Golden coconut chicken curry

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Prep Time
10m
Cook Time
20m
Total Time
30m
This golden coconut chicken curry is a fragrant and flavorful dish made with tender chicken, aromatic spices, and creamy coconut cream. It's a comforting and satisfying meal that is perfect served over fluffy jasmine or basmati rice and garnished with crispy fried shallots and fresh coriander leaves.
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Ingredients

Servings: 4
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Notes

1. Coconut oil (the unrefined one that is firm like butter) will add extra coconut flavour into the sauce, if you have it. Recommended! I was out so I didn’t use it in the video.

2. Chicken –Thigh is best because it stays juicy. Breast and tenderloin will work but won’t be quite as juicy. Prawns/shrimp and fish pieces are GREAT in this curry – plonk them in in the last 3 minutes.

3. Turmeric looks like ginger but is bright orange inside, and when cooked it turns things bright yellow. Stains like buggery so don’t wear white when using it, and grate onto non-porous things (like a plate).

4. Coconut cream is thicker so makes the sauce thicker. Also has stronger coconut flavour. Both good things! If using milk, suggest thickening slightly. Mix 2 tsp cornflour/cornstarch with a small splash of water, mix in towards the end.

5. Garam masala – Indian spice mix that’s common these days, in the spice aisle of normal grocery stores. It’s got more flavour than basic curry powders. 🙂 But – your everyday curry powder will be an adequate substitute!

6. Crispy Shallots – Crispy, salty, oily pops of goodness. Find them in the Asian aisle, cheaper at Asian stores. I love them so much and use them so frequently I even wrote about them here.

7. Leftovers will keep for 3 days in the fridge, or freezer for 3 months.

Nutrition per serving, assuming 5 servings, curry only (not rice).

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories
    1,026kcal
    51%
  • Fat
    87g
    4%
  • Saturated Fat
    69g
    3%
  • Carbohydrates
    23g
    1%
  • Fiber
    5g
    0%
  • Sugar
    6g
    0%
  • Protein
    35g
    1%
  • Cholesterol
    191mg
    9%
  • Sodium
    1,223mg
    61%
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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