed. Knead the dough for one minute. Set… Continue reading Sweet Potato Parsley Chapati

Mixed Tuber Katogo Ingredients:  Observations To make a soupy katogo, add more water. I did not put any specific measurements to the ingredients because when making katogo, we don’t measure. Instincts are used depending on how many people are to be cooked for. Clearly, I was cooking for a full house and thus the large… Continue reading Mixed Tuber Katogo