Liboké de poulet (chicken baked in banana leaf parcels)

Instructions

1. Soften the banana leaves over a flame, then wipe them dry.
2. Mix the chicken pieces with salt, pepper, turmeric, paprika, crushed garlic and oil, and leave to marinate for 20 minutes.
3. Cut the tomatoes and onions into rounds and the chilli into thin strips.
4. Place a piece of chicken on a banana leaf with a few tomato and onion rounds and chilli strips, then fold the leaf into a parcel.
5. Arrange the parcels in a steamer over a pot of simmering water and cook for 45 to 50 minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked.
6. Open the parcels at the table and serve hot with cassava or rice.