Chicken in coconut and turmeric sauce
Chicken in coconut and turmeric sauce

Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, chicken in coconut and turmeric sauce. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have chicken in coconut and turmeric sauce using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken in coconut and turmeric sauce:
  1. Prepare 1 Whole chicken
  2. Get 1 habanero chilli
  3. Prepare 3 medium sized garlic cloves
  4. Get 1 tbls turmeric powder
  5. Make ready 1 cup heavy coconut milk
  6. Get 1 medium onion (sliced)
  7. Take 3 tbls lemon juice
  8. Take 1 tbls tamarind paste
  9. Get 2 tbls chopped cilantro
  10. Prepare to taste Salt
  11. Get 1 tbls vegetable oil
Steps to make Chicken in coconut and turmeric sauce:
  1. Cut the chicken into pieces. Skin, Wash and pat dry. Set the chicken aside in a bowl.
  2. In a mortar and pestle, grind the garlic and habanero pepper into a paste and add to the chicken pieces. Mix well to combine.
  3. To the chicken, add the salt, turmeric powder, tamarind paste and lemon juice and stir until all ingredients are well combined. Allow the chicken to marinate for at-least 30 minutes
  4. In a skillet pan, heat the oil over high heat and add in the onion slices. Cook the onions until golden and add chicken pieces (leave the marinade aside).
  5. Pan sear the chicken for 2 minutes on each side until golden brown. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside
  6. To the pan, add the marinade and coconut milk stirring to make sure all the ingredients are well combined.
  7. Now, add the chicken and cover with the sauce.
  8. Reduce heat to medium, cover the skillet and allow the chicken to cook and the sauce to reduce until it thickens.
  9. Once the chicken cooks through and the coconut sauce thickens, turn heat off and garnish with cilantro.
  10. Allow the chicken to rest before serving with your choice of a side dish

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