Chicken and Green Bean Coconut Curry Recipe

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Chicken and Green Bean Coconut Curry
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
1026
Calories
Total time
120
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Break up tamarind, then add to boiling-hot water (1/2 cup) in a heatproof bowl and soak 15 minutes. Mash tamarind with a fork until pulp is dissolved, then pour tamarind mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl, pressing hard on solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard solids.
  2. Heat a dry 10-inch heavy skillet (preferably cast-iron) over moderately low heat until hot, about 2 minutes, then toast coriander and cumin seeds, stirring constantly, 2 minutes. Add 12 curry leaves and toast, stirring constantly, until leaves curl and darken, 3 to 4 minutes. Add 4 chiles and toast, stirring constantly, until a shade darker, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate and cool completely, then finely grind in grinder.
  3. Pat chicken dry and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a wide 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown chicken in 2 batches, skin sides down first, turning over once, about 8 minutes per batch. Transfer to a plate.
  4. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from pot, then cook onions over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until edges are golden, 5 to 8 minutes. Reduce heat to moderately low, then add ground-spice mixture, garlic, turmeric, and remaining teaspoon salt and cook, stirring frequently (to prevent scorching), about 3 minutes. Add coconut milk and tamarind liquid and simmer, stirring, until any coconut-milk solids are dissolved, about 1 minute. Add chicken, skin sides up, in 1 layer (chicken will not be completely covered with liquid) and simmer, covered, until chicken is just cooked through, about 15 minutes.
  5. While chicken simmers, cook green beans in an 8-quart pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain and transfer to a bowl of ice water to stop cooking. Drain well.
  6. When chicken is done cooking, transfer with tongs to a cutting board, reserving sauce in pot, and halve each chicken breast diagonally through bone. Put chicken in a deep serving dish and keep warm, covered with foil. Add green beans to coconut sauce and simmer until just tender, about 1 minute.
  7. While beans simmer, heat remaining tablespoon oil in 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Add mustard seeds, then cover skillet and cook until seeds make popping sounds, about 5 seconds. Remove lid, then add remaining 15 curry leaves and 2 chiles and cook, stirring, until leaves crackle and chiles darken slightly, about 5 seconds. Pour hot oil mixture over coconut sauce and beans, then stir to combine. Season with salt, then spoon sauce and beans around chicken. Discard whole chiles if desired.
  8. Cooks' notes: •Chicken and coconut sauce, without green beans and spice oil, can be made 1 day ahead and cooled completely, uncovered, then chilled, covered. •Green beans can be cooked and refreshed 1 day ahead and chilled in a sealed plastic bag.
  9. *Sometimes called meetha neem or kari patta, curry leaves are available at Indian and Asian markets.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1025.5 Kcal (4294 kJ)
Calories from fat 575.62 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 63.96g 98%
Cholesterol 332.57mg 111%
Sodium 2860.5mg 119%
Potassium 1087.44mg 23%
Total Carbs 33.31g 11%
Sugars 1.64g 7%
Dietary Fiber 4.81g 19%
Protein 83.57g 167%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Iron 4.5mg 25%
Calcium 123.3mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 249.11 Kcal (1043 kJ)
Calories from fat 139.83 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.54g 98%
Cholesterol 80.79mg 111%
Sodium 694.87mg 119%
Potassium 264.16mg 23%
Total Carbs 8.09g 11%
Sugars 0.4g 7%
Dietary Fiber 1.17g 19%
Protein 20.3g 167%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1%
Iron 1.1mg 25%
Calcium 29.9mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 25
    Points
  • 27
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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