DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Nyama Choma
Goat grilled over charcoal with lemon and salt, with kachumbari and greens suggested alongside.
About Nyama Choma
Russ Crandall’s nyama choma is a simple Kenyan grilled-goat rendition. Lemon and salt accompany the meat, whose browned exterior and substantial texture are central to the dish.
Kachumbari offers a fresh contrast through red onion, tomato, chilli, coriander and lime. Crandall also suggests a collard-green sukuma wiki with tomato and a warm spice mixture.
The meat appears in individual pieces, with the salad and greens beside it. Prepared maize ugali is another offered accompaniment, providing a plain, firm partner to the roast goat.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Nyama Choma
Russ Crandall’s simple Kenyan goat nyama choma.
- Bone-in goat meatProtein
- LemonSeasoning
- Coarse sea saltSeasoning
- Red onionAccompaniment · Optional
- TomatoAccompaniment · Optional
- Habanero chilliAccompaniment · Optional
- Fresh corianderAccompaniment · Optional
- Lime juiceAccompaniment · Optional
- WaterLiquid · Optional
- Coconut oilAccompaniment · Optional
- GarlicAccompaniment · Optional
- Ground cuminAccompaniment · Optional
- Ground coriander seedAccompaniment · Optional
- Black pepperAccompaniment · Optional
- Ground cinnamonAccompaniment · Optional
- Ground gingerAccompaniment · Optional
- Ground fennel seedsAccompaniment · Optional
- Ground turmericAccompaniment · Optional
- Collard greensAccompaniment · Optional
- Prepared maize ugaliAccompaniment · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Bone-in goat meat: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual49 first goat over lamb/beef choices; preferred cut set unprovided rather than allparts union.
- Lemon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual50/52 main juice and ownSukuma65/67 garnish consolidated; mainrequired.
- Coarse sea salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual51 first SeaSalt over Kosher; Saltinbothoptional sidecomponents samefoodmainrequired.
- Red onion (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual59 Kachumbari and ownSukuma51 samefood, parentoptional.
- Tomato (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual60 inlineKachumbari and ownSukuma54, parentoptional.
- Habanero chilli (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. First actual offered Habanero61/ownSukuma53 chosen over Serrano/Jalapeno/other, parentoptional.
- Fresh coriander (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual62 inlineKachumbari, parentoptional.
- Lime juice (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual64 inlineKachumbari, parentoptional.
- Water (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual65 onioncoldsoak and ownSukuma64 first Water over stocks, all sideonlyparentoptional; not invented main liquid.
- Coconut oil (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. OwnSukuma50 first actual coconut over redpalmoil, offeredsideparentoptional.
- Garlic (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own52, parentoptional.
- Ground cumin (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own56, parentoptional.
- Ground coriander seed (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own57 groundcoriander spice distinct from freshherb62, broader seedcandidate, parentoptional.
- Black pepper (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own58, parentoptional.
- Ground cinnamon (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own59, parentoptional.
- Ground ginger (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own60, parentoptional.
- Ground fennel seeds (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own61/reply86 corrected seeds rather than leaves, parentoptional.
- Ground turmeric (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own62, parentoptional.
- Collard greens (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own63, parentoptional.
- Prepared maize ugali (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual54 offeredUgali, ownauthor91 positively cornproduct and says recipe notyetposted. No applicable own full manufacturing link; exact preparedsubformula opaque, parentoptional.
Origins & food traditions
Cuisines & regions
- Kenyan Cuisine
- Kenyan Inland and Highland CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Mainland Tanzanian CuisineCatalogue link pending review