DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Mchuzi wa Samaki
Malindi-style fish and Ngowe mango stew with tomato, onion and aromatic seasoning.
About Mchuzi wa Samaki
MalindiKenya presents mchuzi wa samaki na maembe as a Swahili fish dish particularly familiar in Malindi and along Kenya's coast. Its named mango rendition combines pieces of fish with tomato and onion.
Ngowe mango gives the sauce its fruit character. Bell pepper, bay leaves and turmeric provide the other aromatic elements, with citrus juice and salt balancing the seasoning. Coriander is optional.
The fish sits within the mango-and-tomato sauce. Basmati rice is suggested alongside, including an offered rendition enriched with coconut milk.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Mchuzi wa Samaki
MalindiKenya's coastal Kenyan mchuzi wa samaki na maembe.
- White snapperProtein
- TomatoesBase
- OnionAromatic
- CorianderAromatic · Optional
- Ngowe mangoBase
- Bell pepperBase
- Bay leavesAromatic
- Citrus juice (lime list / lemon method)SeasoningIngredient page not linked
- SaltSeasoning
- TurmericSeasoning
- OilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- WaterLiquid
- Basmati riceAccompaniment · Optional
- Coconut milkAccompaniment · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- White snapper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Actual58 first preferred whitesnapper over kingfish, broader snapper candidate species unresolved.
- Tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Coriander (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual61 unqualified coriandolo optional if to taste. Plant part is not explicitly established; broad coriander candidate only, no leaf/seed narrowing.
- Ngowe mango: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual62 named Ngowe cultivar, broader mango candidate.
- Bell pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual63 colour unprovided.
- Bay leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Citrus juice (lime list / lemon method): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual65 succodilime vs69 succodilimone conflict; one named acid function with unresolved citrus identity, not invented duplicate juices or silently equated species.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual67 curcuma no literal groundform, precise form unresolved.
- Oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual69 method-only generic oil, species unknown.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual70 saucewater plus own optional halfwater basmati72, shared required main.
- Basmati rice (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual72 optional suggested complete inline coconutmilk/water boiledbasmati; innerrequired side rice, parent optional.
- Coconut milk (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual72 same inline optional rice halfwater/halfcoconutmilk option over plainbasmati. Side-only optional, not invented in fishsauce; full product formula unknown.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Kenya
- KenyaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Kenyan Swahili Coastal Cuisine
- Kenyan Swahili Coastal CuisineCatalogue link pending review