Braised Chicken with Dates

by | Nov 6, 2015 | 2 comments

This is a great recipe for gut healing as it is filled with nourishing bone broth, herbs and spices! Enjoy it with roast vegetables or cauliflower rice for a delicious winter warmer.

Yields1 ServingDifficultyBeginner
 1.5 kg free-range organic chicken drumsticks
 1 tbsp ghee
 2 onions, diced
 3 tbsp ginger, grated
 2 tbsp garlic, minced
 1 tsp cumin, ground
 1 tsp sweet paprika
 1 tsp coriander seeds, ground
 1 tsp tumeric powder (or fresh tumeric grated)
 3 cups homemade chicken broth
 1/2 cup fresh coriander, plucked & chopped
 Salt and pepper to season
 1 can organic tomatoes
1

Heat ghee in a large frypan over medium-high heat, add chicken pieces and rotate until all of the skin in browned.

2

In a separate large saucepan, heat ghee over medium heat. Add garlic, ginger and onion and heat until translucent. Add all spices and stir until fragrant. Increase the heat to high, add the broth and tomatoes and bring to boil. Reduce to simmer and add the chicken pieces to the pot. Cook on medium-low heat for 25 Minutes to 30 Minutes minutes.

3

Remove chicken from the pan and bring the remaining liquid to the boil until the liquid begins to thicken. Stir dates and coriander through and pour over the chicken.

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Ingredients

 1.5 kg free-range organic chicken drumsticks
 1 tbsp ghee
 2 onions, diced
 3 tbsp ginger, grated
 2 tbsp garlic, minced
 1 tsp cumin, ground
 1 tsp sweet paprika
 1 tsp coriander seeds, ground
 1 tsp tumeric powder (or fresh tumeric grated)
 3 cups homemade chicken broth
 1/2 cup fresh coriander, plucked & chopped
 Salt and pepper to season
 1 can organic tomatoes

Directions

1

Heat ghee in a large frypan over medium-high heat, add chicken pieces and rotate until all of the skin in browned.

2

In a separate large saucepan, heat ghee over medium heat. Add garlic, ginger and onion and heat until translucent. Add all spices and stir until fragrant. Increase the heat to high, add the broth and tomatoes and bring to boil. Reduce to simmer and add the chicken pieces to the pot. Cook on medium-low heat for 25 Minutes to 30 Minutes minutes.

3

Remove chicken from the pan and bring the remaining liquid to the boil until the liquid begins to thicken. Stir dates and coriander through and pour over the chicken.

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2 Comments

  1. ROBYN

    Had to guess quantities!!!!! Please consider elaborating on measures in ingredients. Must have guessed correctly because this was so yummmmmmm.

    Reply
    • kerry@changinghabits.com.au

      Thanks for getting in touch Robyn. We have corrected the measurements now – we moved over to a new system and it distorted a lot of them! Thanks for letting us know and we’re so glad you liked the dish 🙂

      Reply

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