
Coconut Chicken Curry - quick and easy
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A coconut chicken curry with just three spices—cumin, turmeric, and curry powder—simmered with chickpeas in coconut cream. Aromatic and rich, tastes like a restaurant curry made simple.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 5- 2 tbsp unrefined coconut oil ((virgin), ie coconut flavoured, or butter, ghee, or any cooking oil you want (Note 1))
- 500 g/1lb boneless chicken thighs (, cut into ~2cm / 0.8" pieces (Note 2))
- 1 large onion (, diced)
- 1 1/2 tbsp garlic (, finely grated using a microplane (~6 large cloves))
- 1 1/2 tbsp ginger (, finely grated using a microplane)
- 2 1/2 tbsp curry powder (, mild - just regular ones like Clives, Keens (feel free to use HOT for spicy!))
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock/broth (, low sodium)
- 400g / 14oz coconut cream ((substitute coconut milk), full fat (Note 3))
- 400g / 14oz can chickpeas (, drained)
- 1 1/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt ((halve for table salt, double for flakes))
- Plain yogurt (, slightly thinned with water to make it drizzle-able)
- Coriander leaves (cilantro) (, roughly chopped, recommended)
- Basmati rice ((you'll need to cook 3 cups rice grains to make enough) or other rice of choice)
- Naan (, optional)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 35M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 20m
- Sodium
- 1116mg
- Total sugar
- 10g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 820mg
- Calcium
- 93mg
- Iron
- 4mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 1116MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.
