Crispy Chicken Curry

Chef Sweet Sal's Note:

I am always looking for easy recipes with maxiumum flavor, and this one is it. The chicken comes out crispy and golden yellow. It has only 5 ingredients, and comes from Martha Stewart's Everyday Food show. I didn't even use the limes and it came out great, and the carrots come out tasting like candy.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 chicken leg quarters , skin on, about 3 pounds total (drumsticks and thighs)
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 2 lbs carrots , cut into 2-inch lengths, halved lengthwise if thick
• 1 cup rice
• 2 limes, juice and zest of , slivered

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 475°F.
2. Place chicken in the center of a large rimmed baking sheet; season the outside with curry powder, salt, and pepper. Scatter carrots around chicken. Roast until chicken is cooked through, and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of thigh (avoiding bone) registers 165°F, 35 to 45 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan with a lid, bring 2 cups water to a boil; season with salt and pepper. Add rice; return to a boil. Stir, and reduce heat to low. Cover, and simmer 18 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat, and scatter lime zest over rice. Cover pan, and let steam 5 to 10 minutes.
4. Transfer chicken to a plate. Sprinkle lime juice over carrots (still on hot baking sheet); toss, scraping up and incorporating any browned bits. Fluff rice gently with a fork; serve with chicken and carrots.

Reviews

[mightyro_cooking4u]

Very tasty chicken. I used boned-in chicken breasts. Quick and easy. I didn't do the rice. Made for PAC.

[livingstonfran]

Thank you for posting this recipe. Hubby loved this so very much. The chicken was so tasty and crispy. Hubby likes his food really spicy so I added a little Gram Marsala, ginger and just a little cinnamon. We are just starting the Dr Adkins low carb diet so I did not add the carrots or use the rice. But I am really looking forward to using the carrots when I am more established on the diet.