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KENYAN KACHUMBARI

Ingredient Amount Calories
Lemon 65g 19kcal
Onions 110g 44kcal
Peppers, raw, yellow, sweet 93g 25kcal
Tomatoes 120g 22kcal
Coriander (cilantro) leaves raw 6g 1kcal
Vinegar distilled 44.7g 8kcal

Recipe Instructions:

Ingredients
1 Onion
2 Tomatoes
1/2 Yellow Bellpepper
1 Teaspoon Chili flakes
Salt to taste
3 Tablespoons White Wine Vinegar
1 Lemon
2 Tablespoons Dhania (Cilantro)
Cooking Directions
Chop onions into cubes, add to bowl and pour the white wine vinegar to cover. Soak the onions for 10 minutes. Vinegar helps remove the acidity from the onions and lessen the oniony taste and smell
Add the pre-soaked onions in bowl. Add tomatoes, yellow bell peppers, salt and chili flakes. Add dhania (cilantro), chopped green chilies, Mix the ingredients well, add pinch of salt. Squeeze in juice of 1 lemon. Mix well. You can refrigerate few minutes before serving
Serve with mains like pilau, rice, chicken or nyama choma (grilled meat)

Nutrition Facts
Portion Size 439 g | ml
Amount Per Portion 119
498
kcal
kilojoules
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.8g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Sodium 17mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 27g 10%
Dietary Fiber 6.1g 22%
Sugar 9.5g
Protein 4.1g 8%
Vitamin D 0mcg 0%
Calcium 71mg 5%
Iron 1.5mg 8%
Potassium 764mg 16%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contribute to a daily diet. 2000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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Vitamins
Nutrient Amount DV
Vitamin A 80.57 mcg 9%
Thiamin [B1] 0.151 mg 13%
Riboflavin [B2] 0.098 mg 8%
Niacin [B3] 1.8 mg 11%
Pantothenic acid [B5] 0.556 mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.445 mg 26%
Cobalamin [B12] 0 mcg 0%
Floate [B9] 73.95 mcg 0%
Vitamin C 231.305 mg 257%
Vitamin D 0 mcg 0%
Vitamin E 0.918 mg 6%
Vitamin K 28.52 mcg 24%
Betaine 0.11 mg 0%
Choline 18.833 mg 3%
Carbohydrates
Nutrient Amount DV
Total carbohydrate 27.1 g 10%
Sugars 9.5 g 19%
Dietary fiber 6.1 g 22%
Carbohydrate 27.1 g 0%
Net carbs 17.6g
Aminoacids
Nutrient Amount DV
Alanine 0.094 g 0%
Arginine 0.184 g 0%
Aspartic acid 0.395 g 0%
Cysteine 0.033 g 0%
Glutamic acid 0.924 g 0%
Glycine 0.085 g 0%
Histidine 0.051 g 0%
Isoleucine 0.067 g 0%
Leucine 0.106 g 0%
Lysine 0.116 g 0%
Methionine 0.021 g 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089 g 0%
Proline 0.072 g 0%
Serine 0.092 g 0%
Threonine 0.09 g 0%
Tryptophan 0.035 g 0%
Tyrosine 0.052 g 0%
Valine 0.084 g 0%
Minerals
Nutrient Amount DV
Calcium 71.13 mg 5%
Copper 0.26 mg 29%
Fluoride 3.97 mcg 0%
Iron 1.49 mg 8%
Magnesium 42.57 mg 10%
Manganese 0.46 mg 20%
Phosphorus 98.09 mg 8%
Potassium 764.01 mg 16%
Selenium 1.37 mcg 2%
Sodium 17.21 mg 1%
Zinc 0.62 mg 6%
Other
Nutrient Amount DV
Water 402.744 g 0%
Ash 2.12 g 0%