Chicken stew with yogurt and coconut (Digaag qumbe) from In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries that Touch the Indian Ocean (page 73) by Hawa Hassan and Julia Turshen

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  • Thorium0232 on January 04, 2026

    Very tasty. Would probably make the green pepper sauce also in the book to add some optional heat next time.

  • shelbstirr on February 05, 2025

    Very good, similar to a curry. I made my own xawaash mix from the recipe on the next page. Would make again, next time I’ll have to get bananas!

  • Hansyhobs on September 11, 2024

    Easy and tasty

  • meginyeg on June 01, 2022

    We liked this Very tasty. I will probably try to make vegetarian next time with no chicken and maybe chickpeas.

  • jenburkholder on November 01, 2021

    We made this with chickpeas to keep it vegetarian. Very tasty, mildly spiced but cozy and nice. Served with the cilantro and green chile sauce, and it needed it, imo. Would have been too bland for me otherwise. Ate with brown rice and stewed greens.

  • celesteprevost on April 09, 2021

    Tasty. Great with pork, as well. I’ve also made this now a few times with a stovetop pressure cooker; 5 mins, high pressure, natural release, no adjustment to liquid needed, and can skip blending the sauce in first step.

  • DKennedy on February 22, 2021

    Amy made this for our shared meal. Quite delicious. I enjoyed eating the banana with the stew. Would make this again.

  • Kduncan on January 18, 2021

    We really enjoyed this. Pretty easy to make with great flavor. Looking forward to making it again.

  • bernalgirl on November 12, 2020

    A good gently-spiced stew, I followed the recipe except I substituted cut romano beans for the carrots as that’s what I had on hand. Will make again

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