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Anglo-Indian Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk

A quick British-Raj style curry: cubes of chicken breast seared in a wok with onion, garlic, ginger and Madras curry powder, simmered briefly in a splash of coconut milk and finished with fresh tomato and cilantro.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total33 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 2 tbspcanola oil
  • 100 gred onion, 1 small, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
  • 4 clovesgarlic, medium, finely chopped
  • 2 slicesfresh ginger, lengthwise slices about 6 x 2.5 x 0.3 cm, cut into fine matchsticks
  • 680 gboneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2.5 cm pieces
  • 2 tspEnglish-style Madras curry powder (coriander, cumin, mustard seed, clove, fenugreek, black pepper, dried chile, turmeric), or a good store-bought Madras curry powder
  • 1½ tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
  • 60 mlunsweetened coconut milk
  • 1large tomato, cored and finely chopped
  • 2 tbspfresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped

To serve

  • 450 gcooked rice, to serveoptional
  • 4 tbspsweet mango chutney, to serveoptional

Diet

  • Lower sugar

Contains

  • Mustard
  • Sulfites
  • Legumes (any)
  • Fenugreek
  • Rice
  • Mango
  • Grapes
  • Coconut
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Fennel
  • Ginger
  • Turmeric
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Cardamom
  • Cumin
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Wok

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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