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Mango and lime glazed chicken bake

I had a rather ripe mango to use up so I made this mango and lime glazed chicken bake. I like my food spicy so I would have added some chilli in the glaze, but I was making the dish for kids, so I just serve mine with chilli flakes. It is best served with boiled rice -  it goes particularly well with mycoconut rice with ginger recipe.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: South East Asian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 8 chicken drumsticks & thighs
  • 1 onion
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small or ½ large mango
  • 1 inch ginger grated
  • 2 cloves of garlic minced
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • 1 red chilli deseeded (optional)
  • 1 lime zested and juiced
  • To serve: chopped coriander

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Put the chicken legs into a baking tin. Cut the onion into 4 wedges and tuck these between the chicken pieces. Brush them with the oil then season with salt & pepper. Put the tin in the oven.
  3. Meanwhile, peel the mango and cut the flesh into chunks. Put the mango and its juice in a food processor together with the garlic, ginger, honey, lime zest & juice and chilli (if used). Whizz until you get a textured paste.
  4. After 20 minutes of baking take the chicken out of the oven and pour away the pan juices. Coat each piece well with the glaze using a silicon brush. Tuck the lime halves between the chicken. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden and cooked through, turning the chicken pieces once.
  5. Serve the chicken with the pan juices and some coriander leaves scattered all over.