🇹🇿 Tanzanian Cuisine

Pweza wa Nazi

Octopus in Coconut Sauce

Prep Time 1.5 hours

Servings 4

Difficulty Hard

Calories 313 kcal

Tender octopus slowly braised in spiced coconut sauce with garlic, ginger, and lime, a prized delicacy of the Zanzibar coast.

Ingredients

1 Tenderize octopus by boiling in salted water for forty-five minutes until a knife slides in easily.
2 Drain and cut octopus into bite-sized pieces.
3 Sauté onions in oil until golden, add garlic, ginger, turmeric, and cumin.
4 Add tomatoes and cook for five minutes until saucy, then pour in coconut milk.
5 Add octopus pieces, simmer for fifteen minutes until sauce thickens around the tender seafood.
6 Finish with lime juice and cilantro, serve with wali wa nazi.

Did You Know?

Zanzibar women free-dive for octopus at low tide using only a stick and a bucket, an ancient fishing practice still alive today.