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Akoho sy Voanio

Name: Akoho sy Voanio
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Madagascar
Ingredients: 600g Chicken Thigh; 400ml Coconut milk; 2 Tomato; 1 Onion; 2 pieces Ginger; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Curry Powder; 1 tsp Salt; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; To taste Cooked rice

Main Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Chicken stewed with coconut milk, tomato, and ginger — a staple of coastal Madagascar.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Akoho sy voanio means 'chicken and coconut,' a dish often made on Madagascar's coast, especially in the northwest. Chicken is sautéed with tomato, ginger, and garlic, then stewed mellow in coconut milk. Curry powder is sometimes added, and it's eaten with rice.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a seaside village in northern Madagascar, chicken simmers in coconut in a kitchen shaded by palms as the family gathers around the rice.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Chicken Thigh 600g
Coconut milk 400ml
Tomato 2
Onion 1
Ginger 2 pieces
Garlic 3 cloves
Curry Powder 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Cooked rice To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and toss with salt.
Heat oil in a pot and brown the chicken.
Add the onion, grated ginger and garlic, and curry powder and sauté.
Add the chopped tomatoes and simmer 5 minutes.
Add the coconut milk and simmer on low for 25 minutes.
Season with salt and serve with rice.

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