Corn-on-the-cob Kuku Paka

Homage to our East African Parsi community in Kenya, Tanzania, and beyond. This curry has East African, Arab and Indian influences, combining some of the best flavours into one delicious dish! Kuku Paka is uniquely prepared with char-grilled meat, typically a kuku-chicken. The recipe I am sharing uses char-grilled corn-on-the-cob, or makai butho as we call it.

Interestingly, corn is both a vegetable and a grain. When fresh and in season, it is a vegetable. As it grows older a