Quick Coconut Chicken Curry

This is the ideal week night meal when you want a quick,  tasty and satisfying meal.  It may seem like a long list of ingredients but it all comes together and ready for the table in the amount of time it takes your rice to cook.

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp coriander seed bruised
½ tsp cumin seed bruised
½ tsp chilli flakes – more if you like it hotter
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp turmeric
2 garlic cloves crushed
1 inch piece of ginger grated
Zest of half a lemon
1 tsp chicken stock powder
1 tsp brown sugar
400g tin coconut cream
4 chicken breasts sliced
Salt and black pepper to taste

Method

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat and add the spices and gently fry for one minute.
2. Add the ginger, garlic, zest, stock powder and sugar and fry for one minute.
3. Add the coconut cream and allow to reduce by one third.
4. Add the chicken and simmer until chicken is cooked through.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.
5. Serve with basmati rice.