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