Kuku – Kenyan Chicken Mung Bean Stew

Ingredients

6 skinless chicken thighs

1 ¼ teaspoons ground ginger

Salt and ground black pepper to taste

3 oz. green mung beans green gram

4 tablespoons oil

1 chopped onion

3 cloves finely chopped garlic

4 finely chopped green chiles

5 tomatoes

3 tablespoons lemon juice

2 cups coconut milk

2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro

Directions

Season chicken with salt, pepper and ginger. Leave to marinate while you cook the mung beans.

Cook mung beans in a pot of boiling water until tender. Drain and mash.

In a large pot, heat oil.

Add chicken and brown on both sides. Remove to a plate.

Discard half of the oil.

Add onion and garlic. Cook until softened.

Add chiles and tomatoes. Cook for 10 minutes, until softened.

Add lemon juice, coconut milk, mung beans, 1 cup water and chilantro. Stir to combine and bring to a boil.

Add chicken and simmer for 30 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.