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This simple dish, sometimes called kuku na nazi, is a fabulous chicken coconut curry from the East African coast. Kuku is the Swahili word for chicken, and paka is the Bengali word for delicious. This desi inspired East African dish is called kuku paka. The spices in this dish are a recognition of the population of the Indian subcontinent who were born and raised in parts of East Africa learning Swahili or other dialects along with Punjabi or Urdu (like my father and his entire family).
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook kuku paka - african chicken curry using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Kuku paka - African chicken curry:
- Get 600 g chicken tight
- Prepare 2 tbsp minced ginger
- Make ready 1 tbsp minced garlic
- Prepare 1 tsp chilli powder or paprika
- Take 2-3 big green chilli
- Get 1 tin coconut milk
- Prepare Tin sweet corn (I got mix peas and sweet corn so I use that)
- Prepare 1 lemon
- Get 1 tsp turmeric
- Prepare Some salt
- Take 1 handful green beans
- Make ready 1 red chilli (finely chopped) for garnish
- Take 1 handful coriander
- Get 1-2 tbsp vegetable cooking oil
The dish is particularly popular in the East African coast and among the Indian communities living in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Kuku Paka is a spiced chicken and coconut curry dish that is full of exotic. Marinate the chicken in garlic, ginger, salt, pepper, green chutney, and lemon. In a blender, place coconut milk, tomato, turmeric, lemon, onions, green chutney, and salt and blend well till smooth.
Steps to make Kuku paka - African chicken curry:
- Prep your ingredients, if you use chicken tight with bone I would leave the bone in and take chicken skin out.
- Marinate your chicken with garlic, ginger, green chilli, a pinch of salt and turmeric. Leave it for 15-20 min.
- On a griddle pan, high heat, spray some vegetable oil and place chicken on the griddle pan leave them cook about 3-5 min on each side or until chicken nice and golden brown on both side.
- On a saucepan, medium heat, add coconut milk in and wait until coconut milk start boiling, add the rest of curry paste from marinate your chicken and you can add some water on the griddle pan to get those lovely sauce out and pour it in the saucepan too. Add chicken and green beans then sweet corn.
- Add some lemon juice, seasoning with salt and add some coriander. Stir well and turn off the heat
- Put some finely sliced red chilli on top before serve
Marinate the chicken in garlic, ginger, salt, pepper, green chutney, and lemon. In a blender, place coconut milk, tomato, turmeric, lemon, onions, green chutney, and salt and blend well till smooth. Kuku Paka (Kenyan Chicken in Coconut Curry Sauce) This dish is so simple and sometimes referred to as kuku na nazi. This kuku paka recipe is a favourite amongst the family. It originates from the East African Coast with influence from the Indian cuisine.
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