Curried Chicken Legs with Okra and Potatoes

Curried Chicken Legs with Okra and Potatoes
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Curried Chicken Legs with Okran and Potatoes a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 511 calories, 28g of protein, and 29g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of brown sugar, okra, gingerroot, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the fresh gingerroot you could follow this main course with the Gingerbread With Fruited Compote as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Cut chicken legs into drumsticks and thighs and discard skin and any fat from chicken. (To remove skin from drumsticks, hold drumstick at large end, grip skin with a paper towel, and pull skin over small end.) Pat chicken dry. Mince garlic and in an electric coffee/spice grinder finely grind together coriander seeds, curry powder, fennel seeds, and cayenne. In a large bowl combine garlic, spice mixture, and gingerroot.
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2
Add chicken, tossing to coat, and season with salt.
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3
Cut potatoes into 1 1/2-inch pieces and trim okra stems (do not cut into pods). In a measuring cup stir together water, brown sugar, and tomato paste.
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4
In a 12-inch heavy skillet at least 2 inches deep heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown chicken, about 5 minutes, transferring to a plate. In fat remaining in skillet brown potatoes on cut sides. Return chicken to skillet. Stir water mixture and add to skillet with cinnamon sticks. Simmer mixture, covered, 10 minutes. Stir in okra and simmer, covered, until vegetables are almost tender and chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes more. Stir in lemon juice and simmer, uncovered, until most of liquid is evaporated. Season curry with salt.
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5
While curry is simmering, coarsely chop peanuts and dice mango.
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6
Sprinkle curry with peanuts, mango, and cilantro.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings4
Health Score28
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