Plate of white rice beside chicken in creamy yellow sauce with egg and olive.

ají de gallina

Peru · Latin America

Short description
This creamy chicken dish uses yellow chile and bread-thickened sauce, often served with rice, potatoes, egg, and olives.
Ingredients
Chicken, yellow chile, bread, milk, nuts, onion, garlic, and grated cheese.
Cultural note
The sauce balances chile aroma, dairy richness, and pantry thickeners, making the dish both comforting and distinctive.
Common misconception
The yellow color comes mainly from chile, not curry powder.

image credit

Urubamba aji de gallina

creator:
Krista
license:
CC BY 2.0
modified:
Cropped and resized for Gochizu.

audio credit

voice:
marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
source:
OpenAI API Text to Speech
modified:
AI-generated voice audio.