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Kati Kati

Name: Kati Kati
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Cameroon
Ingredients: 800g Chicken (chunks); 3 Tomato; 2 Green Bell Pepper; 1 Onion; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 piece Ginger; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil

Main Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Chicken simmered with spices, then grilled until smoky — a Cameroonian grilled chicken dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Kati kati is a chicken dish enjoyed all over Cameroon. Whole or cut-up chicken is first simmered with tomato, peppers, and spices, then grilled over charcoal until the skin is smoky and browned. You get the depth of a stew and the char of the grill at once — perfect for weekend family meals and celebrations.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Smoke rises from a charcoal grill in the yard on a weekend while the family waits for the kati kati to finish.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Chicken (chunks) 800g
Tomato 3
Green Bell Pepper 2
Onion 1
Garlic 3 cloves
Ginger 1 piece
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rub the chicken with grated garlic, ginger, and salt.
Put it in a pot with tomato, green pepper, and onion, add a little water, and simmer.
Cook for 20–30 minutes until the chicken is done.
Reduce the cooking liquid into a sauce.
Grill the chicken over charcoal or in a grill pan until browned and pour the sauce over.

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