{"id":3706,"date":"2019-07-11T09:02:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T09:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/recipe\/simplest-tastiest-creamy-miroo-mitoo-luhya-recipe-slenderleaf-like-you-never-tasted-before\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T08:08:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T08:08:46","slug":"simplest-tastiest-creamy-miroo-mitoo-luhya-recipe-slenderleaf-like-you-never-tasted-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/simplest-tastiest-creamy-miroo-mitoo-luhya-recipe-slenderleaf-like-you-never-tasted-before\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy delicious creamy Miroo (Mitoo\/Mtoo) recipe the Luhya way: Slenderleaf like you never tasted before"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We use whole milk, onions and a combination of Luhya traditional vegetables to take the sting off the known bitterness of miroo (mitoo) for a tasty meal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe we should start referring Luhya<\/a> traditional vegetables by their scientific or common names. Then maybe, they’d get the respect they deserve. Just for a moment imagine the following scenarios involving two menus at the same restaurant. The first menu has as the main course as Crotalaria brevidens in cream, served with cornmeal mush and saut\u00e9ed wild mushrooms in garlic and lye sauce. While the second menu reads: miroo (mitoo), ugali and ubwoba<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your guess is as good as ours on which of the two menus is ‘more equal’ than the other. However, what will surprise you even more is that even among luhya traditional vegetables<\/a>, miroo isn’t a universal favorite. It is known for a characheristic bitter taste that some love and for uninitiated taste buds, le’ts just say that miroo (mitoo) has some getting used to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing up Luhya, this traditional vegetable is one that we appreciated as we got older. Little wonder then that miroo (mitoo) miruruu (bitter type ) is a favorite among elders<\/a>. However, a cousin to miroo (mitoo) miruru scientifically known as Crotalaria ochroleuca<\/a> is less bitter and thus preferred among younger consumers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A ‘salsa’ of uncooked traditional Luhya vegetables that have been sun wilted in order to preserve them. This ‘salsa’ includes plenty of kunde and mrenda with a bit of miroo. Also note that pumpkin leaves, seveve<\/a>, are also commonly cooked together with mitoo. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Nutrition facts table: Miroo (mitoo) \/ Slenderleaf<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As seen in the nutrition facts table, miroo (mitoo) as a vegetable compares well to any other green leafy vegetable. However its dry content matter, miroo is higher than average making it ideal for preservation by traditional methods such as sun drying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nutrient per 100 g fresh edible portion <\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Water <\/td> 74.5 g <\/td><\/tr>
Protein <\/td> 8.8 g <\/td><\/tr>
Calcium <\/td> 222 mg <\/td><\/tr>
Iron <\/td> 0.8 mg <\/td><\/tr>
\u00df\u2010carotene <\/td> 4,907 \u00b1 922 \u03bcg <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
Sources:
1. Consumption patterns and nutritional contribution of Crotalaria Brevidens (Mitoo) in Tarime District, Tanzania.<\/a><\/em>
2. Feedipedia.org<\/a><\/em><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n
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Simple Creamy Miroo (Mitoo) Recipe<\/h2>\n\t\t

\n\t\tWe use whole milk, onions and a combination of other traditional Luhya vegetables to take the sting off the known bitterness of miroo (mitoo) to serve the tastiest, creamy slenderleaf in a way our grandparents never imagined. \t<\/p>\n\t

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