Coconut Chicken Curry With Yogurt

Chef #344023's Note:

A delightful curry dish, with a surprisingly sweet taste. Adapted from "Extending the Table" cookbook.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 5

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 medium yellow onions , chopped
• 3 garlic cloves , minced
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger (or 1 inch grated gingerroot)
• 6 whole cloves
• 6 whole cardamom pods or ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
• 2 cinnamon sticks or 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 lbs skinless chicken thighs
• 1 cup nonfat yogurt
• 2 teaspoons turmeric
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons raisins (optional)

Directions:

1. In a heavy pan, sauté butter, onions and garlic until soft and lightly brown.
2. Add spices, and fry 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.
3. Add chicken, and brown on all sides.
4. Mix yogurt turmeric, and coconut milk together and add to chicken. Cover with a tight fitting lid and simmer 35-45 minutes until chicken is tender. Remove cinnamon sticks and cardamom pods. Serve hot with rice.
5. Optional: substitute 2 1/2 tsp curry powder for coriander, cumin and cayenne pepper.

Reviews

[mickeydownunder]

VERY tasty curry indeed, TRUE! Used vanilla low fat yogurt too! GREAT for entertaining, worked for me! As I LOVE it HOT, I added diced chilli! Only thing had a bit of trouble, but am sure is me, The cardamon pods...once cooked, I could not see! So if you have a helpful hint on how to find my six, Will take a photo of this lovely mix! THANKS!

[Mia in Germany]

This is a nice curry. I found it a little bit bland, which surprised me considering the amount of spices, but maybe it's because I prefer saltier dishes, and this is slightly sweet and powdery. Next time I make it I'll add some Bragg's aminos. Made for Unrated Asian Recipes Tag Game.

[Karen Elizabeth]

Very nice curry, creamy with a rich flavour, and easy to prepare. I subbed shrimps for the chicken, adding them towards the end to poach in the sauce. I did use the cayenne pepper, but did not use the raisins. To add a little body, I added about 200 gr trimmed green beans. We enjoyed this very much, thank you! Made for Unrated Asian Recipes tag Game.