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Mango Curry Chicken

Sheila
This recipe takes a whole roaster chicken, breaks it down and slowly roasts it with onions, garlic, peppers, fresh ginger, and of course mango with a generous splash of lime.  The spice is easily adjusted per your tastes.  This is a great recipe to make for entertaining as it's even better the next day.  Prepare it the day before, and rewarm before serving.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course dinner
Cuisine Curry
Servings 6 servings
Calories 670 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 8-10 quart dutch oven

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper more if you prefer
  • 3 lbs chicken this can be a whole roasting chicken cut into pieces, or 8-10 bone-in pieces of chicken or 2 1/2 pounds of chicken breast cut into large chunks
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 whole Spanish onion
  • 1 whole red bell pepper seeded and sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tbsp minced ginger root
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups mango diced
  • 1 cup roma tomato diced
  • 1/4 cup currants raisins, chopped dried figs or apricots will work too
  • 1/4 cup lime juice freshly squeezed
  • 3 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro for garnish
  • 3 tbsp fresh chopped basil for garnish
  • 3 tbsp shredded raw coconut toasted for garnish

Instructions
 

  • In a gallon sized zip-loc bag (or a pie plate works too) add flour, salt, cayenne pepper, and curry powder.
  • If you have a whole chicken cut into 8-10 pieces. I usually cut each breast into two pieces. Dry with paper towel.
    Chicken can be purchased in pieces, pat dry.
    If you prefer to only use boneless skinless chicken breast, you will need 2 1/2 pounds of chicken cut into large chunks.
  • Prep all the vegetables. Cut onion, pepper, tomato, and mango. Mince garlic. Grate or chop ginger. Squeeze lime juice into measuring cup. Chop garnishes. Now you are ready to assemble your dish.
  • Place the large dutch oven on stove top and add 1 1/2 tbsp oil. Turn heat to medium low. Dredge chicken pieces in flour and spice mixture. When oil starts to smoke add pieces of chicken to pan, being careful not to crowd the pan, brown pieces on both sides, then remove to a plate. Repeat this until all of the chicken has been browned.
    *reserve any flour spice mixture for thickening the gravy at the end
  • Now add the last 1 1/2 tbsp of oil to the pan add onions and pepper. Saute' vegetables and use a wooden spoon or spatula to scrape up any of the browned bits from cooking the chicken. Cook onion and pepper pieces for about 2 minutes then add in garlic and ginger.
  • Place chicken back in pan in an even layer over the aromatics. Pour all four cups of chicken broth over the chicken place lid on pot and cook for 30 minutes.
  • After 30 minutes add currants/raisins, mangos, and tomato. Gently stir to combine. If the gravy around the chicken hasn't thickened at all, sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons of the flour mixture lightly over all the ingredients and stir around until you can't see any flour. Place the cover back on the pot and cook for an additional 30 minutes or until the chicken is falling off the bone.
    *If you use boneless chunks of chicken the cooking time will be cut in half.
  • Remove from stove top and add lime juice. Just before serving garnish with cilantro, basil, and coconut. You can also leave these on the side for your guest to add as they like.
  • Serve with rice and a green salad.

Notes

If you would like to prepare this up to two days ahead of time do all the steps through step six.  Cook for the first 30 minutes.  Remove from the stovetop and let it cool.  Cover, and refrigerate.  An hour before you plan on eating, remove pot, reheat and finish the last steps of the recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 670kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 56gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.05gCholesterol: 213mgSodium: 1127mgPotassium: 573mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 69IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 5mg
Keyword basil, chicken, cilantro, curry, dinner, garlic, ginger, lime, make ahead, mango
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