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Kuku paka or East African chicken curry
I was introduced to this dish in my cousin's home in Mumbai, a dish that was entirely new to me. He explained that it comes from his...

kzafarullah
Apr 10, 20223 min read


Grilled chicken with Zanzibari sauce (Chicken mishkaki/Dejaj)
Mishkaki is derived from the Swahili word for meat grilled over charcoal. It could be beef. lamb or chicken, as in this case. Mishkaki is...

kzafarullah
Dec 4, 20212 min read


Vegan meat sauce with pasta (Somalian Suugo suqaar)
This dish is a remnant of the Italian occupation of Somalia in 1889, which colonized parts of East Africa. The French and English ruled...

kzafarullah
Sep 12, 20212 min read
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