Kuku Paka Recipe (Kenyan Coconut Chicken Curry)

Kuku Paka Recipe (Kenyan Coconut Chicken Curry)

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Chicken seared, then finished in a thick coconut sauce with tomato, ginger, garlic, chilli, curry powder and cumin. A classic of the Swahili coast.

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Ingredients

  • Chicken, cut into pieces, 3 pounds
  • Onion, chopped, 1
  • Hot chile peppers, chopped, 2 or 3
  • Ginger, peeled and chopped, 2 tablespoons
  • Garlic, chopped, 2 tablespoons
  • Oil (or ghee, if you are not avoiding dairy), 1/4 cup
  • Curry powder, 1 tablespoon
  • Cumin seeds, 2 teaspoons
  • Chopped tomatoes or tomato sauce, 2 cups
  • Coconut milk, 2 cups, or 1 (15-ounce) can
  • Salt
  • pepper
  • Cilantro, chopped, 1/2 cup

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