Spicy Curry Drumsticks (in the Oven)

roasting tin with blue rim and chicken legs with potatoes inside.

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Spicy Curry Drumsticks (in the Oven)

Juicy and tender curry drumsticks baked in the oven. A super simple recipe, versatile when it comes to spices. Delicious served with roasted sweet potatoes and lime wedges.

Prep Time10

Cook Time40

Total Time50

Course: Poultry

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 518kcal

Author: Adina

Ingredients

6 chicken drumsticks Note 1
2 sweet potatoes Note 2
2 tablespoons oil divided
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
1 tablespoon curry powder a little more if needed (Note 3)
¾ teaspoon fine sea salt divided
½ tablespoon butter
1 lime

Instructions

Preheat the oven: 200 degrees Celsius/ 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly oil a baking tin.
Prepare vegetables: peel, wash and dry the sweet potatoes. Cut them into cubes, about 1 cm/ 0.4 inch. Place in the baking tin, pour 1 tablespoon oil on top, sprinkle well with paprika, ½ of the salt, and some pepper, and rub with the hands to coat all over. Bake for 10 minutes.
Prepare chicken: In the meantime, place the chicken legs in a bowl and rub them well with the remaining oil. Sprinkle with the remaining salt and the curry powder, rub well to coat all over. Arrange between the sweet potatoes in the roasting tin. Top each leg with a small amount of butter.
Bake: for about 35-40 minutes until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 74 degrees Celsius/ 165 degrees Fahrenheit and the potatoes are soft. Check with a meat thermometer.
Serve: Squeeze some lime juice on top when serving.

Notes

Chicken thighs or a mixture of thighs and drumsticks is fine as well.
You can leave out the sweet potatoes and only cook chicken. Or you can replace the sweet potatoes with regular potatoes or other vegetables.
Use your favorite curry powder, and make sure you know how hot it is. Our standard mixture is a medium-hot, yellow curry powder, spicy but not overwhelmingly so.

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