Easiest Way to Cook Yummy Coconut Chicken Curry

Coconut Chicken Curry.

You can cook Coconut Chicken Curry using 23 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Coconut Chicken Curry

1. You need of marinade.
2. Prepare 1 kg of chicken thighs (without skin), boneless.
3. It's 1/2 cup of greek yoghurt (I used low fat).
4. It's 1 tsp of hot chilli powder.
5. You need 2 tsp of garam masala.
6. It's 1 tsp of garlic paste.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of ginger paste.
8. It's of Method- Poke your chicken thighs with a knife to absorb flavours.
9. It's of Mix the poked chicken with all of the above (yoghurt + spices).
10. It's of Leave to marinate for at least 1hour (pic below).
11. Prepare of to cook.
12. Prepare 1 of large onion, finely chopped.
13. It's 1 tsp of garam masala.
14. Prepare 2 tsp of curry powder.
15. It's 2 tsp of sugar (I used brown sugar).
16. You need 300 ml of full fat coconut milk (canned).
17. Prepare 300 ml of water.
18. It's 1 can of chopped tomatoes (300g).
19. You need 1 tsp of red curry paste.
20. Prepare 1 of red chilli, halved (optional, I like mine with a slight kick!).
21. You need 1 tsp of garlic paste.
22. You need 1 tsp of ginger paste.
23. Prepare Handful of coriander leaves.

Coconut Chicken Curry instructions

1. For the marinade, mix the poked chicken with the yoghurt, and all the other marinade ingredients listed above. Leave to marinate for at least 1hour..
2. Heat 2 tablespoon oil on medium-high heat. Put the chicken pieces in- sear for 3 mins on each side. Do it in 2 batches to avoid overcrowding the pan. Remove from pan. Then half each thigh to equal sizes. Set aside.
3. Use the same oil that you seared the chicken, add chopped onions, 1tsp red chilli paste, 1 tsp garam masala, 2 tsp curry powder, 1 red chilli halved (optional). Mix and sauter until onions browned..
4. Then add 1 can/tin of chopped tomatoes, 1 tsp ginger paste, 1 tsp garlic paste, pinch of salt. Mix all. Then add 300ml Water and stir. Cover pan (lid on) and let simmer on medium high heat for 10 mins. Stir occasionally..
5. Once tomato sauce cooked, add the chicken pieces and stir with cooked sauce. Still on medium heat, cover and let the chicken cook in the sauce for 7 mins..
6. Then remove lid from pan and let chicken cook (uncovered) for another 7 mins. Add 2 tsp of sugar. Mix.
7. Then, add 300ml coconut milk, and mix with chicken sauce. Let cook on medium heat uncovered for 20-25 mins to thicken the sauce..
8. Once the sauce has thickened, your chicken is ready! Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve with rice 🧡 Bon appetit!!.