Kuku wa Nazi (Chicken with Coconut Milk)

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Kuku wa Nazi (Chicken with Coconut Milk)

Kuku wa Nazi (Chicken with Coconut Milk) is a traditional Kenyan recipe for a classic dish of chicken cooked in coconut milk flavoured with onion, chillies, ginger and curry spices. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Kenyan version of: Chicken with Coconut Milk (Kuku wa Nazi).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

50 minutes

Total Time:

70 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Curry Spice Recipes Chicken Recipes Fowl Recipes Kenya Recipes

Ingredients:

2 1.5kg chickens, cut into serving pieces
15cm length of fresh ginger, grated
20 small garlic cloves
2 or 3 hot chillies (eg Scotch Bonnet)
1 medium onion, sliced
2 tbsp oil
2 tbsp Malawi Curry Powder
80ml clarified butter
1 bunch fresh coriander, chopped
1 tbsp whole cumin seeds, powdered
1.2l coconut milk
250ml coconut cream

Method:

Wash the chicken and dry. Meanwhile add the ginger, garlic, chilli and curry powder to a pestle and mortar and pound to a paste.

Add a little oil to a frying pan and use to cook the onions for about 5 minutes before adding the chilli paste. Bring to a simmer. Meanwhile brown the chicken pieces in a little butter in a cast iron casserole and when nicely coloured add the onion pieces on top.

Add the coconut milk along with the coriander and cumin seeds. Return to a simmer, cover and continue cooking for about 40 minutes, or until the chicken is tender. When ready, pour in the coconut cream, mix and take off the heat. Allow to stand for a few minutes before serving on a bed of rice.