Tanzanian Style Mussel Curry
User Reviews
4.8
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
450 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
African
Tanzanian Style Mussel Curry
Description
This Tanzanian Style Mussel Curry starts with frying diced onion and red bell pepper with whole cloves, creating a savory base. Fresh ginger, garlic, and warm spices including ground coriander, cumin, cardamom, turmeric, and dried chili flakes are added for a fragrant, layered flavor. Chopped tomatoes and hot chicken broth simmer to develop a rich sauce, before coconut milk adds creaminess.
Adding the cleaned mussels to the simmering curry allows them to open and cook tenderly, soaking up the sauce. Tamarind or lime juice introduces a subtle acidity that balances the dish's richness. The curry is completed with fresh coriander garnish and typically served with rice, which complements the spicy, creamy shellfish stew.
This hearty seafood curry offers a mix of warm spices and coconut smoothness against the briny mussels, making it suitable for a satisfying meal that highlights East African coastal flavors.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 onion finely chopped, large
- 1 red bell pepper finely chopped
- 2 tsp ginger minced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1.5 tsp ground coriander
- 1.5 tsp cumin ground
- 0.75 tsp cardamom
- 0.25 tsp Turmeric
- 0.25 tsp dried chili flakes
- 1 2/3 cup tomato 400ml, finely diced
- 1 2/3 cup chicken broth 400ml, hot
- 1 2/3 cup coconut milk (400 ml)
- 2 lb mussels 900g, cleaned
- tamarind or lime juice, to taste
To serve:
- Coriander freshly chopped
- rice
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the onion, pepper and cloves and fry for about 8 mins until soft.
- Stir in the ginger, garlic and spices and fry for 30 secs until fragrant.
- Then mix in the chopped tomatoes, followed by the chicken stock, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 mins.
- Add in the coconut milk, bring to the boil, reduce heat add in the mussels, and simmer for about 6 mins until all the mussels are open.
- Add tamarind and salt to taste.
- Discard unopened mussels and serve the curry with rice and coriander.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 450 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 450kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 32g | 49% |
| Saturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 38mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 669mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 1047mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 1265IU | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 62.3mg | 69% |
| Calcium | 104mg | 10% |
| Iron | 10.4mg | 58% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.8
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