{"id":6949,"date":"2020-05-01T19:55:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T19:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/2020\/05\/01\/how-to-make-kamasikhisikhi-the-luhya-traditional-simsim-paste-thats-the-secret-ingredient-that-makes-some-luhya-delicacies-sing\/"},"modified":"2022-08-01T21:04:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T21:04:46","slug":"how-to-make-kamasikhisikhi-luhya-traditional-simsim-paste-secret-ingredient-delicacies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/how-to-make-kamasikhisikhi-luhya-traditional-simsim-paste-secret-ingredient-delicacies\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make kamasikhisikhi: Luhya traditional simsim butter the secret ingredient that makes Luhya delicacies sing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How to make kamasikhisikhi, a Luhya traditional simsim butter that has many uses when cooking food the Luhya way. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember, poor quality ingredients results in an inferior outcome. This is to say making good Luhya food<\/a> is all about the cook’s diligence. They have to maintain fidelity to process and purity in method when preparing the ingredients. From muduya<\/a> to bubwoba<\/a>, this remains true. It’s no different for kamasikhisikhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For simsim it is much better if you have planted the crop yourself. This way, you start the journey to perfect kamasikhisikhi right from harvesting<\/a>. My grandmother Nakhatama swears by the traditional slow dry method when harvesting and drying simsim<\/a>. According to her wisdom, this method simulates nature best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though kamasikhisikhi can be enjoyed on its own or as a spread like peanut butter<\/a>, it shines best in how it makes other traditional Luhya delicacies sing when added to a recipe. Moreover simsim paste is a readily available food whose nutritional value makes it a good choice when you need to store food for long periods<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over the years, simsim has become a priced commodity because of its known health and nutrition benefits<\/a>. As a result of this new demand kamasikhihisikhi has slowly but gradually disappeared from mulembe<\/a> tables. In most of modern Luhyaland simsim paste is a hard find, except among the Bukusu who still cultivate the plant in numbers during the second planting season beginning August. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is from this mulembe house of Babukusu<\/a> that we find the name for simsim butter that we use in this post – kamasikhisikhi. So the next time someone serves you a dish made with simsim butter, do consider yourself a special guest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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How to make kamasikhisikhi (simsim butter) in three easy steps<\/h2>\n\t\t

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How to make kamasikhisikhi, Luhya traditional simsim butter that is used when cooking stews and traditional vegetables the mulembe way.<\/p>\t<\/p>\n\t

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