Galinha a Zambeziana

Name: Galinha a Zambeziana
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mozambican
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces; 1 cup coconut milk; 3 tbsp piri piri sauce; 2 lemons, juiced

Galinha à Zambeziana/gah-LEEN-yah ah zahm-beh-zee-AH-nah/

Also known as: Zambezi-Style Chicken

About this dish

Grilled chicken basted in a coconut and piri piri sauce, a specialty from the Zambezi region.

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Ingredients

🍗1 whole chicken, cut into pieces

🥥1 cup coconut milk

🌶️3 tbsp piri piri sauce

🍋2 lemons, juiced

Method

Serves 2

Marinate the chicken in lemon juice, garlic, and piri piri.

Grill the chicken over charcoal until nearly cooked.

Simmer coconut milk with a little piri piri until thickened.

Baste the grilled chicken generously with the coconut sauce.

Serve with rice or xima.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Galinha à Zambeziana is a traditional Mozambican dish from the Zambezi region, combining grilled chicken with a rich coconut sauce.

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