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Moroccan chicken pie with okra
Photo: Priscilla Du Preez

Moroccan chicken pie with okra

31 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr Serves 6 openrecipes

A medley of warming spices, dried apricots and almonds gives this chicken pie a flavoursome twist.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1105
Calories
56g
Protein
37g
Fat
137g
Carbs

Counts 18 of 20 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Okra 1 cup (100g) 33
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 800g/1lb 12oz chicken thighs
  • 1 small onion
  • ½ lemonzest
  • ½ orangezest
  • 1 cinnamon
  • 2 sprigs fresh coriander
  • 3 garlic
  • 2.5cm/1in piece fresh root ginger
  • 70g/2½oz dried apricots
  • 1-2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic
  • 2.5cm/1in piece ginger
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 4 tsp ground coriander
  • 4 tsp ground cumin
  • 40g/1½oz fresh coriander
  • 20g/1oz flatleaf parsley
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • 75g/2¾oz peeled almonds
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • 12 sheets ready-made filo pastry
  • 100g/3½oz unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1-2 tbsp flaked almonds
  • 250g/9oz okra
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 50g/2oz plain flour
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • pinch salt

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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