Coconut milk chicken curry | coconut milk Thai curry chicken

Coconut milk chicken curry is a very famous dish in many places In Kerala, this dish has a popular name called "Nadan kozhi curry". And same this dish with different aromatic herbs popular in Thailand called "Thai curry chicken". Both chicken curries are very popular everywhere. Coconut milk riched chicken curry is a very delicious dish which you will definitely love it. It is very smooth creamy and filled with flavorful spices. You can make it in one-pot and filled with full of flavors. This creamy coconut milk chicken curry can be reached 40minutes to make. I will share the recipe of coconut milk chicken curry today with you all.

Cooking time : 40minutes

Serve portion : 4person

Ingredients:

Boneless chicken - 600gm

Yellow Thai curry paste - 4tbsp

Garlic cloves minced - 3tbsp

Ginger minced finely - 2tbsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tbsp

Yellow curry powder - 1tbsp

Kaffir Lemon/Gandharaj lemon juice - 4tbsp

Coconut oil - 3tbsp

Coloured bell pepper - 2 piece dice cut

Zucchini - 1/2 piece dice (optional)

Full fat coconut - 200ml

Brown edible sugar or molasses - 1 to 2tbsp

Fish sauce - 2tbsp

Onion - 1piece

Fresh Basil leaves & stem - 15 pieces

Salt - to taste

Cashew nuts - optional 10gm for garnish

Kaffir lime/Gandha raj lime leaves - 1 piece

Lemongrass - 1 stem (use if it's found near you)

Green chilli slit - 1 piece

Galangal - 2gm (use if it's found near you)

Cooking Method: 

• Start with preparing minced the garlic, mincing ginger, galangal and onion, and lemongrass.

• Now cut the zucchini, bell pepper, into medium dice.

• Now heat the coconut oil in a large heavy-bottom skillet over medium heat.

• Then saute chopped onion until light brown,

• Now add minced ginger, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, basil stems Stir to coat everything with all in the oil.

• Now reduce the heat to low, add yellow curry paste, curry powder and coriander powder.

• Stir frequently for 3 to 4 minutes, until the aroma of spice is lightly toasted.

• Now put 200ml water and bring it to boil for 20minutes. After boiling the spices strain out the spiced water into a bowl. Keep this spiced water only & keep aside.

• Now take cleaned heavy bottom skillet, heat 1tbsp coconut oil saute all vegetables and chicken into the oil. Now put that spiced water into skillet simmer for 10 minutes, stir it frequently.

• Now when you see water reducing to half, add molasses or brown sugar, and coconut milk.

• Continue stir till chicken is cooked through, and curry gets little thickened.

• Now add fish sauce, Kaffir lime/Gandha raj lime leaf and juice, basil leaves and chopped cashew nuts. stir them for 2 minutes 

• You will get a nice aroma and your coconut milk chicken Thai curry is ready to serve.

• Serve this Thai curry chicken with basmati plain rice.

Hope this Thai style coconut milk chicken curry you will like, it is an aromatic coconut milk chicken curry, this curry tastes best with Thai sticky rice or basmati rice plain. If you have any doubt or any questions about the recipe please let me know in the comment section below. Check my other delicious recipe by click here.