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African coconut chicken curry - Kuku Paka

Time
1 hr
Makes
4
Ingredients
18

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Ingredients

Servings
4 servings
Amounts
  • 4 chicken thigh fillets (, skin-on and bone-in (~250g/8oz each) (Note 2))
  • 4 chicken drumsticks ((~150g / 5oz each) (Note 2))
  • 3/4 tsp cooking / kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil ((or vegetable, canola or other plain oil) (Note 1))
  • 1 onion (, finely diced)
  • 3 garlic cloves (, finely minced)
  • 2 tsp ginger (, finely minced)
  • 1 tbsp coriander powder
  • 1/2 tbsp cumin powder
  • 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp pure chilli powder or cayenne pepper (, reduce or omit to taste (Note 3))
  • 400g / 14 oz coconut milk (, full-fat (Note 4))
  • 400g / 14 oz crushed canned tomato
  • 1 1/4 tsp cooking / kosher salt
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice ((sub apple cider vinegar))
  • 1/2 cup (lightly packed) coriander/cilantro leaves ((sub parsley or baby spinach, or omit))
  • Basmati rice
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Nutrition · per serving

Calories
631 kcal
Fat
49 g
Fiber
3 g
Sugar
4 g
Sodium
1062 mg
Protein
38 g
Trans fat
0.1 g
Cholesterol
200 mg
Carbohydrate
12 g
Saturated fat
25 g
Unsaturated fat
20 g

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