Go Back
Rwandan food Igisafuri

Igisafuri

Debbie Obierika
Credit: 196 Flavours
Igisafuliya is a delicious Rwandan food prepared with chicken, vegetables, and plantains whose name means "pot" in Kinyarwanda.
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Rwandan
Servings 0

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Onions
  • 4 Chicken thigh
  • 2 Leeks
  • 4 Green bell pepper
  • 4 tomatoes
  • 5 celery stalks
  • 4 Plantain
  • 10 oz Spinach
  • 3 tbsp Tomato paste
  • 4 tbsp Oil
  • Pepper
  • Salt
  • Water

Instructions
 

  • In a pot with hot oil, sear the chicken over medium-high heat to color on all sides
    4 Chicken thigh, 4 tbsp Oil
  • Add onion, leeks, and peppers. Stir and leave for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally
    2 Onions, 2 Leeks, 4 Green bell pepper
  • Add the tomatoes, celery, and tomato paste and mix well. Cook on medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring regularly.
    4 tomatoes, 5 celery stalks, 3 tbsp Tomato paste
  • Cover with water, salt, and pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes.
    Salt, Water
  • Then remove 2 pieces of chicken, place the plantains, cover them with the spinach, and put the chicken back on top. Add water if necessary so that the bananas are fully submerged
    4 Plantain, 10 oz Spinach
  • Cover, add the whole hot pepper, and simmer over low heat for about 25 minutes
    Pepper
Keyword Rwandan food
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!