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Nyama Choma & Ugali

↳ from East Africa, Kenya

Grilled meat with stiff maize porridge and kachumbari salad.

History

Nyama choma means 'roasted meat' in Swahili. It is a Kenyan staple of goat or beef roasted over coals. Ugali is a maize meal porridge eaten with it. It is a social outing in bars.

Why it exists

Roasted meat shared with friends marks celebration, with ugali as filler.

Ingredients

  • Goat or beef
  • Salt
  • Maize meal
  • Water
  • Kachumbari

How it's made

  1. Season goat meat with salt only
  2. Roast slowly over charcoal for 1-2 hours
  3. Cut into pieces
  4. Boil water and stir in maize meal until stiff
  5. Serve with kachumbari tomato and onion salad
how to eat it

Serve & eat

By hand.

Ratings & notes

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