Best Curried Chicken Legs With Okra And Potatoes Recipes

CHICKEN CURRY AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Place chicken into a large saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir mild curry powder, hot curry powder, black pepper, and salt into onion mixture; continue to cook and stir for 5 minutes, then transfer mixture to chicken and broth.
• Stir potatoes into chicken mixture. Simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes more.

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker. Toss the chicken with the ginger, curry powder, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Lay on top of the potatoes and sprinkle with the serrano. Whisk the tomato sauce and tomato paste together and pour over the chicken. Cover and cook on low until the potatoes and chicken are very tender, 7 to 8 hours.
• Uncover the slow cooker and gently remove the chicken. Add the okra and cilantro to the slow cooker, cover and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, discard the bones and cartilage from the chicken but leave the meat in large pieces. Return the chicken to the slow cooker and gently stir a few times to coat in the sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide the curry among shallow bowls. Top with more cilantro and serve with the naan.

CURRIED CHICKEN LEGS WITH OKRA AND POTATOES

Steps:

• 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. Add chicken, tossing to coat, and season with salt.
• 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.
• 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.
• While curry is simmering, coarsely chop peanuts and dice mango.
• Sprinkle curry with peanuts, mango, and cilantro.