Name: Child-friendly Curry: creamy coconut chicken curry
Yield: 6
Cuisine: curry
Ingredients: 3tbsp vegetable oil; 2 medium onions peeled and finely chopped; 1tsp Salt; 1tsp cumin seeds; 1tsp brown mustard seeds; 1tbsp grated fresh ginger; 6 garlic peeled and crushed; 1tsp cayenne pepper; 1tsp chilli powder; 50g creamed coconut grated; 400ml cold water; 600g chicken breast/thigh chopped into 3cm pieces

Ingredients

3tbsp vegetable oil
2 medium onions peeled and finely chopped
1tsp Salt
1tsp cumin seeds
1tsp brown mustard seeds
1tbsp grated fresh ginger
6 garlic peeled and crushed
1tsp cayenne pepper
1tsp chilli powder
50g creamed coconut grated
400ml cold water
600g chicken breast/thigh chopped into 3cm pieces

Method

STEP 1
Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the onions, along with the salt, for 20 minutes, over a low heat, until really soft. Add the cumin, mustard seeds, ginger, garlic, cayenne and chilli, stir and fry for a further minute.
STEP 2
Add the coconut cream (this comes in a block) and the water, turn up the heat and stir well.
Add the chicken and simmer on a medium heat for 15 - 20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has reduced a little.
STEP 3
Serve with fluffy basmati rice or chapatis.