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Kuku Paka - East African Chicken Curry in a cooking pan

Kuku Paka Recipe

Abi Olayiwola
Delicious, one pot coconut chicken curry which originated from coastal regions of East Africa.
4.82 from 16 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Marinating Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine African, East African
Servings 4
Calories 474 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Onions medium size
  • 3 cm Ginger or thumb size
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 1 Scotch bonnet
  • ½ can Chopped tomatoes or 2 beef tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander
  • 1 tablespoon Mild curry powder
  • 4 legs Chicken
  • 2 tablespoons Oil
  • ½ can Coconut milk or 200ml
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Blend one onion, ginger, garlic, scotch bonnet pepper, tomatoes, coriander powder and curry powder into a paste in a food processor.
  • Slash the chicken. Make around 3 slashes in which ever direction you prefer on each side. Rub some salt all over the chicken and place in a bowl.
  • Pour the the blended paste over the chicken and mix thoroughly with your hands. Keep aside to marinate for 20 mins.
  • While the chicken is marinating; chop the remaining onion finely.
  • Heat the oil in a saucepan under medium heat.
  • Add the onions into the pan and cook until soft and translucent.
  • Remove the chicken pieces from the paste and add into the pan. Sear on each side to brown.
  • Add the left over paste into the pan, add the coconut milk and a little salt to taste.
  • Cover the pan. Allow sauce to cook and the flavors to develop. This should take around 20 mins but is dependent on whether you are using soft or hard chicken. Hard chicken will take longer to cook properly.
  • Remove from heat and serve with coriander garnish.

Nutrition

Calories: 474kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 23gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 120mgSodium: 192mgPotassium: 598mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 220IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 4mg
Keyword Kenyan chicken curry, Kuku paka
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