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Poulet aux Arachides de Niger (Chicken with Peanuts, Niger Style)
Poulet aux Arachides de Niger (Chicken with Peanuts, Niger Style) is a traditional Nigerienne (from Niger) recipe for a classic stew of chicken pieces and onions in a tomato and peanut butter base with aubergines, potatoes and piri-piri chillies. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Chadian version of: Chicken with Peanuts, Niger Style (Poulet aux Arachides de Niger).
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
50 minutes
Total Time:
70 minutes
Serves:
6—8
Rating: 
Tags : Chilli RecipesChicken RecipesFowl RecipesVegetable RecipesNiger Recipes
Poulet aux Arachides de Niger (Chicken with Peanuts, Niger Style): A Nigerienne recipe for a classic stew of chicken pieces and onions in a tomato and peanut butter base with aubergines, potatoes and piri-piri chillies.
Ingredients:
1 whole, oven-ready chicken, jointed
2 large onions, chopped
400g tin of diced tomatoes
1 large aubergine (eggplant), sliced into rounds
2 tbsp (heaped) crunchy peanut butter
salt, ground black pepper and dried piri-piri chillies, to taste
1 Maggi cube
groundnut oil
4 large potatoes, peeled and sliced into rounds
Method:
Heat about 4 tbsp groundnut oil in a pan. Add the chicken pieces and fry until until nicely browned all over. Add the onions and fry for about 6 minutes, or until the onions are browned.
Stir in the tomatoes then add the aubergine slices and potato slices. Fill the empty tomato tin with water and add this to the stew then stir in the peanut butter.
Season to taste with salt, black pepper, crushed piri-piri chillies and the Maggi cube.
Bring to a simmer, cover the pot and cook gently for about 40 minutes, or until the chicken pieces are tender and cooked through.
Serve hot with rice or slices of white sweet potatoes.
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