How to Cook Perfect Nyama Choma with Kachumbari

Nyama Choma with Kachumbari. Today nyama choma is eaten on special occasions, such as a weekend family get-together, with the staple food ugali and the fresh vegetable salad, kachumbari. In Kenya, it is generally the men who do the grilling outdoors, while munching on the meat and gossiping. The national dish of Kenya is Ugali nyama choma na kachumbari (maize meal, grilled meat and salsa).

It is easy to make kachumbari at home since the ingredients needed are locally available. Nyama Choma with Kachumbari Joseph Green Tacoma Washington USA. Nyama choma is grilled meat in swahili. You can cook Nyama Choma with Kachumbari using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Nyama Choma with Kachumbari

1. It's of Nyama Choma ingredients:.
2. It's of Chicken, Pork and Beef.
3. You need of Badia complete seasoning.
4. Prepare of Kachumbari Ingredients:.
5. You need 6 of tomatoes diced.
6. It's 2 of cucumbers chopped seeds removed.
7. You need 1 of large red onion diced.
8. You need 8 of jalapenos seeded and diced.
9. You need 2 cloves of garlic minced.
10. You need 2 of avacados diced.
11. It's of Juice from 4 limes.
12. It's of Chopped fresh cilantro.
13. Prepare of Chopped fresh flat leaf parsley.
14. It's to taste of Salt and pepper.
15. Prepare of Chapati bread or flour tortillas.

Like i explained earlier, Kenyans do not overdose on spices so all you need is your meat, salt and pepper and possibly an open fire so the charcoal taste stays on the meat. The best meat to use for Nyama choma is goat meat. Place all the ingredients in one bowl mix using a spoon.squeeze the lemon juice into your kachumbari and mix again add a pinch of salt to taste and the vinegar. Best served with Fried fish or Nyama Choma and Ugali.

Nyama Choma with Kachumbari step by step

1. For Nyama Choma, lightly season meat with Badia complete seasoning..
2. Grill meat over medium charcoal until desired doneness. And chop into bite size pieces..
3. For Kachumbari, combine ingredients; tomatoes, onion, cucumber, jalapenos, avacado lime and herbs. Season with salt and pepper..
4. Serve Nyama Choma with Kachumbari and chapati bread and enjoy..

Meat: Goat is the meat of choice in Kenya, but beef will work just as well. Chunks of meat on skewers are easiest to grill, but whole legs or shoulders are often roasted until fork-tender. The cooked meat is then pulled off the bone with the fingers. Using short ribs, spare ribs and offal for nyama choma is common as well. Nyama choma is a Swahili name for grilled or roasted meat.