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Coconut chicken

Chicken cooked in coconut milk and red curry paste and flavured with basil leaves.

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Main Ingredients Coconut milk, Chicken legs,
Cuisine TamilNadu
Course Main Course-Chicken
Prep Time 11-15 minutes
Cook time 11-15 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Sweet & Sour
Level of Cooking Medium
Others Non Veg
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Ingredients list for Coconut chicken

  • 400 millilitres Coconut milk
  • 750 grams Chicken legs, boneless
  • 2 tablespoons Oil
  • 2 cloves Garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 medium Onion , sliced
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder
  • 2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste
  • 1 Green chilli, slit
  • 1/2 cup Basil leaves
  • 1 cup coriander leaves, chopped
  • 1/2 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • to serve Cooked rice
  • 2-3 sprigs coriander leaves ,for garnish
  • 2-3 Lemon wedges, for garnish

Method

  1. Heat one tablespoon oil in a non stick pan. Add chicken and cook on high heat for three to four minutes.
  2. Transfer onto a plate and set aside.
  3. Add remaining oil in the same pan. Add garlic, onion and sauté till golden brown.
  4. Add turmeric powder, red curry paste and chilli. Sauté for one minute.
  5. Add coconut milk, basil leaves and mix well. Once the milk comes to a boil, add chicken and simmer for fifteen to twenty minutes or until tender.
  6. Add coriander leaves, lemon juice and mix well. Place rice in a serving plate. Put the chicken on top.
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