Mchuzi wa Kuku — Print Recipe — The Culinary Codex

Bone-in chicken pieces braised in a fragrant tomato and coconut sauce with ginger, garlic, and curry spices until fall-off-the-bone tender.

Ingredients

1 Season chicken pieces generously with salt, pepper, and turmeric, set aside.
2 Heat oil in a heavy pot, brown chicken pieces on all sides for eight minutes, remove and set aside.
3 In the same pot, sauté onions until golden, add garlic, ginger, and curry powder.
4 Add blended tomatoes and cook for ten minutes until the sauce thickens and oil separates.
5 Return chicken to pot, pour in coconut milk, cover, and simmer for thirty minutes.
6 The chicken should be tender and the sauce thick and rich. Garnish with cilantro.

Did You Know?

In Tanzania, mchuzi wa kuku is the dish that signals a special guest has arrived, as chicken is reserved for honored visitors.