Embark on a culinary journey to the vibrant and aromatic world of East African cuisine with our comprehensive guide to creating the most delectable East African Curried Chicken Soup. Bursting with bold flavors and tantalizing spices, this soup is a true celebration of East African culinary heritage. As we delve into the depths of this dish, you'll discover the secrets to crafting a broth that is rich, creamy, and infused with an array of spices that dance on your palate. From selecting the perfect chicken pieces to the skillful blending of aromatic herbs and spices, we'll guide you step-by-step through the process of creating this culinary masterpiece. So, get ready to tantalize your taste buds and immerse yourself in the vibrant flavors of East African cuisine as we embark on this culinary adventure.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
AFRICAN CURRIED COCONUT SOUP WITH CHICKPEAS
Black-eyed peas can replace the chickpeas, if desired. For a lighter soup, the rice can be omitted.
Provided by Donna Klein
Categories Soup/Stew Tomato Vegetable Appetizer Vegetarian High Fiber Dinner Spice Curry Legume Chickpea Healthy Vegan Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a medium stockpot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, and chili; cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Add the broth, chickpeas, tomatoes, curry powder, salt, and black pepper; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer gently, uncovered, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve warm.
AFRICAN CURRY
This is an African (Mozambique) curry that can be done with chicken, shrimp, or crab. Goes well with tomato chutney and onion hot sauce. For shrimp or crab, use 1 pound.
Provided by VALERIEKOOKA
Categories World Cuisine Recipes African
Time 1h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion, garlic, and bay leaf, and saute until onion is lightly browned. Mix tomatoes, curry powder, and salt into the skillet, and continue cooking about 5 minutes. Mix in the chicken, and cook 15 to 20 minutes, until no longer pink and juices run clear.
- Reduce skillet heat to low. Stirring constantly, gradually blend in the coconut milk over a period of about 10 minutes. Mix in lemon juice just before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 600.1 calories, Carbohydrate 13.4 g, Cholesterol 198.8 mg, Fat 33.4 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 64.4 g, SaturatedFat 21.3 g, Sodium 452 mg, Sugar 3.6 g
CURRIED CHICKEN SOUP
My German mother would occasionally cook dishes that were not traditional German recipes. One of my favorites was her Curry Chicken Soup. I've added my own touches to it, such as the chickpeas, coconut milk and fresh cilantro.-Deanna Hindenach, Paw Paw, Michigan
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 1h15m
Yield 8 servings (2-1/2 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large shallow dish, combine the curry, salt, pepper and cayenne. Add chicken, a few pieces at a time, and turn to coat., In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook the chicken, carrots, red pepper and onion in oil for 4 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1-2 minutes longer or until chicken is browned and vegetables are tender; drain., Stir in the garbanzo beans, broth, tomatoes and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in coconut milk; heat through. Garnish servings with cilantro.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 270 calories, Fat 16g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 32mg cholesterol, Sodium 555mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 16g protein.
KUKU PAKA RECIPE
Steps:
- 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 Facts : Calories 474 kcal, Carbohydrate 11 g, Protein 23 g, Fat 38 g, SaturatedFat 15 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 120 mg, Sodium 192 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 4 g, ServingSize 1 serving
EAST AFRICAN CURRIED CHICKEN SOUP
This is a delightful East African soup. It is piquant and aromatic. I found this a few months ago, and I enjoyed it very much. I hope you do too!
Provided by Simba7
Categories Chicken
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large pot, brown the chicken pieces in the oil.
- Remove chicken, set aside, and add the onion and garlic to pot.
- Sauté until soft, then stir in the peri-peri, the masala meusi, and the black pepper.
- Fry for about 2 more minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, stock, chicken pieces, and coconut, bring to boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
- When the chicken is done, add banana chunks, and simmer for about 10 more minutes.
- Ladle into bowls and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1197, Fat 87.9, SaturatedFat 44.8, Cholesterol 169.7, Sodium 857.6, Carbohydrate 50.8, Fiber 12.9, Sugar 21.1, Protein 56.3
CHICKEN SOUP NORTH AFRICAN STYLE
This hearty soup is flavored with fresh herbs, cumin, and ginger.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Cut one carrot in half; place in a medium stockpot. Add chicken, 2 quarts water, leeks, celery, parsley, thyme, bay leaves, and 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer for about 1 hour; skim off any scum. Remove chicken. Pass stock through a cheesecloth-lined strainer. Remove chicken meat from bones and slice into 1/2-inch-thick strips.
