Spice Coast Suppers: Traditional Zanzibar Home Cooking Culinary Adventures Book

Spice-scented rice, coconut curries, and simple seaside suppers—all from an everyday Zanzibar home kitchen.In Spice Coast Suppers: Traditional Zanzibar Home Cooking, home cook Mariam Said invites you into the flavors of the Swahili coast the way she grew up eating them: not as glossy restaurant plates, but as generous pots of rice, beans, curries, vegetables, and breads that stretch to feed whoever shows up hungry.This is food built from rice, coconut, beans, a little seafood, and a smart spice shelf—made to work in a small kitchen anywhere in the world.Inside you’ll find 50 comforting, practical recipes arranged into 10 friendly chapters, including:Breakfasts & Simple Starts – coconut pancakes, cardamom tea buns, and hearty porridges you can actually make on a weekday.Spice Coast Pantry & Condiments – pilau spice blend, coconut-chili dipping sauce, and everyday kachumbari that wakes up any plate.Rice, Pilau & One-Pot Comforts – classic Zanzibar pilau, tomato-lentil rice, chicken-and-rice with fried onions, and coconut fish rice pots that turn one pan into a full meal.Coconut Curries & Saucy Mains – gentle fish curry with lime leaf, chicken in coconut-tomato gravy, pumpkin-peanut coconut stew, egg curry, and a rich spiced beef coconut curry.From the Sea – pan-fried turmeric fish, coconut squid stew, garlic-lime prawns, sardine tomato simmer, and a flexible “crab-style” coconut stew that works with whatever seafood you have.Beans, Lentils & Budget Pots – red lentils with coconut and cumin, spiced kidney beans in tomato, chickpeas with greens, black-eyed peas with onions and coconut, and soothing moong dal.Greens, Vegetables & Bright Sides – coconut greens, okra-tomato stew, silky eggplant in coconut sauce, turmeric-mustard seed cabbage, and carrot-cardamom salad with lime.Breads, Doughs & Dippers – Swahili flatbread, coconut chapati, cassava cakes, savory onion pancakes, and fried dough bites for tea time.Pickles, Relishes & Extras – mango-lime pickle, chili-lime salt, tomato-chili cooking paste, cucumber in coconut-vinegar dressing, and tamarind date chutney.Sweets & Coconut Treats – coconut-cardamom rice pudding, mango-lime coconut cups, banana fritters with coconut drizzle, no-bake date-coconut balls, and soft coconut semolina halva.You’ll also find helpful appendices, including a Spice Coast pantry guide, core techniques for curries and rice, sample menus (from weeknight coconut suppers to coastal Sunday lunches), and basic measurement conversions to make switching between cups and grams painless.Whether you’re craving a pot of coconut fish curry and pilau, looking for new ways to cook beans and lentils, or just want one flatbread dough you can trust, Spice Coast Suppers is designed to live on your counter, not on a coffee table.If you enjoy cooking regional, story-rich comfort food, you may also like:Aleutian Islands Coastal Cooking: Simple Seafood & Pantry Meals from Alaska’s Edge – cozy, stormy-weather coastal food built from pantry staples and humble seafood.From Claw to Coast: Lobster & Local Seafood from Maine – lobster, clams, and New England shoreline suppers for seafood lovers.One-Pot Portuguese Meals: Old-World Comfort Cooking Made Simple – rustic, old-world stews and rice pots that rely on the same kind of pantry wisdom.Navajo Nation Home Meals – hearty, resourceful recipes rooted in land, stories, and making the most of what you have.