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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 wonderfully flavorful curry comes from Kenya, along the East African coast.
To begin 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 it.
The ingredients needed to make Kuku paka - African chicken curry:
- Take 600 g chicken tight
- Prepare 2 tbsp minced ginger
- Get 1 tbsp minced garlic
- Take 1 tsp chilli powder or paprika
- Make ready 2-3 big green chilli
- Get 1 tin coconut milk
- Take Tin sweet corn (I got mix peas and sweet corn so I use that)
- Make ready 1 lemon
- Make ready 1 tsp turmeric
- Make ready Some salt
- Make ready 1 handful green beans
- Prepare 1 red chilli (finely chopped) for garnish
- Take 1 handful coriander
- Prepare 1-2 tbsp vegetable cooking oil
It is also sometimes called an Ismaili dish, and it shows up on some Indian menus — which all makes sense when one considers that the Swahili civilization itself is a mixture of influences from Africa, Arabia, and India. Kuku paka is another delicious Swahili dish enjoyed with chapati, rice or naan! Coconut is added which uplifts the taste of the curry! Kuku Paka (Kenyan Chicken in Coconut Curry Sauce) This dish is so simple and sometimes referred to as kuku na nazi.
Instructions 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
This kuku paka recipe is a favourite amongst the family. It originates from the East African Coast with influence from the Indian cuisine. Then add the chicken, coconut milk, salt and pepper. 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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