Poultry Recipes - Chicken in Coconut Milk

Ingredients

• 60 ml/4 tbsp oil

• 8 chicken pieces, skinned

• 2 onions, chopped

• 5 cloves garlic, chopped

• 5 cm/2 in ginger root, chopped

• 4 dried red chilies

• 4 cloves

• 2.5 cm/1 in cinnamon stick

• 5 ml/1 tsp fenugreek seeds

• 10 ml/2 tsp coriander (cilantro) seeds

• 10 ml/2 tsp cumin seeds

• 75 ml/5 tbsp lemon juice

• 600 ml/1 pt/2 1/2 cups coconut milk

• salt

• 2-3 curry leaves

• 15ml/1 tsp sesame seeds, toasted

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Method:

1. Heat the ghee and fry the chicken until golden brown the remove from the pan. Blend the onions, garlic, ginger, chilies, cloves, cinnamon, fenugreek, coriander, cumin seeds and lemon juice to a smooth a paste in a blender or food processor. Adding a little water if necessary.

2. Add this mixture into the pan and fry gently for 5 minutes until lightly colored, stirring continuously. Add the coconut milk and salt and return the chicken to the pan.

3. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer gently until the chicken is tender and the sauce is thick. Serve garnished with curry levees and sesame seeds.