Coconut Chicken Curry
Coconut Chicken Curry
This is actually my favourite chicken curry recipe. I must admit, I didn’t create this recipe. I have slightly adapted this recipe from the brilliant Adam Liaw.It’s light, fragrant and so moorish. Don’t be turned off by making the paste, it’s super easy and adds a punch of flavour to the curry.Kid friendly – just omit the chilli flakes
Ingredients
- 1/2 bunch coriander roots and leaves
- 2 brown onions small, roughly chopped
- 3 cloves garlic roughly chopped
- 3 cm knob ginger roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 500 g chicken thighs cut into large pieces
- 400 g canned coconut cream shaken well
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 green zucchini roughly chopped
- 1/3 bunch bok choy washed and roughly chopped
- 3/4 cup desiccated coconut
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
Spice mix:
- 1.5 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes optional
Instructions
Method:
- Wash the coriander and separate the leaves & the roots. Leaves go in later. In a food processor (or stick blender), process the coriander roots, onions, garlic and ginger to a paste.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan or frying pan over a medium heat and fry the paste for 4-6 minutes, stirring. Add spice mix ingredients and fry for a further minute. If it gets too dry, add a touch of water (1x tablespoon) to stop it from burning. Add the chicken and stir to coat. Add the coconut milk, 1/2 cup of water and the chopped zucchini, reduce heat and simmer for approx. 10 minutes. Remove the lid, add the chopped bok choy, brown sugar & continue cooking for 5 mins.
- In another dry frying pan, toast the coconut for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Don’t let it burn.
- Stir the coconut and coriander leaves into the curry, approx. 5 minutes. Serve with white or brown rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 787kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 27gFat: 70gSaturated Fat: 46gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 123mgSodium: 743mgPotassium: 982mgFiber: 8gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 3323IUVitamin C: 40mgCalcium: 133mgIron: 5mg
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