What you need
For a serving of 2-4
- 2 large tomatoes
- 1 onion
- 1/2 a lime
- 3/4 of an avocado
PREPARATION
Slice the tomatoes in relatively thick pieces and place in a serving bowl.
Slice the onion and place in a separate bowl. Rinse and add the salt before massaging it into the rings. Add the onion to the tomatoes.
Cut your avocado into small cubes and add to the mix.
Credits
Narration
Diana Chipo Munanairi
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Students from the Department of Theatre and Film Studies at Kenyatta University: Dennis Gichuki, Levis Isoe, Tracy Kibue, Caroline Kitili, Eric Mwangi and Josephine Obudo
Recipe and Preparation
Diana Chipo Munanairi (Miss Diana)
A chef, entrepreneur and mother.
She is absolutely passionate about cooking and it was a real pleasure for me to have met her. She would be happy to hear from you if you have any questions about the food she has prepared for this and all our Kenya videos, or if you are in Nairobi and are interested in her services.
You can reach her here: dchipo@yahoo.com or via her Facebook site, “Fatma Diana Deliciousness.”
Recipe courtesy of Miss Diana.
Camera and Editing
Tuleka Prah
Music
*Composer wishes to remain anonymous*
Video Transcript
Students: “Ama sweet banana. Fresh fish! Matoke. And Kachumbari. Ah ya, kachumbari. Really? Ya, awesome.”
Miss Diana: “It’s my own way of making kachumbari but I’ve also seen other people do that. And the reason why we have to clean and massage the onions: it’s because the onions are very strong, so we tend to neutralise the onions by cleaning them and going through all that process.
Some people use mainly coriander instead of avocado. And the lime basically is to give it a better taste.”
Students: “Yeah, it’s awesome. (For some people). We are now hungry.”
Student1: “It depends on, like… For you to add avocado is like you want to, but mostly people don’t do that. Like, if you go… That is an individual choice. Mostly it’s just tomatoes and onions and coriander and chili. It goes well with the nyama choma he likes. When you go and ask for nyama choma it has to be accompanied by, kachumbari.”
Student 2: Ya, it has to. It’s the one.