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Even for those who love being in the kitchen, sometimes it can be exhausting and we all experience those lazy days that we feel that the kitchen is not where we want to spend our time, or we may be in a hurry to make an easy meal for the day. Today I would like to guide you through an easy recipe to have a healthy lunch and at an affordable budget.

Matoke and Sukuma wiki

What You Need/ Ingredients

6 large potatoes
5 unripe bananas/ matoke
4 tomatoes (2 for each meal)
2 large onions (1 for each meal)
1 dhania(coriander)
Cooking oil
Salt
1 large bunch Sukuma wiki (cut into thin shreds)
Garlic(optional)

Method to cook the matoke

• Peel the matoke and potatoes then chop them into your preferred sizes and rinse them thoroughly
• Chop the onions, tomatoes and dhania separately… preparing all the ingredients before you start cooking makes it a fast procedure to cook.
• Heat some cooking oil in a pan/sufuria and the put the onions and garlic until they are brown enough
• Add the tomatoes and a pinch of salt then let the tomatoes mash into a paste
• Add the matoke into the paste and add a cupful of water. Leave the food cook for about 10 minutes and then put in the potatoes and add another cupful of water and 1tsp of salt and let it cook for 20 minutes
• Put in the dhania once the food is ready to season it

Method for Sukuma wiki

• Cook the onion with a little oil in a suitable pot until it turns translucent then add the Sukuma and tomatoes and stir. Do not allow them to brown
• Cook while covered for about 5 minutes before stirring again until the Sukuma wiki is cooked and bright green in colour
• Add two pinches of salt
• Serve hot with the matoke.