Tanzanian Recipes Mapishi ya Tanzania

Chicken gizzard / Firigisi za kuku

Tanzanian recipe / Mapishi ya TanzaniaENGLISH
I was having coffee with Ndesanjo in New York city last week, as usual, food is always my favorite topic in my conversations. I asked Ndesanjo if he likes chicken gizzards for a snack or cocktail. Ndesanjo, this recipe is especially for you.

Chicken gizzards/liver is gourmet in Tanzania. My mother said one must have money to order gizzards at the bar in Tanzania. Mmmm! I better enjoy the gizzards here in America since they are cheap.

I am not sure what Americans use gizzards for, but I know the Portuguese and Spanish use chicken gizzards / liver as a staffing ingredient.

1 lb Chicken gizzards (cut up into bit size)
1 tbsp pilau Masala
1 tbsp crushed garlic
½ tbsp lime Juice (note Lemon please)
½ tsp crushed fresh ginger
1 tbsp cooking oil
Salt
Hot peppers

1. Put the gizzards in the pan but do not add water, cover. Cook at medium heat, allow the meat boil.
2. Once the gizzard start to boil; reduce the heat to medium low. Cover the pot and simmer until almost cooked. But if the water dry from the pan, add about ¼ cup per time until almost cooked.
3. Then add the rest of the ingredients including oil. Stir until garlic is cooked. Add oil if needed.
4. Have this as a snack, with beer or cocktail is the best.

SWAHILI

Nilikuwa nakunywa kahawa na Ndesanjo mjini New York wiki iliyopita. Nikaanza kuongelea kuhusu mapishi kama kawaida yangu. Nikamuuliza Ndesanjo kama anapenda firigisi za kuku kama kitafunio au cocktail. Ndugu Ndesanjo mapishi haya ni kwa ajili yako.

Mafirigisi ya kuku/ maini ni chakula cha bei ghali Tanzania. Mama aliniambia mtu lazima awe na pesa kuweza kununua mafirigsi ya kuku kwenye bar. Mmmm! Naona afathali nile firigisi nyingi hapa Umarekani wakati bado bei ni rahisi.

Sijui hapa Umarekani wanatumia firigisi kupikia nini, lakini najua Wareno na Wahispania wanatumia kama kiungo cha kutengenezea mchanganyiko wa kuweka kwenye kuku mzima wa kubanika.

½ kilo Mafirigisi ya kuku (kata vipande vya kutosha mdomoni)
Kijiko cha meza 1 Pilau masala
Kijiko cha meza 1 Vitunguu saumu
½ kijiko cha meza Maji ya ndimu
½ kijiko cha chai Tangawizi mbichi
Kijiko cha meza 1 Mafuta ya kupikia
Chumvi
Pilipili

1. Weka firigisi kwenye sufuria bila kuongeza maji, funika. Pika kwenye moto wa kati mbaka ya chemke.
2. Baada ya firigisi kuchemka, punguza moto uwe kati ya moto wa katikati na moto wa chini kabisa. Funika endelea kupika mbaka yaive. Lakini kama maji yakikauka kabla mafirigisi hayaja iva, ongeza maji robo kikombe kwa wakati.
3. Ongeza viungo vilivyobakia, na mafuta pia. Changanya mbaka vitunguu saumu viive. Ongeza mafuta kama ukihitaji.
4. Kula kama kitafunio, pia na bia au wakati wa cocktail.

3 comments August 12th, 2007