Muamba de Galinha

Chicken in palm oil with okra and pumpkin — the national dish.

Ingredients

• 1.2 kg Chicken
• ¾ cup Red palm oil
• 250 g Okra
• 400 g Pumpkin
• 2 Onions
• 6 cloves Garlic
• 3 Tomatoes
• 2 Chili
• ¼ cup Lemon juice
• 2 tsp Salt
• 3 cups Water

Method

1. Marinate — Rub the chicken with garlic, lemon, chili and salt and rest 1 hour.
2. Brown — Sear the chicken in a little palm oil until coloured.
3. Build the base — Add onion and tomato and cook 10 minutes.
4. Simmer — Add water and cook 30 minutes.
5. Add the vegetables — Add the pumpkin and whole okra and cook 20 minutes until the pumpkin starts to dissolve and thicken the sauce.
6. Finish with palm oil — Stir in the rest of the palm oil and simmer 10 minutes until it glosses the surface.
7. Muamba is ready — Serve with funge.

More Angola recipes

• Funge
• Calulu de Peixe