- Rinse stockpot; return stock to it. Set over medium-low heat; add ground pepper. Dice remaining 2 carrots. Add carrots, tomatoes, cumin, ginger, and squash to stock; simmer over medium heat until vegetables are tender, about 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add couscous and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; cover and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Stir in jalapeeno cilantro.
- Add zucchini and chickpeas to soup; cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add chicken meat; simmer to heat through, about 5 minutes. Adjust seasoning.
- To serve, place a spoonful of couscous in a soup bowl; spoon soup around it and add a cilantro sprig and lime wedge.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 197 g, Cholesterol 25 g, Fat 2 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 14 g, Sodium 470 g
CURRIED CHICKEN SOUP WITH CARROTS
Steps:
- Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onions and carrots. Cover; cook until onions are tender but not brown, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Mix in spices; stir 2 minutes. Transfer 1 1/2 cups onion-carrot mixture to blender. Add 2 cups broth and flour; blend until smooth.
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add to pot and stir over medium heat 5 minutes. Add puree from blender and remaining 2 cups broth. Bring soup to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until chicken is tender and soup thickens, stirring occasionally, about 25 minutes. Mix in cilantro; season soup to taste with salt and pepper.
A TASTE OF AFRICA - KENYAN CHICKEN CURRY
I made this recently and we loved it. A rich, fragrant, but not overly 'burny' curry. Because we are not great meat eaters, I used half the chicken, the full amount of sauce, and I added a few sauteed shrimps right at the end. If you don't have garam masala, try a curry powder that you like, I do keep roasted garam masala in my pantry. I also let the curry sauce cook for longer than the recipe states, you should never rush a curry if you have the time! I served this over steamed basmati rice. 30 minutes refrigeration time is included in the preparation time. This recipe is taken from The Australian Womans Weekly "New Curries", and the following is how they describe it. "Kenyan cooking is a fusion of East African and Middle Eastern methods known by the name of swahili cooking, a word which identifies the culinary influences of traders arriving by sea from the Arabian peninsula upon the indigenous population. This curry uses the pungency of paprika, coriander and turmeric in the chicken marinade, to complement the green chilli and fenugreek in the curry."
Provided by Karen Elizabeth
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Combine half the ginger, half the garlic, half the turmeric, half the lemon juice and half the oil in a large bowl with ALL the cumin, garam masala, ground coriander, paprika, chilli flakes and yoghurt.
- Add the chicken, turn to coat in marinade.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to very hot (220C/425F).
- Cook chicken in lightly oiled shallow flameproof baking dish, uncovered, 10 minutes.(With the marinade).
- Heat remaining oil in large saucepan, cook onion, chilli powder, fenugreek, remaining ginger, garlic and turmeric, stirring, until onion softens.
- Add tomatoes (with their juice), cinnamon, green chillies and remaining lemon juice.
- Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
- Stir in cream and honey, simmer, uncovered, for one minute.
- Add chicken to curry, simmer about 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
- Remove from heat, stir in fresh coriander, serve over basmati rice, garnish with fresh coriander.
Tips:
- For a richer flavor, use a combination of chicken broth and coconut milk. The coconut milk will help to mellow out the spice of the curry.
- If you don't have any curry powder on hand, you can make your own by combining ground cumin, coriander, turmeric, and chili powder.
- Be sure to cook the chicken until it is cooked through before adding it to the soup. This will help to ensure that the chicken is tender and juicy.
- Add the vegetables to the soup in stages, starting with the harder vegetables like carrots and potatoes. This will help to ensure that all of the vegetables are cooked evenly.
- If you like a thicker soup, you can add a cornstarch slurry at the end of cooking. To make a cornstarch slurry, combine equal parts cornstarch and water in a small bowl and stir until smooth. Then, add the slurry to the soup and stir until thickened.
Conclusion:
This East African curried chicken soup is a delicious and easy-to-make meal that is perfect for a weeknight dinner. The combination of flavors in this soup is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a new soup recipe to try, give this one a try. You won't be disappointed!
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