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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Season chicken pieces with ginger and salt and pepper and set aside to marinate. Meanwhile boil the mung beans in plenty of water for 35 minutes until soft, then mash well. | 2. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a moderate heat and fry the chicken pieces in batches if necessary until evenly browned. Transfer to a plat and set aside, reserving the oil and chicken juices in pan. | 3. In same pan, fry the onions and garlic for 5 minutes, then add the tomatoes and chili and cook for 1-2 minutes more, stirring well. | 4. Add the mashed lentils, lemon juice and coconut milk to the pan. Simmer for 5 minutes then add the chicken pieces and a little water if the sauce is too thick. Stir in the coriander and simmer for about 35 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. Serve with rice. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
chicken thigh	6			11959.2	21.4722	260.3844	1202.1714
ginger	3/4	teaspoon	ground	1.2	0.2666	0.0273	0.0112
mung bean	2	ounces		17.0097	3.3679	1.7236	0.1021
corn oil	4	tablespoons		489.6	0.0	0.0	54.4
onion	2		chipped	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
garlic clove	2		crushed	-	-	-	-
tomato	5		peeled chopped	310.3448	68.8156	16.1919	2.6987
green chili pepper	1		seeded chopped	89.955	21.2744	4.4978	0.4498
lemon juice	2	tablespoons		6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732
coconut milk	1 1/4	1/4		690.0	16.62	6.87	71.52
water	1 1/4	1/4		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
coriander	1	tablespoon		0.23	0.0367	0.0213	0.0052
salt black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.