Ají de gallina

Ají de gallina is a classic Peruvian dish made with ají peppers, chicken, and a cream sauce. This dish is traditionally served over rice.

Aji de gallina dish is considered a popular Peruvian comfort food and the name translates to "chicken chili" or "hen's chili" in English.

Ají amarillo ("yellow chili") is a mildly spicy pepper native to South America, common in many Peruvian cuisine dishes. Ají de gallina is typically served with boiled potatoes and white rice, and garnished with black olives and hard-boiled egg.

The dish is believed to have evolved from manjar blanco or white dish, a combination of ground almonds, milk, sugar, and chicken or fish, first introduced to Spain by the Moors prior to the Reconquista. While in Europe white dish became a dessert after the Middle Ages, in colonial Peru the stew was combined with indigenous chili peppers to form a savory entree.