Recipe: Coconut Chicken Curry
On Saturday morning I woke up at 7.30am thinking of food. And I’m not talking pancakes or bacon or any of the other usual suspects; I mean full on okro soup, grilled chicken, efo (spinach soup) and coconut chicken curry. What else was there to do but get up and make it? 😁
I made all of the above but today will share the recipe for the curry because so many people on my Snapchat messaged about it while I was cooking that I figured I just had to share!
So here we go, super-quick super easy coconut chicken curry…
- Prep time: 25 mins
- Cooking time: 20 mins
- Serves: 5 people
- Calories per serving: 340
What you’ll need
- Chicken – 500g or about 10 drumsticks
- Olive oil (or preferred cooking oil) – 1/4 cup
- Red onions – 1/2 an onion, chopped
- Coconut milk – 1/2 cup
- Peanut butter – 1 tablespoon
- Scotch bonnets – 1, chopped
- Curry powder – 1 tablespoon
- Garlic – 1/2 teaspoon, chopped
- Tomato puree – 1 teaspoon
- Salt – 1/4 teaspoon
- Ginger – 1/2 teaspoon, chopped
Instructions
- First things first you need to clean and boil your chicken. I’ve counted this as prep time because if like a lot of people (or Africans, I should say) you tend to boil you chicken in bulk then this step won’t apply. You’ll need the chicken and resulting stock for this dish. Boil it for about 15-20 mins and check occasionally to make sure it doesn’t burn
- Heat up some oil in a deep pan/wok and lightly fry your chopped onions
- Add the chicken first to brown the outsides. Be sure to turn over regularly to avoid it burning. Once brown, remove from the pan and set aside
- Add the coconut milk to the onions and oil, then add peanut butter and stir till it’s a smooth consistency. The peanut butter might seem like a strange addition but it gives the sauce a delicious nuttiness
- Add in curry powder, scotch bonnet, chicken stock and tomato puree
- Bring to the boil, stirring consistently and then add the chicken back in
- Finally depending on how much chicken stock you use, you may want to thicken it with some flour [Lazy chef tip – I was lazy and just poured the flour straight in but ideally you should mix it with warm water before adding in to avoid lumps]
In fact here’s a quick clip from my Snapchat showing you exactly how I did it…
Try it out and let me know what you think. How do you make your coconut curry?
Ooh this looks amazing!
Thanks so much! 😊
Wow this looks amazing!
Thanks 🙂 it was pretty tasty if I do say so myself haha!
And adding a small video such a nice touch! Definitely motivation for a new blogger like me😊
Thanks, glad you like it. I’ve only been at this for a couple of months too 😁 Keep at it, your blog is great so far! 😘
Looks yum!
Thanks!
Mmm I love the combination of peanut butter and chicken for that rich satay like taste. This looks heavenly.
Thanks! A lot of my friends asked why I added peanut butter and that’s exactly why 😊😊
What a delicious recipe!
Thanks so much!
This is my favorite food in the whole world! I make it a little differently, but I have to give a shout out to someone who has good taste in food 😉 Let’s be friends.
Haha yesssss! Yeah my recipe is very “unique” 🙈😂 I’m sure yours is amazing 🙂
This looks so delicious, and I love that it’s so easy and quick to make! Definitely adding it to my list of recipes to try. Not sure about the chilli as I have kids, can you suggest anything to substitute for that or would you just leave it out, thanks 🙂
This really does look lovely. When I saw the picture I had to click on the post to see the recipe. The recipe looks super simple too which makes me definitely want to try it out. I do love a curry and especially one with coconut in. This looks delicious. Thanks for sharing. xx