Recipes · Mozambican · Main Courses
Caril de Amendoim (Peanut Curry)
One serving has 877 kcal and 42 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of niacin (105%), manganese (94%), pyridoxine (77%), phosphorus (75%), selenium (69%) and copper (59%). Ready in 55 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 40 min
- Makes: 1 serving (510 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: gluten, peanut, poultry
Ingredients
- 180 g Chicken thighs, skin-on, raw
- 40 g Peanut butter
- 60 g Coconut milk, canned
- 60 g Tomatoes, raw
- 50 g Onions, raw
- 4 g Garlic, raw
- 4 g Curry powder
- 3 g Chili peppers, red, raw
- 8 g Vegetable oil
- 1 g Salt
- 100 g Water
Method
- Heat the oil in a pot and cook the onion and garlic until softened, about 4 minutes.
- Stir in the curry powder and chili and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add the chicken and tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes, turning the chicken to coat.
- Whisk the peanut butter into the coconut milk and water until smooth, then pour into the pot.
- Cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is tender and cooked through (juices run clear, 74 °C/165 °F) and the sauce has thickened.
- Season with the salt and serve hot with rice.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 877 kcal | 41% |
| Carbohydrates | 21.9 g | |
| Water | 370 mL | |
| Fiber | 5.8 g | 19% |
| Protein | 41.9 g | 87% |
| Tryptophan | 0.33 g | |
| Threonine | 1.4 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.4 g | |
| Leucine | 2.5 g | |
| Lysine | 2.7 g | |
| Methionine | 0.83 g | |
| Cystine | 0.37 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.3 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.1 g | |
| Valine | 1.5 g | |
| Histidine | 0.9 g | |
| Fat | 71.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 25.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 16.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.01 g | |
| Omega-6 | 9.9 g | |
| Saturated | 24.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.23 g | |
| Cholesterol | 176 mg | |
| Calcium | 92.4 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.53 mg | 59% |
| Iron | 5 mg | 28% |
| Magnesium | 152 mg | 49% |
| Manganese | 1.7 mg | 94% |
| Phosphorus | 527 mg | 75% |
| Potassium | 1,013 mg | 22% |
| Selenium | 38.1 µg | 69% |
| Sodium | 725 mg | |
| Zinc | 4.1 mg | 51% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.26 mg | 24% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.38 mg | 35% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 14.6 mg | 105% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.1 mg | 21% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1 mg | 77% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 69.8 µg | 17% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.1 µg | 47% |
| Choline | 98.3 mg | 23% |
| Vitamin A | 68.1 µg | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 18.1 mg | 24% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 5.4 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 6 mg | 40% |
| Vitamin K | 27.9 µg | 31% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1.4 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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