Kuku paka - African chicken curry
Kuku paka - African chicken curry

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Kuku paka - African chicken curry is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Kuku paka - African chicken curry is something which I have loved my whole life.

For authentic flavor, grill the chicken pieces before stirring them into the simmering sauce. If you like, you can also use boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs. Some recipes add potatoes or hard-boiled eggs to the curry.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have 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:
  1. Prepare 600 g chicken tight
  2. Get 2 tbsp minced ginger
  3. Make ready 1 tbsp minced garlic
  4. Make ready 1 tsp chilli powder or paprika
  5. Take 2-3 big green chilli
  6. Prepare 1 tin coconut milk
  7. Take Tin sweet corn (I got mix peas and sweet corn so I use that)
  8. Get 1 lemon
  9. Make ready 1 tsp turmeric
  10. Take Some salt
  11. Take 1 handful green beans
  12. Make ready 1 red chilli (finely chopped) for garnish
  13. Take 1 handful coriander
  14. Get 1-2 tbsp vegetable cooking oil

The word 'kuku' means 'chicken' in Swahili and many believe that 'paka' refers to a dish made with coconut milk. However, 'paka' is also the Punjabi word for 'delicious.' The combination of African and North Indian terms is a testament to the fusion of African. These 'proudly inauthentic' curry recipes are the love children of migration and blended borders by way of east Africa, Thailand and Indonesia Ravinder Bhogal's kuku paka , or chicken and. 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:
  1. Prep your ingredients, if you use chicken tight with bone I would leave the bone in and take chicken skin out.
  2. Marinate your chicken with garlic, ginger, green chilli, a pinch of salt and turmeric. Leave it for 15-20 min.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Add some lemon juice, seasoning with salt and add some coriander. Stir well and turn off the heat
  6. 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. Kuku Paka, a chicken-coconut curry, is a Swahili dish from the coast of Eastern Africa. 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. Then add the chicken, coconut milk, salt and pepper.

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