# Kuku wa Kupaka

Smoky, charred chicken wrapped in a luxurious coconut sauce.

- Cuisine: Other
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 6 Chicken thighs
- Salt
- 1 Lime
- enough to cover the chicken Water
- 2 Onions
- 1 tbsp crushed garlic
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 fresh chilli
- 2 tsp simba mbili spice mix
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 cups Coconut milk
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- a little Olive oil (Al Wali)

## Instructions

1. Brine the chicken in a simple solution with salt, lime, and water.
2. Cook the onions until they're nice and soft.
3. Sauté the spices.
4. Add coconut milk.
5. Blend it all to make it nice and smooth.
6. Add the chicken pieces into the coconut and slowly poach it until just cooked through.
7. Add a little bit of olive oil and grill the chicken until charred to perfection.
8. Once the chicken's grilled, return it to the coconut sauce to soak up all that goodness.

## Equipment

- blender
- grill

## Tips

- Never skip the slow-poaching step with coconut milk to keep the chicken juicy.
- The coconut milk makes the chicken rich, silky, and luxurious.
- The onion size and shape doesn't matter because the mixture will be blended later.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/176TTZw5WK/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0c3fc4ea-15f0-483d-a6c6-779127f4b9dc
- Extracted: 2026-02-23

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