Chicken and coconut curry

(from Elyce123’s recipe box)

Source: delicious. April 2004

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Serves 4 people

Categories: April

Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp ground cumin
  • 3 tbsp mild curry paste
  • 1 tbsp ground tumeric
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 4 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
  • 3 sticks lemon grass, finely chopped
  • 4 chicken breasts, cut into 2cm pieces
  • 5 tbsp crunchy peanut butter
  • 300ml coconut milk
  • 2 fresh kaffir lime leaves
  • chopped fresh coriander, to garnish

Directions

  1. Combine the soy sauce, cumin, curry paste, turmeric, garlic, sweet chilli sauce and lemon grass in a bowl. Add the chicken and stir well. Cover and refrigerate for 6-8 hours or overnight to marinate.

  2. Put the marinated chicken, peanut butter, coconut milk and lime leaves in a pan and cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally, for 20-25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Garnish with coriander and serve with rice and steamed vegetables.

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